Author Archives: Alexandra

So, cow’s milk is off the menu at your place. Perhaps your child has been diagnosed with an allergy or intolerance, your children hate the taste, or there’s another reason you’ve decided to go dairy-free (be sure to get expert advice and guidance from your GP or nutritionist before completely eliminating any foods from your family’s diet, including yours and your kids’). Now, you’re weighing up the pros and cons of other milks on the market. Here’s a rundown on where to start your search. (閱讀全文…)

Working out when to introduce your baby to fish and seafood can be a little puzzling. Advice in the past has been to start with things like rice cereal, apple, pear and pumpkin, and wait until your baby reaches seven months of age, then eight months and so on, to add particular foods (particularly things like egg, wheat and fish) to his diet. However, recent Australian guidelines state that you can introduce your baby to foods in any order you choose, providing iron-rich and nutritious foods are given priority. These include iron-fortified baby cereals, lentils, lean red meat and poultry. (閱讀全文…)

There are a few reasons you may need or want to express your breast milk and pop it in the freezer for later use. Perhaps you need to relieve engorgement in the early days or discomfort after an incomplete feed, or possibly you’re planning to be away from your baby and need to plan ahead with milk feeds ready to go in the freezer. Whatever the purpose, here are things you might want to keep in mind when freezing your breast milk – and tips on using Qubies freezer trays to do it. (閱讀全文…)

Ensuring your little one gets her daily intake of iron can be tricky. From birth to six months, your baby will use her own iron stores from when she was in the womb, and from your breast milk if you are breastfeeding or from infant formula. After that, her iron stores will start to deplete, which means it is your job to ensure that her recommended iron and nutrient levels are restored daily to help with healthy growth and brain development.  (閱讀全文…)

Winter is just around the corner, and there’s nothing like the onset of a cold to get you thinking about eating better to fight off flus. A diet of immune-boosting superfoods will work wonders to keep those sneezes at bay. And luckily, there are an array of fresh fruits and vegetables packed with good-for-you nutrients that’ll keep you and your family on track this winter. Here are a few that are currently in season, so they’ll be friendly to your body as well as your wallet. (閱讀全文…)