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Does your child eat enough fruit and vegetables?

In his recent documentary on RTÉ, Philip Boucher-Hayes asked the question “What’s Ireland Eating?” and pointed out that in striving to fill our shopping trolleys with healthy food, we are unwittingly buying food that isn’t as healthy as we think, and is making us ill.

Dietitian Heather Miller, who holds clinics in Balla, Castlebar and Ballindine this week talks about sports and nutrition.

Choose System 10

Is your metabolism stopping your weight loss? Do you suffer from any of the following?

System 10 is a scientifically researched weight loss programme designed to correct your metabolism faults. Signs of a weak metabolism are diabetes, high/low blood pressure, high cholesterol, under-active thyroid, digestive disorders (bloating, trapped wind, constipation and diarrhoea), blood sugar imbalances, food intolerances and hormone imbalances.

Is your metabolism stopping your weight loss? Do you suffer from any of the following?

Nutrition during pregnancy is essential. The majority of organs and systems develop in the first few weeks of pregnancy, with the energy and nutrients for this derived from the mother’s circulation and the lining of her womb. Healthy eating is exactly the same as any other time in your life and eating for two is simply a myth. Make sure you have a varied diet made of the four main food groups – carbohydrates, protein, vegetables and dairy.

Do you sometimes despair about ever getting your family to eat healthy foods? You make all the effort and stock up on fresh fruit and vegetables yet they invariably turn up their noses at your offerings.

Confused about ‘good fats’ and ‘bad fats’? Not sure whether to have a boiled egg or not? Are low fat spreads really better than butter?