Foost Blog
Articles, ideas and guides from our resident dietitian, Kate.
mind full to mindful
When did things get so complicated? It’s just food. It’s time for a brain dump and social media cleanse. Let go of the marketing hype and confusing, conflicting and negative food thoughts.
Let’s venture from mind full to mindful…
you can make friends with salad
Being a dietitian with a Simpson loving (“You don’t make friends with saa-lad…you don’t make friends with saa-lad”), fussy eating husband, I am often taunted with this song. And you know what… I couldn’t disagree more.
And here’s why…
how much should I snack?
Should we be snacking and on what? Here are some of our top snacking tips.
kiddify your favourite meals
so you can enjoy them as a family!
how to get your kids to eat their greens
A quirky, slight cheeky but fun blog about teaching kids to learn to love food, even veggies
real superfoods
Magazines and news stories are brimming with tips promising this and that: Top foods for being happy; Top foods for reducing cholesterol; Top foods for slowing aging; Top foods for mental agility; Top foods to lose weight ETC So here is our “top 5” list of foods for everything!
no stress, no fuss….just deconstruct!
Getting kids to learn to like different foods can be tough! You lovingly make a meal and they won’t even touch it. Well try adding some deconstructed or sharing meals into your week and see what happens.
Charlie’s pasta
Love when I head to a friend’s house for dinner and I not only get served a yummy meal but can share her recipe invention. Her 2 and 4 year old gobbled it up too.
colourful eating in five simple steps…
When it comes to colourful eating I think there are two main tips to remember: planning and not leaving eating veggies untill the end of the day. Read our five simple steps to eating colourfully.
Kate’s tips to create happy family mealtimes
6 steps to take you from dread to joy….
“kate, how would you change this recipe?”
Are you a recipe follower or recipe changer? I am a notorious recipe modifier. Im always looking for ways that I can make a recipe healthier.
cook once, eat for a week
We’re all busy. Let us help you out with these recipes that can be made so many different ways!