YMCA Healthy Living Magazine, powered by n4 food and health (Spring 2014) | Page 7

YOU TOLD US:

“I want to read about
good, healthy food
for the family,
including
picky eaters
(my kids).”

EVE REED, APD
Eve Reed is a leading paediatric dietitian, who started her own
business to support parents and help them take the stress out of
feeding their children. Read out more about Eve at
www.n4foodandhealth.com

ARE YOU RUNNING A

RESTAURANT OR
A FAMILY

?

Nutrition expert Eve Reed provides these helpful tips for parents of fussy eaters.
t’s not surprising to hear that parents find feeding
their family stressful, especially if they are having
to prepare more than one meal each evening. In
these situations, it’s not uncommon for food preparation to
begin in the afternoon and finish much later in the night
(i.e. after feeding the children and then cooking another
meal that is eaten later, with their partner). In short, this
means parents are often dealing with food (i.e. either
cooking, feeding, cleaning up) for several hours of every
evening.

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From about one year of age, and often earlier, children can be
offered the same meal as the rest of the family. They may,
however, ne VB