Articles & Expert Guides on Children's Nutrition & Health

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Children's Nutrition & Health

Toddler Car Seats: All You Need to Know

Tassia Agatowski

20 Healthy & Easy Toddler Meal Ideas

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

45 Delicious, Nutritious Toddler Breakfast Ideas

Tassia O'Callaghan

What are the Best First Foods for a Baby?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

11 Lunch Ideas for Kindergartners

Mairi Bunce

Healthy Snacks for Toddlers: Ingredients and Ideas

Mairi Bunce

Toddler Lunch Ideas You’ll Both Love

Alicia Wallace

13 Scrumptiously Tasty High-Fiber Foods for Kids

Catherine Craik

10 Tips for Parents of Picky Eaters

Jill Sichenzia

How to Transition from Formula to Milk: 5 Tips from a Lactation Consultant

Tassia Agatowski

The 411 on the Booster Seat

Alicia Wallace

Best Pediatric Telehealth Platforms for Kids (& Moms)

Tassia Agatowski

What is a Baby Smash Cake? Recipes & Guides

Team Peanut

31 Fun Halloween Food Ideas for Kids 2024

Tassia Agatowski

Melatonin for Kids: What Is It & Is It Safe?

Team Peanut

8 Best Deodorant for Kids: Chosen By Real Moms

Team Peanut

Can Teething Cause Vomiting?

Team Peanut

From the community

What are you feeding your baby for 3 meals a day?

What's your routine, what time is each meal? What kinds of things are you doing for each meal?

Meal times are a slow process for us as it takes a while to get her to accept the food but after about 15 mins she will start to eat, however I can take up to about 45mins from start to finish. Idk if it's something to do with her schedule or what were feeding her that we have the initial refusal

Best fruit salad recipe please

My 4 year old hates fruits. So i want to try combining a few into a fruit bowl. Not sure what fruits to put together to make it nice and tasty and do I add any form of liquid?
Yeah, I'm a horrible cook 😆

Question for moms with multiple kids

For those who have figured out how to keep snacks and food in the kitchen or at a designated table only - please give me advice. I have a 2, 5 and 7yr old. We do most meals at the dinner table, but all day they grab random stuff to snack on or they want to have a snack while sitting down watching a movie and I can’t stand the freakin mess. No matter what I tell them I find crumbs, spilled food, apples and everything in cushions and everywhere. I find it’s easier to get the 2yr old to relax and watch his show with a snack when I’m trying to get something done and i don’t think I can get him to sit in his dinner chair 😫. HOW DO I FIX IT lol

Why is he like this?

So my son could eat for England and still cry when his food is all gone. I’m really getting fed up with if he’s constantly crying after he’s finished his food. Is anyone’s one like this? Surely it’s not normal?

Hiding snacks/treats

Sooo would you consider it mean to hide the good treats from your kids?? So my 3 year old has plenty of healthy snacks and fresh fruit to enjoy, but I won't lie whenever i buy groceries I will buy cookies and ice cream and chips sometimes for me and hubs. And I don't want my kid to have these all the time. He gets these things on special occasions, but my hubs and I tend to crave them pretty often I hate to admit😭 But I usually don't offer them to my child. I hide them of course and only eat them when hes not around or sneak when hes not looking so it's not like I'm indulging right infront of his face lol. Is this mean that he never gets any treats with us, or what he doesn't know won't hurt him😭

How many meals are you all giving your baby?

My LO is nearly 8 months and to be honest I only started introducing a second meal recently. But when do we really have to start giving 3 meals a day? I’m stressed about all the meal prep so just need to brace myself for when the time comes!

Using cutlery

Are your little ones using cutlery yet?
My little one will competently feed herself cereal and yoghurt with a spoon, but often uses her hands still for other foods when a fork is provided. Just wondering how everyone else's little on is getting on?

Fussy eating

Has anyone's little one previously eaten everything but now is becoming a bit fussy at dinnertime?

The last week or two he's not eaten much of the actual dinners we've had, and he's had some fruit etc instead so he's not going to bed hungry, but he's also getting to the age where he knows where the fruit and stuff he likes is kept so as soon as he doesn't try something he's sometimes straight away pointing there now! We try and give him fruit as opposed to his snacks when it happens but I'd still rather he ate his actual dinners aswell!

Any ideas or anyone had something similar and what have you done?

any ideas for a 12 month old that’s just started to become fussy!

she eats all her veg and fruit. she’s fussy with meat lol! here are some meals i have made for her.

Meals per day?

How many meals and what kind of meals is having your little one?
So far we have 1 meal per day, some vegetables, meat, egg, some fruit...im not sure should I start to have twice per day? ...oh what a mess 😁