Healthy Beginnings Nutrition and Breastfeeding

10/02/2021

Breastmilk is the most perfect nutrition for babies but we often forget just how amazing and powerful it's immunological benefits are! Case in point, we are 99.9% certain that babies who are breastfed by COVID-19 infected mothers will be protected from the virus

What do we know about what passes through breast milk to the baby - in terms of immunity. It's an emerging field of research, and one that's yielding encouraging results so far.

06/08/2020

No matter how you might be feeling right now, this is ALWAYS true!

27/07/2020

A focus on healthier behaviours and developing a good relationship with food and your body is a great way to go after welcoming your new baby in to the world. Working with a dietitian who understands the non-diet approach can support you though your journey.

Throughout pregnancy, your new curves felt cute and life-giving. Now you've had your baby — and you're feeling the pressure to drop the extra kilos, pronto. Here's what experts want you to know.

28/08/2017

Please like and share. Are you expecting a baby and in your last trimester of pregnancy or a new mother of an infant

24/11/2016

An interesting article about 'sugar highs' from the Sydney Morning Herald. Something to be cognisant of is the flavour and colour which is often an inherent part of these kinds of treats, which have been linked to hyperactive behaviour.
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/nutrition/ever-wondered-if-sugar-makes-you-hyper-20161122-gsvauo.html

I love goofing around with my patients. I often start visits with younger kids by asking for a foot rub. I do this to make visits more fun (and less scary) and to give my patients "permission" to act silly. As a result, parents often say things such as, "He hasn't been this wild since he had a sugar...

12/10/2016

Trying to get your kids to eat more veg? A recent study showed that picture books might be a useful strategy.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161006092306.htm

10/10/2016

Have you tried everything to get your kids to eat more vegetables? Try this! Serve veggies 15 minutes before the rest of dinner as an 'entree'... That way, they aren't as distracted by everything else on their plate and can pick while they wait. It's AMAZING what kids will eat when they are hungry...

06/10/2016

This awesome photo series depicting school lunches around the world is a suggestion that our notion about kids not liking or eating vegetables is socially constructed and perhaps, unfounded.
https://brightside.me/article/what-school-lunch-looks-like-around-the-world-16105/

I wish I’d gone to school in Italy! Delicious!