If you have a location, are a group or centre wanting to have a workshop on any of the topics listed below, a Sprout Right Nutritionist can come and speak at your location.
A workshop can also be organized for your group at Sprout Right HQ in Bloor West.
Cost: $25 per person (plus HST) with a minimum of six people.
There will be no extra charge to hold your workshop at Sprout Right HQ. Travel time and fuel charges will apply to locations outside of Toronto.
Starting to Feed Your Baby Solids
Starting solid food can be a daunting time… how do you start, what do you start with, how much, what time of day are all questions at the top of every new mom's list. You will receive handouts to guide you on what you need to know.
What's Included:
- A plan of how, when, what and how much food to start with and progress as your baby gets older
- What foods are right for your baby at six, eight and nine months
- Minimize and recognize any potential reactions to foods what to do about it
- What's available to buy vs. making from scratch and what to look for in store bought
- Why is organic important for your baby
Making Homemade Baby Food
Making homemade baby food is simple, fast and economical - when you know how. It exposes your baby to 'real' tastes and promotes great eating from the start well into toddlerhood. It's more nutritious and you'll taste for yourself the difference between home made and store bought. Handouts and recipes are included.
What's Included:
- What tools and small appliances do you need to make baby food?
- What foods to make, how to combine foods to maximize nutrient content
- What nutrients baby needs at different stages of development
- How to minimize and recognize potential reactions to foods
- Why is organic important for your baby
- Food storage and serving
What To Do After Puree
How to move on to 'the next stage' of feeding your baby solids. Introducing chunkier meals and finger foods opens a Independent feeding of finger foods and offering chunkier meals is a whole new step for everyone. Gagging can be normal at around nine months, but what to do when chunks, lumps and bumps are rejected? Handouts and recipes (including a list of finger foods) are included.
What's Included:
- How to start introducing foods with more texture and finger foods
- What to include in baby's diet that covers all vitamin and mineral needs
- New ideas and recipes of for the expanding palate including lentils
- Keeping your baby interested in a variety of foods
- Great ideas of 'super foods' as finger foods
What Should I Feed my Toddler?
With your toddler on the go, meal times can be tricky. Come learn what they need to keep them going at this age and how to get it into them!
Topics Include:
- How to avoid a picky eater
- What are ‘super foods’ for your toddler?
- What nutrients your toddler needs for development
- Great sources of important nutrient for good health and strong immunity
Ask the Nutrition Expert
Questions about feeding your baby or toddler? Join this interactive and informative workshop where it is you who asks the questions. Sign up and email in your before the workshop. Hear the answer to your question and learn from others too!
Commonly asked questions:
- What foods can't I give my baby?
- Do I need to give my baby supplements?
- My baby will only eat vegetable, not fruit. Is that Ok?
- What's up with my baby's poo?
This is an excellent format for groups with mixed aged children.
The Natural Pharmacy for your Baby
From colic to teething, diaper rash to cradle cap and eczema to constipation… what is a new mom to do? Learn natural alternatives for your baby's ailments.
Topics include:
- Colic
- Constipation and Gassiness
- Cradle cap
- Diaper rash
- Teething
- Eczema
Super Powered Breast Milk
Breast is best. What can you do to make the ‘white stuff’ even better, learn what needs to be in your diet to make super powered breast milk for your baby.
Topics include:
- Super foods for mom to eat
- Increase your child’s IQ and avoid ‘mommy brain’ with good fats
- How to eat when tired, busy and low energy
- Top tips and ideas of fast meals and foods to snack on
- What to avoid while breast-feeding to reduce allergies, gassy symptoms and even colic
For more information on hosting a Workshop at your location, fill in the form below.
Mailing Address:
Sprout Right
679 Beresford Ave,
Toronto, Ontario
M6S 3C4
Tel: 416.471.9267
Fax: 416.769.7694
Email: info@sproutright.com
Questions or Comments:
To submit a question, comment or to have someone contact you from Sprout Right, please fill in the online form below with details of your location, group size and workshop topic.
