Children and adolescents who eat family meals are more likely to eat better, be healthier and feel better about themselves according to the Ellyn Satter Institute, an internationally recognised authority on eating and feeding. Unfortunately with our increasingly busy lives, families are more likely to eat on the run instead of having meals together. Here's a few more positive reasons to take time with your family this week and enjoy meals together: 1. Family meals give you th

Latest scientific research from the Food and Mood centre, a collaborative research centre led by Deakin University in Australia, has shown that food and mental health are directly linked. Importantly, an unhealthy diet full of junk food, high sugar, saturated fat and salt, or not enough 'nutrient-dense' foods is now known to be a risk factor for depression, anxiety and emotional dysregulation in children. To protect you mental health try including these 'Brain Boosting Foods