Afterschool snack timing can be super tricky, depending on what time you get home, have snack (maybe?) and sit down for supper. Aim to offer protein with the afterschool (or afternoon) snack to keep them full, most snacks are carbohydrate based, and get burned up in a matter of minutes. [...]
Gosh, me too sometimes! Whether it’s habitual, inadequate eating throughout the day, or emotional, eating at night is a very common concern. Often this requires some tweaks in an individual’s feeding routine, some awareness activities for when they are at home, and possibly the support of a mental health professional [...]
Nope! The Canadian Food Guide is a great resource for education and guiding policy and program development in the area of nutrition & food. But for my individual clients, we discuss what makes sense for them on a personal, holistic level.
YES! My #1 rule for families, is ‘one family, one meal’. For a family with multiple preferences, this can feel daunting, but if we approach the table where everyone is offered the same foods, it makes WAY more sense. For those that are selective, they gain exposure (whether they eat [...]
Always!! Our food environment is constantly changing with the world around us. If anyone watches the cost of food prices creep up, it’s Dietitians – we work with food every day, both in our work life and our home life. Consuming a healthful diet doesn’t have to break the bank [...]
The BEST way to support your picky eater is to NOT always give them same food. You can offer a safe food (something they know) at every meal, alongside foods they don’t know. For example, that could be lasagna (unsafe food) and cucumbers (safe food) or maybe it’s a beef [...]
For term babies, it is okay to start cow’s milk anytime between 9-12 months of life, given your baby is eating a variety of iron-rich foods. For pre-term infants, it might be best to wait until 12 months of life before starting cow’s milk. The calcium in cow’s milk share [...]
While this is a cute saying, it can be dangerous for an infant’s nutritional status. Iron becomes a very important nutrient around 6 months of life. An infant’s iron-stores are depleted by then and need an external source; iron can come from iron-fortified cereals, animal proteins (beef, chicken etc.) and/or [...]