Child Nutrition

When it comes to eating out and about with a toddler, your main thought is probably about keeping them entertained so they don’t run a riot for your entire meal! As well as making sure

Next in the series Last week I wrote all about eating out and about with a baby. This week I’m going to cover my top tips for eating out and about with slightly older babies.

When you’ve had a baby getting out and about is an absolute challenge. From the amount of clutter you need to pack, to making sure you have enough items for every occasion (rain coats, wellies

Vegetarian and Vegan diets are becoming increasingly popular with reports that up to one third of us are choosing to cut down on our consumption of animal products. Additionally an estimated 14,000 people in the

This question has got a little complicated of late, so I’ll try to answer it as simply as possible. For the general population, if they are consuming a healthy, well-balanced diet, more often than not

Something that still troubles me is that people still don’t really seem to understand the truth about sugar. What it is, what it’s in and why it’s not so good for our health? How much

I was recently very lucky to do some filming for the BBC Food channel, to create three short videos for their website on a variety of nutrition topics. The aim of the videos was to

Last week the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition released the first review since 1994 into infant feeding entitled “Feeding in the First Year of Life”. This is a report that has been conducted over a

Water is a vital part of staying nutritionally healthy that is often overlooked. And the best way to stay hydrated is still definitely water! A lot of information available on dieting revolves around eating clean,

This week sees the FIRST EVER National Weaning Week in the UK. Obviously I think this is fantastic. Raising awareness that there IS support available when you first start to offer solid foods is SO

Parents often ask me “When Should I Start Weaning My Baby?” and many are confused by what the advice is. The Department of Health recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, followed

Public Health England have recently been in the news for talking about children’s snacks and limiting them to 100 kcals per snack. However, the main message from Public Health England seems to have got a

A few facts to share about my early breastfeeding experiences I wanted to share with you a few facts about breastfeeding. Most of these, I have experienced firsthand, due to me becoming a mum for

There has been lots in the news recently about children’s food products and children’s ‘diets’, especially as there are now a few children’s “paleo” food brands. This is quite disturbing and I know a lot

Us Brits have actually got a bit of a bad rap for the health of our teeth. In the real world we can’t all have a Blake Lively Hollywood Smile, however, watching what we put