It seems too good to be true: a new craze to hit the baby feeding scene that doesn’t require any troublesome steaming or pureeing. Instead, you just grab a handful of fruit or veggie sticks and away you go. So […]
Babies begin life drinking only milk. Whether breast or formula milk, all babies drink milk only until around 4 to 6 months of life. After a baby starts on solid food, milk is still regarded as his primary source of […]
7 Common Mistakes in Baby Feeding Practices in Singapore I recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat to a journalist from The Asian Parent online magazine. We talked about common feeding practices, and how we can improve nutrition […]
Is my baby growing well? Is it okay if my baby’s weight is on a different percentile to his height? Is it normal that my two year old doesn’t seem to have grown at all in the past 3 months? […]
Readiness for starting solid foods: As your baby starts to approach 6 months of age, you will probably be thinking of introducing solid foods into his diet. Up until this point your milk has been adequate to meet all his nutritional […]
Childhood Obesity and Overweight It’s a touchy subject, but unfortunately childhood obesity is increasing at an astronomical rate. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), global childhood overweight and obesity rates have increased worldwide from 32 million in 1990 to […]
Feeding toddlers can be a tricky business. Food on the floor, on the curtains, in Mommy’s hair… and that’s on a good day! On a bad day, your toddler can flat-out refuse to eat the meal you’ve painstakingly spent the […]
I am often asked questions like this: My son is 18 months and refuses to eat any kind of vegetables. I’ve tried mashing it and hiding it in his food and pasta sauces but he refuses to eat it and […]