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Tips for Picky Eaters; a Dietitian’s Point of View

May 3, 2020 By Alina Petre, MSc. RD. Leave a Comment

Picky eaters can be a tough challenge to crack.

Most parents feel it’s their responsibility to get their children to eat a large variety of foods, vegetables included.

And from what I hear in my office, most also feel a sense of personal failure when their children only want to eat peanut butter and chocolate chips!

Helping picky eaters enjoy a wide variety of foods can quickly turn into a frustrating process for parents and a stressful one for children.

So in this article, I’ll be sharing some helpful tips that can help your picky eaters expand their palate while keeping mealtime stress to a minimum.

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6 Meal Ideas for Vegan Kids: Dietitian-Approved

April 14, 2020 By Alina Petre, MSc. RD. Leave a Comment

I’ve recently welcomed a new family in my counselling practice.

They’re looking to make a switch from a predominantly vegetarian diet towards a fully vegan one and wanted to know how to do this while ensuring that both them and their kids continue to get enough of all the nutrients they need.

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Best child nutrition books for vegan parents

March 20, 2020 By Alina Petre, MSc. RD. Leave a Comment

This will probably come as no surprise if you’re also a parent, but since the birth of my daughter, I’ve been devouring all sorts of parenting books. And child nutrition books have been pretty high up on my list.

Although few of the kid nutrition books I’ve come across are specifically aimed at vegan parents, there’s still loads of knowledge to be gained from them.

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20 Dietitian-Approved Healthy Vegan Desserts for Kids

March 8, 2020 By Alina Petre, MSc. RD. 4 Comments

If you’ve ever felt stuck coming up with healthy vegan desserts for kids, that are free of refined sugar, then this article is for you.

I personally find it especially frustrating when I come across what I believe to be a “sugar-free dessert recipes” only to click on it and discover that the sugar has simply been swapped for maple syrup, coconut sugar or agave syrup.

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When Can Babies Have Sugar?

January 27, 2020 By Alina Petre, MSc. RD. Leave a Comment

Most of us know that sugar shouldn’t make a big part of a baby’s diet. Nor a large part of our diet, for that matter! Yet, it’s rarely realistic to avoid refined sugar 100% of the time.

So with that in mind, when can babies have sugar? And what happens if they have sugar before that time?

That’s what we’ll cover in this article.

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Vegan Meal Planner: Quick and Balanced Meals for the Whole Family

January 15, 2020 By Alina Petre, MSc. RD. Leave a Comment

Requests for a vegan meal planner make up over half of the total nutrition queries that I receive. So many are surprised when I tell them that I’m not a big fan of meal plans — or at least not of most of the meal plans currently being shared on the internet.

When done right, meal planning can help you save time, money, and eat a variety of nutritious meals without losing your sanity.

Unfortunately, many meal plans are unbalanced and designed in a way that makes them unsustainable on the long-term. And even worse, a proportion of them make it particularly difficult to develop or maintain a positive relationship with food.

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