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Your Diabetes questions answered by a Dietitian
On World Diabetes Day, our Dietitian, Natascha Rae answered a bunch of questions from our viewers on Diabetes. Covering everything from...
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Nov 16, 2023


Pasta-tively Amazing! How to include pasta as part of a healthy meal.
Pasta is a perfect foundation for healthy, nutritious, and satisfying meals. It is generally eaten with nutrient-dense food partners,...
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Oct 24, 2023


The Rise of Type 2 Diabetes in Australian Children
When talking about type 2 diabetes most people think of middle aged and older adults. However, an increasing number of children are being...
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Oct 24, 2023


RECIPE: Easy ‘Pea’sy Tuna Mac & Cheese
Mac & Cheese is heartwarming and soul filling and pure comfort. We have kept all these amazing qualities and created a super easy Mac &...
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Oct 20, 2023


How to sneak more veggies into your child’s diet
Many young ones are fussy around vegetables, so this is where we need to get creative! Hiding veggies into saucy foods or into baking are...
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Oct 18, 2023


Are you getting enough vegetables in your day?
Vegetables are a great source of vitamins and minerals which are important for healthy eating. These include vitamin C, vitamin A, iron,...
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Oct 18, 2023


RECIPE: Chicken Burrito Bowls
Here is a brilliant recipe for the entire family! One that is super easy to tweak to cater for everyone. This recipe is next-level...
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Oct 17, 2023


Why compromise Nutrition for convenience when you can have both?
Everyday meals and weekly planning can be hard for many reasons. Food choices are often influenced by taste, convenience, and of course...
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Oct 16, 2023


Introducing New Foods to Picky Eaters
It can be incredibly stressful when a child begins to display fussy mealtime behaviors. Fussy mealtime behaviors often arise as children...
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Oct 10, 2023


How Do Sleep and Diet Impact Each Other?
What you eat can impact on how you sleep, and how you sleep can impact on what you eat. We all know getting enough sleep is important for...
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Sep 25, 2023


RECIPE: Chicken Croquettes
Who doesn’t love croquettes? You can get croquettes in so many flavours, from cheese, to tuna, to salmon, corn, pumpkin, mushroom, beef...
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Sep 15, 2023


Growing Good Eaters
When we think of “healthy eating”, we often think of fruits, vegetables, fresh foods and limiting “junk” foods. However, healthy eating...
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Aug 17, 2023


Food Safety tips to support breastfed babies in childcare
Supporting a mother’s breastfeeding journey when she returns to work is one of the best things we can do for bub. Every drop of breast...
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Aug 2, 2023


15 Toddler Nutrition Myths busted by a Dietitian
Keeping toddlers fed with nutritious and yummy food is no easy task. With their energic and consistently growing bodies, it’s hard to...
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Jul 7, 2023


Childcare Centres, are you ready for the updated Food Standard Code 3.2.2A?
On the 8th December 2023, the updated Food Standard Code 3.2.2A will come into effect. This legislation change does require some...
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Jun 27, 2023


How to Boost Children’s Immunity during cold and flu season
If you work in childcare, you know too well that infants and young children are often perceived as disease “super-spreaders”. This is not...
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Jun 5, 2023


How to Support and Manage Fussy Eating Behaviours in Childcare
Having a fussy eater on your hands can make mealtimes stressful, challenging and seem like a chore. Whether it be refusing vegetables, a...
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Apr 26, 2023


Keep calm and… carrot on!
Allow us to introduce you to the world’s most humble root vegetable, the carrot. It is crunchy, sweet, tasty, incredibly versatile, and...
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Apr 3, 2023


Autism Spectrum Disorder: How to set goals with a Speech Pathologist
At OSCAR Care Group, we celebrate neurodiversity! Today on World Autism Awareness Day, we would like to share how we support our Autistic...
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Apr 2, 2023


Autism: Nutrition challenges and tips from a Dietitian
For children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a nutritious, balanced diet can make a world of difference in their ability...
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Mar 31, 2023
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