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Life stage - Children's health

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

How much salt is in your kids’ day?

How much salt is in your kids’ day?

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

‘Food swamps’ swallow kids’ choices

‘Food swamps’ swallow kids’ choices

How much do you think about the environment around you?...

Spice it up

Spice it up

Do your kids leave their veges on the plate no...

Using senses promotes vege eating in preschoolers

Using senses promotes vege eating in preschoolers

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

Science update: Food allergy developments

Science update: Food allergy developments

The treatment and diagnosis of food allergies has moved forward...

Yoghurt for babies may reduce eczema and allergies

Yoghurt for babies may reduce eczema and allergies

Regularly eating yoghurt in the first year of life may...

School lunch box ideas

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School lunch box ideas

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

Coffee in-utero may alter child growth

Coffee in-utero may alter child growth

Exposure to moderate to high caffeine levels while in the...

Double your kid’s nutrition

Double your kid’s nutrition

All we want is for our children to be healthy,...

Munch a school lunch

Munch a school lunch

A group of 160 Auckland women are calling for healthy...

How to choose kids’ breakfast cereals

How to choose kids’ breakfast cereals

Sending our kids to school on a full stomach sets...

Brain-boosting yellow foods

Brain-boosting yellow foods

Research at the University of Illinois has found that children...

Bought vs homemade: Kids’ hidden vege snacks

Bought vs homemade: Kids’ hidden vege snacks

Adding veges to baking is one way to up kids’...

Drink stinks

Drink stinks

Crummy water fountains at Wellington parks and playgrounds are a...

Home-based model helps obese children

Home-based model helps obese children

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

Home rules help obesity-risk kids

Home rules help obesity-risk kids

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

How to shop well on a budget

How to shop well on a budget

I was very troubled to read recently that the number...

Childhood obesity reduces quality of life

Childhood obesity reduces quality of life

Child obesity potentially affects quality of life as much as...

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