Many parents are naturally concerned if their child isn’t ‘eating their greens’. Almost half of toddlers are considered fussy eaters so the problem is very common. In fact, rather than calling it a ‘problem’, being a fussy eater should be seen as a normal part of a toddler’s development. It is how parents deal with […]
Using stealth to eat more vegetables
It’s not just in the world of warfare that stealth technology is being employed. The idea of stealth has now been applied to the humble vegetable. Covertly adding puréed vegetables into foods can not only increase the nutritional quality of the meal, but also help reduce the amount kilojoules eaten which is good news for […]
Can diet treat ADHD?
Following on from my last post dispelling the link between sugar and hyperactivity, today I’ll look at the evidence for diet in controlling attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) courtesy of a recently published review paper on this area in the journal Pediatrics. ADHD is a condition characterised by excessively inattentive, hyperactive (unusually active or over-active) […]