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Oatmeal Five Ways
Oatmeal is my favourite winter breakfast (my 2 year old son LOVES it too). Comforting, filling and easy, oatmeal is the perfect way to start a day. Oats are high in soluble fibre- a type of fibre...
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Does Your Toddler Need Nutritional Supplements?
I am often asked this question and have wondered it myself considering the fact that I have a two and a half year old boy who, for the most part, is a stellar eater but tends to be sporadic with his...
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Picky Eating: Four Common “Mealtime Battle” Triggers
You’ve prepared a healthy meal for your family, making sure to include all of the food groups and lots of nutrition. You’re feeling hopeful that your child will eat what they’ve been served–even a...
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Five Common Feeding Mistakes That Parents Make
Feeding our little ones can be tricky. From how and when to introduce solid foods, to dealing with picky eating, to packing school lunches. Some parents find that feeding their kids is a very pleasant...
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Setting Mealtime Boundaries For Your Child
As the parent of a preschooler and baby, I know firsthand how stressful mealtimes can be. They are certainly not relaxing by any stretch of the imagination, but they can be enjoyable and less chaotic...
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What To Do When Your Child Is Treat-Obsessed
When your child reaches a certain age, around two or three years old, treat foods seem to become a bigger deal. The odd dessert that your toddler would either take or leave, suddenly becomes GOLD in...
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Eight Summertime Snacks For Moms And Kids On The Go
Now that my little guy is all done preschool for the year, I’m finding that we are filling up our mornings with play dates, playground visits and running errands. With two little ones in tow, I’m...
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Sarah is going back to work!
September has always been my favourite month of the year. Not only is the weather usually lovely here in Calgary (I’m knocking on wood right now), and the colours beautiful, but I also think of...
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What to do when you have a snack-obsessed child
Is “Mommy, can I have a snack?” something you hear several times a day, most days? If it is, you’re not alone. It’s easy to create a chronic snacker when you’re a parent to a little one–their...
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The Game-Changing Question Parents Of Picky Eaters Need To Ask
Sitting down to dinner can seem like a daunting task if you have a fussy eater. As a Mom of little ones, even the task of making a healthy balanced meal can seem challenging enough, but when your...
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The Extreme Picky Eater: When a Parent Should Worry
HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ‘TYPICAL’ AND ‘EXTREME’ PICKY EATING AND WHAT TO DO AS A PARENT: There’s picky eating and then there’s picky eating. When picky eating tendencies cross the borders of...
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Three Easy Tuna Recipes For Time-Crunched Moms
I was able to squeeze one last media appearance in before baby number three arrives in October, and for it I was able to create and test out two new quick and easy tuna recipes that will definitely be...
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Feeding Kids: How Parents and Kids Often Have Their Roles Mixed Up (and how...
Many parents feel as though mealtimes are out of their control — they harp and fight with their kids to eat certain foods, yet ultimately, their kids are in charge. In my nutrition counseling...
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Praising At Meals: Why it May Hinder Rather Than Help
I’ve always thought that praising my kids for positive behaviour, kindness, sharing, etc., has worked well to increase the chances of continued positive behaviour. I can literally feel the pride...
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Top 5 Foods to Help Your Child Focus and Concentrate
Food is the fuel that our bodies use to function, think, play, and work. Kids who eat well perform better in school because they are able to concentrate, focus, and learn during school hours as well...
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The #1 Reason Your Toddler Isn’t Hungry at Meals
There’s nothing more frustrating than preparing and serving a balanced, healthy meal after a busy day, only to have your little one push his plate away and say “not hungry” or “no thanks” or only...
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Parents of Picky Eaters: 2 Tried and True Ways to Entice Your Kids to Eat More
Feeding kids is a tough gig. I know this personally because I have three of them, all with different tastes, preferences and quirks. A meal that is happily gobbled up one day could be completely...
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Three Easy Ways to Make Veggies More Appealing to Your Kids
It’s all familiar; the furrowed brow, scrunched up nose, protruding tongue and the words “that’s yucky” muttered from their mouths. You wonder what this adamant refusal to eat certain foods stems...
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What and How Much Should My Toddler Be Eating Everyday?
As parents, we all know that toddlers need a variety of nutritious foods every day to promote growth and healthy development, but you might be wondering how much food (and what type) your little one...
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How to Choose the Best Type of Egg for Your Family
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Burnbrae Farms just outside of Ottawa, where I was lead through the entire egg production and grading system, and taught about the different hen housing systems,...
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