Baby Food

Introducing babies to the pleasures of healthy eating marks the beginning of an important stage in their development.

A nutritious diet and regular exercise should be a high priority for parents, because they provide so many benefits, both immediate and long term.

Taken from Healthy Food For Life
Info by Dr Susanna Holt (PhD, dietician)

Food Intolerances

An intolerance to wheat can mimic many of the symptoms of coeliac disease, yet if a biopsy of the small bowel shows that the gut is normal, coeliac disease is not present. Many people are able to reduce their symptoms of intolerance by decreasing the amount of wheat and/or gluten in an otherwise balanced and varied diet, without the need for total wheat exclusion.

Food intolerances usually have more than one trigger. Other possible triggers include:

* food additives (preservatives and colours)
* natural food chemicals (salicylates, amines and glutamates)
* lactose or fructose malabsorption

Consult a doctor or dietitian who specialises in food intolerances for investigation.

Taken from Healthy Food For Life
Info by Kim Faulkner-Hogg (BSc, Grad Dip Nutr & Diet)

Foods To Fill Up On

Eating generous portions of vegetable side dishes and salads, and drinking plenty of water will help satisfy your hunger. You will therefore be less tempted to overeat foods such as potatoes, bread and desserts that cause a rise in blood glucose levels.

Adding plenty of vegetables to main meals, such as rice and pasta dishes, is a good way to make them more filling without adding too many kilojoules. Having a generous bowl of salad or clear soup as a first course can fill you up and stop you from overeating.

* Green leafy vegetables: lettuce, rocket (arugula), spinach, bok choy, herbs

* Salad vegetables: capsicums (bell peppers), celery, cucumber, radishes

* Cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, green beans, zucchini, mushrooms, onions, garlic, snowpeas, sprouts, leeks, eggplant (aubergine), squash

* Clear soups, water, mineral or soda water, diet soft drinks, diet flavoured mineral water, black tea, green tea, herbal teas

* Fresh or frozen berries, raw tomatoes and carrots (these contain relatively little carbohydrate, but can still cause a rise in blood glucose level, so don't eat them in large amounts or keep eating them regularly during the day)

Taken from Healthy Food For Life
Info by Dr Susanna Holt (PhD, dietician)