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Spice Up Your Lives With Multi-Cultural Dishes

 
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Don't limit yourselves to traditional European cuisine when there are a huge variety of tastes to be enjoyed. Explore dishes from the Orient or the Middle East as well and don't be daunted by chopsticks.
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Three Days of Toddler Menus

 
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Three Days of Toddler MenusBy Kim Galeaz, R.D. What parent hasn't racked her brains over what to serve her picky toddler, or felt guilty when her child gorged on ice cream and skipped dinner?
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Using Food Sculptures To Deter Faddy Eating

 
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When peer pressure from school friends puts your children off healthy foods, try unleashing your creativity on their dinner plates. A novel approach to food presentation can help eliminate complaints.
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Disguise Hated Foodstuffs For A Healthier Diet

 
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When one child turns into a fussy eater, it's time for mum to become a mistress of disguise! Get out the blender and create a special, vegetable-packed sauce, or make crunchy vegetable dippers. The picky eating habits won't last long.
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Getting Round Faddy Eating Habits

 
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Mealtimes don't have to be a battle. There are plenty of fun ways to encourage fussy eaters to get all their important nutrients without making it a power struggle. It pays to be creative.
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Multicultural Mealtimes

 
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Don't assume children will reject exotic or spicy foods. Many children like a wider variety of tastes and flavours, and there's a whole world of exciting recipes out there for them to try!
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Many Happy Returns: Birthday Party Plans

 
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If you're celebrating your toddler's second birthday with a party, sneak some healthy snacks onto the menu. Minimise the tantrums and make it fun for all concerned - even the parents!
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A Healthy, Balanced Diet Serves Up The Right Nutrients

 
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Expensive vitamin and mineral supplements are usually unnecessary and can even be dangerous. Unless your midwife tells you otherwise, your normal, healthy diet should fulfil all your nutritional needs.
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Coeliac Disease

 
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Diarrhoea, frequent stomach upsets, and a refusal to gain wait despite eating a healthy diet may be signs that a child is suffering from coeliac disease. Any parent would be worried if they suspected something was wrong with their child, but your GP can carry out simple tests to diagnose the problem and suggest straightforward ways to avoid the unpleasant symptoms.
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Won't eat - can't eat

 
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What's the difference between a real food allergy and intolerance?
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Growing Their Own Food

 
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Even the most ardent vegetable-haters may be keen to eat something they've grown themselves. Sprouting seeds can be very gratifying, plus it can help teach children to be patient. If you think your green-fingered kids will enjoy a spot of gardening, read on!
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Expert Q&A:
How much milk should my 2-year-old son drink a day?

 
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How much milk should my 2-year-old son drink a day?
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Table Manners And Sophisticated Tastes

 
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Although your older child may be able to handle a knife and fork like a pro, don't worry if they regress a little when they see the baby eating with their fingers. Encourage them to use cutlery to show how it's done. Your children's adventurous tastes in food may surprise you but watch out for the salt content.
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A Varied Diet

 
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If your child doesn't want a certain food, more often than not they will quickly change their mind when you present it in a different way. Colourful combinations of fruits and vegetables can tempt even the most jaded palates.
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Healthy Food, Better Mood

 
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If your children complain that they don't like something, it's not just fussiness. A child's sense of taste if more acute than an adult's. Nevertheless, this is no excuse for resorting to unhealthy sugary, fatty or processed foods.
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Expert Q&A:
Should we give our child 2% or skimmed milk if he drinks 32 ounces a day?

 
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My 2-year-old loves milk; he drinks at least 32 ounces of whole milk a day. He's a solid 34 pounds. Should we switch to semi-skimmed or skimmed milk? We've tried giving him water, juice, soya milk, etc., but he wants milk.
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Happy Third Birthday! Planning And Preparing Party Food

 
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Planning for a birthday feast is half the fun! Make sure you include some healthy snacks along with the sweet things and be mindful of food allergies.
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When Good Eaters Become Picky

 
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Making a game of mealtimes can encourage faddy eaters back to eating well. Bear in mind that the odd fussy day won't do any harm and that it's what your children eat over the week as a whole that matters.
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Tempting toddler tastebuds

 
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Tempting toddler tastebudsToddlers are notoriously fussy and even good eaters suddenly seem to lose interest.
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A Healthy Diet For Mum As Well As The Rest Of The Family

 
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Coping with two children can leave you feeling exhausted, so it's important to eat well and stay healthy. Nutritious spinach, broccoli and kale, eggs, and lean red meat are packed with iron - a vital part of your diet, especially if at the moment.
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Toddler snack attack

 
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Toddler snack attackTime to come up with some snacks - young children need to eat five or six times a day!
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Making Mealtimes Matter

 
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Eating together is a great opportunity to talk with your children. A healthy, varied diet rich in fruit and vegetables will promote everybody's well-being.
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Get Everyone Involved With Mealtimes

 
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The importance of home cooking goes far beyond its nutritional value. Planning, preparing and eating family meals together is both fun and educational, and encourages children to be adventurous in their tastes from an early age. After all your hard work, sit down together and enjoy dinner!
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Expert Q&A:
If my daughter is lactose-intolerant, how can she get enough calcium?

 
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Every time I give my daughter whole milk to drink, she ends up having diarrhoea for a week. At first I thought it was a coincidence, but it has happened repeatedly. Is she lactose-intolerant, and if so, what other types of milk can she drink to still get the same amount of calcium?
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Menu Tips for Toddlers Who Hate Vegetables

 
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By Kim Galeaz, R.D. Is your little one a classic vegetable-hater? Then try these easy—and crafty—ways to slip a few more nutrient-rich you-know-whats into her diet.
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Don'T Be Too Busy To Eat Properly

 
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A big, nutritious salad will fill you up at lunchtime and demand that you give it sufficient time. You don't have to feel you have no alternative to a rushed sandwich.
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Faddy Eaters And Favourite Foods

 
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Everyone has strong preferences when it comes to food but being a picky eater is another matter. Use your ingenuity to plan a menu that keeps the whole family happy, and encourage a healthy, balanced diet.
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Nutritious Snacks For Growing Kids

 
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Healthy seeds and raw vegetables can make tasty, nutritious snacks. The trick is to introduce them while your children are concentrating on something other than their dislike of trying new foods.
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A winning formula

 
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A winning formulaThere is no real substitute for breast milk, but most babies get some formula.
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Good Dental Hygiene Habits For Life

 
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Snacks, sweets, and even a seemingly innocent glass of fruit juice can lead to tooth decay unless you focus on dental hygiene. Why not have both an upstairs and a downstairs teeth-cleaning kit, so there's no excuse for not brushing regularly?
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Take Time Out With Your Partner

 
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For busy mums, a night out can make all the difference in the world. Although you love being a mum, it's also good to feel like a glamorous, independent woman sometimes!
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