DOUBLE YOUR KIDS' nutrition

Even dietitians have kids who don’t like certain foods. Two years ago my eldest child, verging on 13, had been on vegie-strike for two years. But perhaps a preference for ‘no veg’ wasn’t the issue for her. What I learned from Rachael Wilson-Farrokhmanesh, paediatric dietitian and mother of two young girls, was that this food choice might be just another way my daughter was exploring her newfound teenage status and testing the boundaries.

Here’s what Rachel says might be behind a child’s food behaviour at different ages.

TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS

are stepping up and finding their independence. They’re pushing to find where the limits are, and