NUTRITION TIP FOR HEALTHY KIDS: Foods for 1-year olds
Following on from previous posts, this one is all about healthy snacks MID MEAL SNACKS: Tasman eats afternoon tea when he wakes from his afternoon nap. At this stage I [...]
NUTRITION TIP: Are you overeating?
I came across the following concept and thought it a useful way to think about managing your portions and food intake: Think of your stomach in thirds. When you eat [...]
NUTRITION QUESTION: Can we eat the recommended 2-3 serves of fish/week sustainably ?
We know that there are significant health benefits of eating fish and the recommendations are to eat fish at least 2-3 times/week for good health. But with climate change and [...]
Is ‘stevia’ a natural alternative to sugar?
Read SMH's article: The sweet solution There are several good messages in this article: The sweetener ‘Stevia’, while being derived from a natural plant, is itself not natural. “Sugar (itself) [...]
RECIPE: Chicken and Soba Noodle Salad
Chicken and Soba Noodle Salad serves 1 I was so impressed with how delicious this salad was that I just had to post it! I often make a salad with [...]
NUTRITION TIP for Healthy kids: Commercial Baby Food, is it healthy?
“Organic”, “No added sugar”, “No preservatives or artificial flavours” “nothing else”.… These are the claims you often find on the labels of commercial infant foods that claim to be healthy, [...]