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To the FPIES mamas dealing with multiple food allergies, your child will have a wonderful bday even if there is no cake. I know many mamas get super stressed out over making a “safe cake” for the kiddo’s first bday. If you are up for the challenge, by all means... power to you! But if the whole cake thing is causing you a lot of grief and anxiety….just remember this is more than your kiddo not having a cake.
Read MoreIf mealtime is stressing you out, your child feels the same too! Consider the following tips for parents to help your family have a more relaxing mealtime experience.
Read MoreWhen your child decides not to eat, it is not because you need to try harder at making the meal more fun. Consider these common pitfalls that may affect your child’s appetite…
Read MoreRipple milk in Canada is not fortified with calcium unlike its counterpart in the USA. This is unfortunately quite misleading. The website claims that Ripple contains more calcium than milk but there is no indication anywhere that it is not fortified with calcium when sold in Canada. So I combed through the website again....in fine print "pertains to US products only". Sneaky sneaky.
Read MoreThis is where things get tricky… There are several types of protein in eggs. Some of the allergenic protein can be broken down by extensive heat. Cooking an egg well does NOT mean that ALL the allergenic protein is destroyed. You may have heard that some kids with egg allergy can tolerate eggs in baked goods. While that is true for some kids, not every kid with an egg allergy is the same. Read more…
Read MoreTo all the reflux mamas out there, I see you. It is brutal. And if you have a special child like mine who defied textbook norms, it gets even more frustrating because you wake up daily thinking that the reflux should be gone by now. At around age 3, I came to accept that I will just have to wait to be surprised. Me wishing that it would happen sooner only added to my frustration…
Read MoreParents want their children to grow up healthy. Somehow, that translates to eating the greens on their plates. Parents are overjoyed when their kids happily chomp on the broccoli or salad. We tend to worry when the child is selective about which vegetable he or she will eat. When kids are picky with their vegetables, our parental instincts kick in and we resort to these tactics…
Read MoreMy approach is guided by Ellyn Satter's Division of responsibility in feeding (sDOR), a recognized model as best practice for feeding children from infancy to adolescence by The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and The American Academy of Pediatrics. Ellyn Satter is a Registered Dietitian and a family therapist. Her combined expertise in both fields makes her an authoritative figure in matters related to feeding children. Read more…
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