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[...] skin and asthma. It is important to remember that the percentage of children affected by food additives is very small. Food Additives will not affect every child; it depends on which additives they [...]

[...] in fat, sugar or salt and are low in fibre. Most of the time they are also high in a range of food additives used to colour, flavor or preserve the foods. In some children these additives can cause [...]

[...] Food manufacturers know how to use psychology to get your child to like their products. Corporate researchers [...]

[...] eating enough for their needs. If however your child refuses to eat foods from one or more of food groups below, then your child may not be receiving adequate nutrition. If your child is frequently [...]

[...] Try to make sure that your meals and also in between snacks have food from the 5 food main food groups, examples of which you can find on this site. By doing this you make sure that the children [...]

[...] child should be eating every day. The healthy foods we should all be eating come from the 5 food groups. Eating foods from these food groups ensures that we get the correct balance of foods for good [...]

[...] perception of healthy food. In summary the determination of whether a Toddler will eat healthy foods or not is basically down to us the parents. The responsibility is ours to surround the child [...]

[...] are continually soaking up information from us and also from those around them. So if you eat healthy foods regularly with your children, then you will be encouraging and teaching them to do the same. [...]

[...] children and adults in the same way as food additives. These chemicals are found naturally in healthy foods such as strawberries, avocadoes, broccoli, tomato and cheese. If you suspect that your child [...]

[...] lunch box it is important to understand what foods your child should be eating every day. The healthy foods we should all be eating come from the 5 food groups. Eating foods from these food groups [...]

[...] your child junk food during these 6 weeks.  Junk food, especially sweets, will make healthy food like vegetables not taste as good.  A few days without junk food will cleanse your [...]

[...] 2 and half years picked up a few good pointers with regards to getting your Toddlers to eat healthy food. This has come mainly through being a parent to two little boys of ages 4 and 5 and my [...]

[...] them with you, there usually lots of yummy food smells wafting around and plenty of colourful healthy food to look at and sample. Get out in The Garden and plant some easy vegies and herbs the kids [...]

[...] has now gripped nations with emerging economies?……… where the highly processed and junk foods are finding new markets, for example  India, where the last official count had over 30 [...]

[...] will continually crave these things and so the habits form. Just so happens that the processed junk foods that are marketed to us continually are full of sugar and salt …….funny that!! So the [...]

[...] whole foods like our grandparents used to do. Whole foods are replaced with fast foods and junk foods. Their convenience and low cost make them appealing to families today. This way of eating puts [...]

[...] high in salt, sugar, unhealthy fats and artificial colours and preservatives. Many of these packaged foods claim that they are good for our children, however when you read the labels these foods are [...]

[...] to makes it easier to identify. By law additives must be listed on the ingredient list of packaged foods. Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) carry out stringent safety assessments on [...]

[...] Children under 5 need 3 serves of dairy foods per day. Requirements for juice are only %uFFFD cup per day. When you reduce the amount of milk [...]

[...] As well as 2-4 serves of: 0.5 cup cooked vegetables, or 1 cup salad vegetables Dairy Food Dairy foods are essential for children to be able to meet their calcium requirements. Dairy foods are [...]

[...] the developed world and how it has been attributed, in the main, to our diet of over processed sugary foods and an ever increasing sedentary lifestyle. But have you heard how this epidemic has now [...]

[...] has been seen as the culprit. Many parents feel their child becomes hyperactive after eating sugary foods at a child’s birthday party. It wasn’t until a study in the UK found that artificial food [...]