Children's health

Expert advice on food and nutrition for children, managing food allergies and fussy eaters.

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How much salt is in your kids’ day?

It’s easy for sodium to build up over a day. Dietitian Katrina Pace...

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‘Food swamps’ swallow kids’ choices

How much do you think about the environment around you? I don’t mean...

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Spice it up

Do your kids leave their veges on the plate no matter what? A US...

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Using senses promotes vege eating in preschoolers

Sensory-based food education of three to five-year-old children increases their willingness to choose...

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Science update: Food allergy developments

The treatment and diagnosis of food allergies has moved forward globally, Katrina Pace...

NEWS

Yoghurt for babies may reduce eczema and allergies

Regularly eating yoghurt in the first year of life may protect infants from...

USEFUL RESOURCES

School lunch box ideas

A healthy, balanced lunch box gives children ‘bounce’ for the playground and brain...

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Coffee in-utero may alter child growth

Exposure to moderate to high caffeine levels while in the womb is potentially...

ADVICE

Double your kid’s nutrition

All we want is for our children to be healthy, right? But getting...

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Munch a school lunch

A group of 160 Auckland women are calling for healthy school lunches to...

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How to choose kids’ breakfast cereals

Sending our kids to school on a full stomach sets them up well...

NEWS

Brain-boosting yellow foods

Research at the University of Illinois has found that children who eat more...

SHOPPING

Bought vs homemade: Kids’ hidden vege snacks

Adding veges to baking is one way to up kids’ daily fruit and...

NEWS

Drink stinks

Crummy water fountains at Wellington parks and playgrounds are a barrier to kids...

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Home-based model helps obese children

A home-based programme to tackle obesity has the improved health and life quality...

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Home rules help obesity-risk kids

Good habits at home, such as eating breakfast and having screen time limits,...

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How to shop well on a budget

I was very troubled to read recently that the number of Kiwi kids...

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Childhood obesity reduces quality of life

Child obesity potentially affects quality of life as much as a cancer diagnosis,...

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