The Children's Dietitian's Blog:
By Cheryl Baig (Specialist Paediatric Registered Dietitian)

Welcome to my blog

I hope you can find some useful information here on my blog to help you with some of the common problems I support children and their families with. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your child’s individual healthcare needs in more detail, or would just like some general advice or direction.
5 a day

Pumpkins are great!

Pumpkins are great aren’t they! We are coming up to Halloween, and like me, I’m sure many of you will be buying, or already have …

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5 a day

Pumpkin soup with chestnut dumplings

Pumpkin might be fun vegetable to carve at Halloween, but they are also great to eat! Pumpkins are rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, and …

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Allergy

Does my baby have a cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA)?

“Does my baby have a cow’s milk protein allergy?” Not the question you expected to be asking when you thought about life with your new …

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Allergy

Should I give my child probiotics?

With so many different probiotics, and a range of conflicting information out there, you may be left wondering, “should I give my child probiotics”? Well …

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Holidays

Surviving the School Holidays

What are your plans for surviving the school holidays? Is it a time you enjoy, get to go away on holiday, and spend some great …

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Holidays

When can babies eat chocolate?

Despite Easter being a Christian festival and holiday, it often comes with an abundance of chocolate eggs. With Easter coming up this weekend, those of …

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