Dietitian Kate

14/05/2024

Excited to be joining up with this team of fabulous Paediatric Dietitians!

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11/05/2023

Meal prep, cooking and baking is a great opportunity to introduce healthy foods to your child and to encourage them to try new tastes and different textures. Foods become more appealing to children if they have been involved in the cooking process and children are more willing to try those foods that they would normally refuse.
A great tip to try with those picky eaters!

19/04/2023

Great CPD session today in my NHS role at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
So many of my patients need help with emotional eating so it was great to get some new strategies on ways we can support our patients.

07/04/2023

Friday Easter Fun! 🐣

Who doesn't love a chocolate cornflake nest cake?

29/03/2023

24/03/2023

Really looking forward to speaking with the lovely Kate next week about what paediatric dietitians do and how we can help families 😊 Little Ankle Biters Oxon

22/03/2023

I had a young child in clinic today, demanding his parents took him to the shops after our session so he could buy one of these Prime Energy Drinks. Apparently his 7 year old classmate has them at his house and he tried one on a playdate.

There seems to be a craze around these drinks following publicity on tiktok!😡

A few facts on these drinks:

➡️These drinks are NOT suitable for children!

➡️ There website states that these drinks are not recommended to children under the age of 18 years old and women who are pregnant or nursing.

➡️ A Prime Energy drink contains 200mg of caffeine per can! 1 cup of coffee contains around 100mg of caffeine.

Please avoid giving these drinks to children and adolescents. High intakes of caffeine can cause raised blood pressure in children, interfere with their sleep, can affect their moods and can increase anxiety. Caffeine is addictive and children can suffer with headaches from caffeine withdrawal.

21/03/2023

After school treat with these two munchkins 🥰

With this changing weather, its hard to decide whether its ice cream weather🍦(if the sun is out then surely that's enough right?) or hot chocolate weather ☕

We decided to go for hot chocolates with all the toppings and was a good choice 😋

01/03/2023

Great update CPD session this evening on ARFID, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
I am seeing more and more patients that have been diagnosed with ARFID and the management is very complex. Families need huge support in dealing with ARFID, so it's great to keep up to date and learn anything new in the nutritional management of these children and how we can support the families.

25/02/2023

Pizza making this evening! What's your favourite toppings? 🍕🍕🍕

I normally try and get the boys to add some vege's to their pizzas, sweetcorn and mushrooms are normally a fave for my two! However, today Jenson only wanted mozzarella and chicken and that was fine 🙂 I'm serving it up with some raw vegetables-chopped cucumber, peppers and tomatoes to make the meal more balanced.

Pizza is one of my favourite meals so I will be sneaking a slice or two once cooked 😋

21/02/2023

Check out this brilliant video of my friends children making pancakes today! I absolutely LOVE this video and had to share! Getting children involved in cooking and baking from a young age is so important in helping them learn about different foods, and helping them to develop healthy eating habits and a positive relationship with food.
These two are absolutely brill and the best cooking duo I have seen!
Who thinks they should have their own cooking show?
The Teddy and Tilly cooking show!

(shared with permission)

20/02/2023

When should I give my baby chocolate? 🤔🍫

It was my birthday at the weekend and my family and I all enjoyed a lovely coffee and cake trip out.

Both of my boys chose chocolate cake and managed to demolish it in seconds! It got me thinking about when they first had chocolate and how much they enjoyed it.

When to give chocolate for the first time isn't something parents chat about much so I thought other parents may find it helpful to know when a good time would be.

➡️It is generally safe to give babies chocolate from around 6 months of age, however it is suggested that it is best avoided until the age of around 2 years of age, due to it containing caffeine and refined sugars
➡️However, it is tough to avoid chocolate completely for those first 2 years, especially if your baby has an older sibling or family and friends give chocolate "treats" for the baby. I was a lot stricter with my first child, Luca, and avoided giving him chocolate until he was around 18 months old. However, Jenson, my second child, definitely had it earlier as he wanted everything his older brother had!
➡️I think a realistic bit of advice would be to avoid giving it before the age of 1 year and if you do offer it after this time then give very small amounts in moderation. Continue to offer a wide variety of foods.
➡️If your child suffers from allergies or symptoms of colic/stomach pains/reflux then it is best avoided in those early years.
➡️Most importantly, get a great video/picture of them having chocolate for the first time! My two are chocolate lovers, like me, so the smile on their faces when they first had chocolate is one to be treasured!