I thought I might be fun to share some tips with you today for feeding your baby or toddler. These are tips I often share on Twitter, in workshops and in consultations. Some of them you may have heard before, some may be new. My hope is that one or two might make meal time [...]
Starting solids with your baby is an adventure for both you and your little one. You have the opportunity to shape your child’s taste buds and long term health and well being from their first taste of food and your little one gets to explore taste and texture and gets to play with food – [...]
I often find parents come to me with many challenges in regards to feeding their children. One of the biggest is vegetables! For some reason their children won’t eat them. I offer many suggestions to make vegetables more appealing – involving your children in food preparation, serving just a taste of a vegetable they don’t [...]
Are you ready to make a change in your families eating habits? Are your children resisting your efforts? Here are some steps I often suggest parents take when they are trying to change family eating habits: Take a look at your child’s current menu and pick out the healthiest foods they eat, incorporate these foods [...]
There is something about a cool fall night, and a warm delicious stew…the two just go together perfectly. As a vegetarian family, I am always trying to come up with new and exciting meals for my family. Our meals are always made from scratch, with real food and usually get the two thumbs up from [...]
One of the biggest issues parents seek advice for is enticing their children to eat. First and foremost, keep in mind your child knows when they are hungry and when they are not, and they have days, just like we adults do, when they eat lots and other days when they don’t eat so much. [...]
Life with a toddler is busy! From early mornings, to preparing meals and snacks, to playing…there is never a moment to stop. In our home, my little man and I are always on the go. Because we live out of the city in a rural community, any trip we take is at least 30 minutes [...]
With a ton of energy and a tiny tummy, your toddler needs at least two, or maybe more, snacks per day. Snacks should provide nutrients to support energy needs, growth and development and health and well being. Snacks should come from real food, in its natural state. I am not a big fan of the [...]
Kim is a practicing Certified Nutritional Practitioner, graduating from The Institute of Holistic Nutrition with First Class Honours. As a proud professional member of the International Organization of Nutritional Consultants she has earned the designations of Registered Nutritional Consulting Practitioner and Registered Orthomolecular Health Practitioner. Her practice, Your Green Baby, is a place for mom, baby [...]
