Expert panel: Nutrition

Hi There, Just on the raw egg, it would be a waste, egg white has to be cooked in order for our bodies to get the protein out if it. But you can...

Oh crikey! Well, my first thought is if your 19 month old is getting chocolate in various forms he is getting more than enough caffeine from it to...

Hi There, I think I would try omitting the milk (in fact it has some quiet major nutritional issues in bubs under 12 months anyway) but trialing ...

Hi Karen, So I am gathering here that she is refusing formula rather than a bottle given she will drink expressed milk from a bottle? As you can...

Hi, Ideally by 9 – 10 months if they are on chunky food it is good, but in your situation you may need to review this. I would really reco...

Hi, One allergy is hard enough but multiple is tricky. I have copied in some info on gluten free options for you and I recommend checking ou...

Hi There, I’m not a 100% clear on your question, but just from the sounds of things he seems ok. If he were hungry you would know&hell...

Hi there, Arrr yes, the long hard road of fussy eating which has obviously been even more challenging with the vomiting putting him off even...

Hi there, I would give your early childhood nurse a quick buzz and ask for some tips, they are often very good at helping with the weaning pr...

Hi Bianca, Occasionally young bubs are given water for various reasons, such as hard poos/constipation (more common though in formula feed b...

Hi, Oh I am green with envy to a degree, I do understand your concern though because obviously iron-containing foods are very important. She...

Hi Anna, Its always so interesting to hear what people are saying out there. This info about the fibre absorbing the nutrients may have come...

Hi There, Well to be honest it sounds to me as though you are both going great guns. And as they say, if its not broken don’t fix it. ...

Hi there, Good question, the Australia NZ Food Standards note that crustacea such as prawns and crab have very low levels of mercury and henc...

Hi there, Solids can be a confusing time, what do you start when and how do you work up to finger foods. I guess first yes bub needs to have ...

Hi there, Yes nut allergy affects the whole family. I can really recommend contact these people and getting hold of some of their resources,...

Hi there, Just from what you have said is sounds fine, I have a 17 month old who eats similarly, he has cereal with soy milk, yoghurt and I s...

Hi there, As I read your post my first thought was to remove the toddler formula, given he is probably about 12 months now, but then I see th...

Hi, Has he just started child care? Or changed the number of days he is in child care? Just wondering if there is any energy expenditure re...

Hi There, Well it sounds to me as though you are both going fantastically, well done on the continued breastfeeding! People differ with thei...

Hi there, I think you have a very good insight and your intuition has already answered your question. It is most likely that it is the `snac...

Hi Margie, I am assuming you aren’t vegetarian or haven’t been a long term vegetarian in the past. The Pregnancy and B`fe...

Hi There, Yes chunky food is important around this age, but it is also common that some bubs don’t make an easy transition. You are ri...

Hi There, Excuse me if this has been asked of you before but how much water does your little one drink over the day? Is she on formula? Doe...

Hi Paw Chu, Regarding your little girls weight she is about the 50th percentile which is right on average so that is okay, although it of cou...

Hi Jacqui, Are yes the fussy eating stage, ugh. I really don’t have any tricks for this one, the usual things apply (see tips box below w...

Hi there, Sounds to me as though you are on the right track, don’t be swayed by the well-meaning advice of others. Yes traditionally bub ...

Hi there, Without knowing any other details (age, feeding, diet etc) its hard to say what is going on here, I would pop into see your GP. It co...

Hi there, It sounds like your bub is going great! It is generally recommended that you use his corrected age for such things as the timing of ...

Hi there, There is SOOOOO much info out there on solids that it is almost confusing, I did a handy tip sheet for Huggies on starting solids with...