Family Foods

Research has shown that a mother’s Vitamin D levels at 26 weeks or less have a positive effect to a baby’s birth weight and head circumference, and for the first trimester actually had a negative impact with babies being born small for…

If your child has ADHD or an Autism Spectrum disorder, the dietary changes that help them can make preparing school lunches a nightmare. You don’t just have to ensure it’s a lunch with GFCF, additive-free, allergen-free food, but you also…

According to figures published by the Department of Health, if your teenagers have the typical diet of others their age, their wellness is at risk to long term damage. Teenage girls faired the worst, according to the National…

As the festive season draws to a close, you find yourself thinking about warmer weather, and getting your wellness and diet back on track after too many mince pies. Christmas seems to be all about cooking and baking, but summer shouldn’t…

You want to ensure your child’s wellbeing by making sure they have the healthiest diet possible, but for busy parents this can be a challenge. However, family mealtimes are still important for the wellness of everyone, even if you’re all on…

Many people mistake a diet rich in fruit and vegetables to be expensive, but it doesn’t need to be. There are many inexpensive ways to include more of the nutritious stuff into your diet, which will save the pennies as well as helping…

If you have a child with autism or ADHD, you might have decided to implement some dietary changes and even a GFCF or gluten-free, casein/dairy-free diet to help your child. However, when it comes to the rest of the household, is it better…

If you can’t bear to include fish in your diet, it can be hard to get your wellness-boosting and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, which many health studies recommend should be in the region of 500 milligrams per day. There are a growing…

According to experts, snacking can actually improve your child’s wellness, especially if those snacks are healthy. Netty Levine, a dietitian and diabetes educator says that snacking ‘can actually help keep kids from overeating at mealtime’,…

Looking after your family’s wellbeing by making sure they get enough exercise and a good diet can be a challenge, but the government is here to help with ‘money off’ vouchers for food, as well as discounts on activities and nutritional…

So you think you know the foods to improve your wellness? Think again! There are six foods that fly under the wellbeing radar, all of them familiar, widely available, affordable, rich in nutrients and taste great. Beans and…

It often happens that a lot of the foods you buy for weight loss or wellness are labelled ‘must be frozen on day of purchase’. However, this looks set to change as a major supermarket chain say that this long-standing labelling system is no…

As every dietician or fitness expert will tell you, too much fat will cause health problems and weight gain. But fat has gained a bad reputation over the years. Not all fat is bad, in fact some fat is necessary for a healthy diet as it…

For a healthy diet, and to lower the risk of numerous health problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease, it is important to reduce the amount of salt you consume on a daily basis. However, the salt you add to your food at the…

If you have teenagers, you’ll know that their wellness isn’t a high priority. Your teenagers are becoming responsible for their own wellbeing, often in the company of influential peers, but you can still give them the nutritious foods and…

Health experts and doctors have led us to believe that a low-fat diet is good for us and greatly reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. But how true is this? Several studies have shown that such diets not only have minimal impact on…