- Dropdown Widget
Diet-related Conditions
Weight management for the whole family
Dieting or not sharing foods with other family members, can feel difficult and upsetting at a deep and unconscious level.Disordered Eating in Teens
Most young people comfort eat at some point, we all do, because food feels nice and when we eat, neurochemicals like dopamine are released into the bloodstream, making us feel good. It’s absolutely normal to comfort eat from time to time.Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Constipation describes from the slow movement of poo through the bowel, which is affected by body movement, food, fibre and fluid intake, breath, stress & anxiety, repeated illness and the quality of the gut microbiota.Feeding Behaviours in Early & School Years
Feeding behaviours respond well to a framework of structure, nurture & boundaries, including feeding difficulties, toddler refusal and ARFIDFeeding Difficulties in Infancy
Feeding difficulties include a range of scenarios where infants are not willing to feed in order to meet their nutritional needs.Cows Milk Difficulties
Cow’s Milk Allergy affects 1 in 20 infants in their first year of life. It is a spectrum condition, with a wide range of presentations, sometimes difficult to distinguish from other common problems in infancy.Dietary Treatment Tools
Structure Nurture and Boundaries
Carine uses this framework in all the work she does with infants, children, teens and families. She acts as nutrition educator, guide and supporter, providing resources and strategic tools.Benefits of Diet Diversity
A diverse diet is the single most valuable way of meeting a child’s nutritional needs. The first nutritional need for a child to thrive well is energy.
- Dietary Treatment
- Dropdown Widget
Diet-related Conditions
Weight management for the whole family
Dieting or not sharing foods with other family members, can feel difficult and upsetting at a deep and unconscious level.Disordered Eating in Teens
Most young people comfort eat at some point, we all do, because food feels nice and when we eat, neurochemicals like dopamine are released into the bloodstream, making us feel good. It’s absolutely normal to comfort eat from time to time.Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Constipation describes from the slow movement of poo through the bowel, which is affected by body movement, food, fibre and fluid intake, breath, stress & anxiety, repeated illness and the quality of the gut microbiota.Feeding Behaviours in Early & School Years
Feeding behaviours respond well to a framework of structure, nurture & boundaries, including feeding difficulties, toddler refusal and ARFIDFeeding Difficulties in Infancy
Feeding difficulties include a range of scenarios where infants are not willing to feed in order to meet their nutritional needs.Cows Milk Difficulties
Cow’s Milk Allergy affects 1 in 20 infants in their first year of life. It is a spectrum condition, with a wide range of presentations, sometimes difficult to distinguish from other common problems in infancy.Dietary Treatment Tools
Structure Nurture and Boundaries
Carine uses this framework in all the work she does with infants, children, teens and families. She acts as nutrition educator, guide and supporter, providing resources and strategic tools.Benefits of Diet Diversity
A diverse diet is the single most valuable way of meeting a child’s nutritional needs. The first nutritional need for a child to thrive well is energy.
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If you have a child who has lactose intolerance or cow’s milk allergy, chances are you need to think about the nutritional composition of milk alternatives. Cow’s milk and its products are good sources of calcium and trace elements like iodine in the UK diet. As someone who takes nutrition seriously, a Paediatric Dietitian and mother of 3 growing teenagers, I would like to point out that the nutritional composition of milk alternatives available in our shops is shockingly poor. It does not serve consumers well, has insufficient nutrition for infants, children or teens, and for those who depend on the nutrients milk would normally provide. The missing nutrients and their physiological roles are as follows:
- calcium – for growth and maintenance of strong bones, blood clotting
- iodine – for neurological development during pregnancy, control of metabolism, thyroid function
- Vitamin B2 – for healthy skin, eyes and nervous system, releasing energy from food
- protein – for growth and repair of all body tissues, immune function
- Vitamin B12 – assists in maturing red blood cells, absorption of iron
- lactose – the milk sugar – food for the beneficial lactobacillus genus of bacteria, maintenance of a healthy intestinal microbiota
Exciting range of nut milks
I was quite excited to see such an explosion of nut milks now routinely available; and on researching this recently, felt somewhat aggrieved to see such poor nutritional composition. Nuts are one of nature’s most incredibly nutritious foods – high in calories, protein, essential fats, minerals like zinc, calcium, iron and magnesium as well as B vitamins. They are also (currently) fairly conflict-free and sustainable. There are not many foods you can say that about! Unfortunately none – and yes I do actually mean NONE – of that goodness is retained in the resultant, washed out and expensive product marketed as milk. Some have no calcium, no protein, no minerals no vitamins, and poor calories. Mil for mil they are 7 times the price.
Compare the nutritional composition of milk alternatives in the chart below, and take care to ensure that you choose ones with higher calories and protein for young children, ensuring they are fortified with calcium, and where possible Vitamin D and other vitamins.
| Type of Milk | Calories | Protein | Calcium | Vitamin D | Extras |
| Whole Cow’s Milk | 69 | 3.3 | 120 | Low | Wide range of nutrients |
| Cow’s Milk formula | 66 | 1.3 | 65 | 1.2 | Full range of nutrients |
| Mature Breast Milk | 67 | 1.3 | 35* | Varies | Wide range of nutrients |
| Goats Milk | 70 | 2.8 | 120 | Low | Wide range of nutrients |
| Arla Lactose Free Milk | 56 | 3.3 | 120 | Low | Wide range of nutrients |
| KoKo unsweetened | 16 | 0.2 | 120 | 0.75 | Nothing |
| Oatly Original | 46 | 1.0 | 120 | 1.5 | Vitamins |
| Innocent Hazelnut Milk | 72 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | Nothing |
| Innocent Almond Milk | 37 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | Nothing |
| Alpro Soya Original | 42 | 3.3 | 120 | 0.75 | Vitamins |
| Alpro Cashew Milk | 23 | 0.5 | 120 | 0.75 | Vitamins |
| Alpro Soya Growing-Up 1-3 | 64 | 2.5 | 120 | 1.5 | Iodine, Vitamins |
| Rice Dream plus calcium | 50 | 0.1 | 120 | 0.75 | Not for <5years |
- absorption of calcium from breast milk is extremely efficient, but infants needs for calcium from 6-12 months through are high. Check out good sources of calcium if weaning your cow’s milk allergic infant.
