Ioanna Angouraki, Dietician and Nutritionist, writes about the transition from purees to solids When and how? A subject of infant nutrition that scares all parents is transitioning from purees to solids. I’ll try to answer a few basic questions in this article: When should it take place? How can I help my child transition to solids and eat normal food? ...
Suggestions regarding the transition to complementary foods have changed many times in the last decades. Actually, if you ask your mother, she might tell you that she gave you your first meal at around three months old. Today, however, most paediatricians suggest transitioning to solid foods as soon as the baby is six months old. Recommendations from official sources As ...
Something you’re often messaging me about is that your pancakes trap moisture inside, don’t come out uniform, or never rise, and you ask how I’m making them! So, let me reveal to you all of my secrets (some of which I’ve already shared in my article about the tsoureki pancakes) and I’ll give you my tips for the perfect pancakes! ...
Written by Ioanna Angouraki*, Dietician-Nutritionist. Short answer: no. But let’s examine it in more detail. A piece of advice that parents often receive from their paediatrician, social environment, or social media is that their babies should be eating meat every day. This piece of advice mainly includes beef, which should be alternated with chicken on some days. Of course, that ...
Written by Ioanna Angouraki*, Dietician-Nutritionist. Iron may be the most discussed nutrient in infant nutrition forums. We keep reading how critical the trace element is for the brain’s healthy development, as well as how hard it is to satisfy the baby’s increased needs. Let’s examine the issue in greater detail. What is iron’s role? Iron takes part in very important ...
The child’s diet is probably one of the main sources of anxiety for a parent: Is my child eating what they should? Am I offering all nutrients with the meal choices I make? How many times can I offer a particular food? These are some of your most common questions, which I’ll try to analyse below. How is variety achieved? ...
And since we’ve examined in a previous article the reasons why a baby’s not eating, let’s see what happens when our child grows to be a toddler, at the preschool age. As you may already know, many children at that age will develop specific food preferences, selective eating, or reduced appetite. Let’s examine these in greater detail. Reduced food intake ...
And while your baby may be presenting all indications that they’re ready to transition to solid foods (you might find more in this article), and you were looking forward to starting the process, the reaction is not what you expected: they refuse or are uninterested in food, they’re grumbling, everything ends up on the ground, and more. It’s completely logical ...
