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…You can’t have any pudding!” This famous line  would have some kids throw a brick in the wall of dinner time! Some parents struggle too: “Dinners are hell in my family. My husband and I disagree on how to handle… Continue Reading >

By Sarah Smith from Bayside Dietetics www.baysidedietetics.com.au FB Bayside Dietetics Twitter #BaysideDietetic Instagram @baysidedietetics   I spotted him early. Just as he left the storeroom and the wide doors were closing behind him. He was wheeling a pallet of what… Continue Reading >

It’s a known fact that proper nutrition is the foundation of good health and that we are what we eat. Essential micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, and essential macronutrients, like carbs, fat, and protein, sustain our body and give… Continue Reading >

By Sarah Smith from Bayside Dietetics www.baysidedietetics.com.au Please join my facebook Bayside Dietetics or Instagram @baysidedietetics   While the Oxford English Dictionary adds around 1000 words per update, I couldn’t find thinspiration nor fitspiration in there. I wonder how they… Continue Reading >

With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, your child’s immune health has never been so important. However, supermarket shortages and social distancing restrictions doesn’t mean you and your family have to sacrifice healthy eating – we asked Guardian Childcare &… Continue Reading >

I hear the collective sigh of parents as they face another year of School. Box. Lunches. Urgh. If only our kids would eat what we packed. If only schools gave enough time for kids to sit and actually eat. What… Continue Reading >

Studies show that nutritional status can directly affect how well children do at school. Things like iron deficiency impact cognition and being low in other vitamins and minerals such as thiamine, vitamin E, vitamin B, iodine, and zinc, are shown… Continue Reading >

Are you struggling to get your little one to eat their veggies? Do they balk at the very suggestion of broccoli? According to Australian Dietary Guidelines, we need to be feeding our children at least five servings of veggies a… Continue Reading >

This is one of the most common questions I hear from parents. “My baby wakes several times during the night for a feed. When can I drop the night feeds?” No two babies are alike they all come in this… Continue Reading >

“Just starve them”, said the Facebook post. “Stop feeding your kid rubbish”, said the pre-school mum. “Just hide vegetables, said your girlfriend!” “Your child’s lunch box is unhealthy”, said the teacher. “He should be bigger”, says your mother.   If… Continue Reading >