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Lively Eaters Feeding Services

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 7226 6395

Address: 196 Payneham Rd 5069 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.livelyeaters.com.au

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25.01.2022 We are excited to introduce one of our new Speech Pathologist Hannah to the Lively Eaters team! Speech Pathologists provide important input to any child's feeding relationship. Welcome Hannah!

25.01.2022 There will be a new face in the waiting room of Lively Eaters, ready and waiting to welcome you and assist with all your booking needs. We want to introduce Sarah to the Lively Eaters team! Welcome Sarah, excited to have you on board!

25.01.2022 Hot off the press, Emily Lively has had another original research article published in the esteemed Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Her work has pulled together all of the published tube weaning approaches world wide to document protocols and outcome measures. In collaboration with international tube weaning experts she will now be working to develop a set of internationally recognised standards and outcome measures for enteral tube weaning programs. If you would like a copy of the original article please dont hesitate to contact Lively Eaters via the facebook page or [email protected]

24.01.2022 Is your child tube fed, has challenges with fussy eating/restrictive diets or has allergies affecting their food choices? Our Lively Eaters Dietitians are here to help. If your child is tube fed we can: - Provide regular nutrition and growth support - Organise scripts for formula requirements and nutritional supplements... - Support the transition from formula to home made blended diet with recipes, step-by-step guidance and ongoing monitoring support - Be an active part of the Lively Eaters enteral tube weaning program For Challenging / Restricted Eaters: - Diet analysis to identify any nutritional deficits - Provide valuable input to our Lively Eaters Feeding Therapists around food goals/targets/therapy planning - Reassurance that despite a limited diet - perhaps your childs nutrition is actually OK! For children with Allergies who have become scared of food: - Provide advice around safe foods and when/how to reintroduce allergenic foods if appropriate - Match you up with one of our Lively Eaters therapists to support with Feeding Therapy to build your childs trust and confidence with new foods. Dietitians Australia also have a great article on nutrition for children, with a specific section for fussy eaters! Contact Amalie at Lively Eaters to book a Dietetics review or full dietary analysis today! https://dietitiansaustralia.org.au//smart-eating/children/

24.01.2022 On the 9th day of the 9th month we recognise the importance of being alcohol free for the 9 months of a pregnancy. Today is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness day, a day to raise awareness, provide support and to wear red shoes all day!

24.01.2022 Does this sound familiar to you....at every meal.... with every food you offer? It can be exhausting to hear this over and over again, just thinking to yourself if only you tried it, you might actually like it! Children can be great at saying no, so much so that it almost becomes automatic when new foods are presented to them. There are many components that lead to children refuse to try new foods, a lot of them are explored in therapy with one of our qualified feeding therapists. We currently offer therapy as face to face, telehealth and within SA COVID restrictions we are back with exciting new groups.

24.01.2022 Its Easter time A special time of the year for families, relationships, reflection and community. Its also the (official!!) time of the year for Hot Cross Buns. Try these delicious ALLERGY FRIENDLY make at home hot cross buns to enjoy with your loved ones (virtually if needs be) over the Easter break.... Hot Cross Buns Ingredients: 2 1/2 tsp dry yeast 3 1/2 cups plain flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp nutmeg 3/4 cup sultanas 1 egg equiv. (i.e. Orgran No Egg egg replacer) 2 tbs dairy-free margarine (i.e. Nuttelex) 310 ml water Crosses: 1/2 cup plain flour 80 ml water 2 tsp sugar Glaze: 2 tbs water 2 tbs sugar 1 tsp gelatine Recipe method from Best Recipes where this recipe was sourced from.

23.01.2022 Ensure how youre going to keep the children entertained at home for another 2 weeks of holidays (in SA anyway) after a week of online schooling! We would love you to join our Lively Eaters therapists from the comfort of your own home and own kitchen for our new, interactive, real time, online Cooking in YOUR Kitchen group. All recipes will be provided, any specific equipment and resources we would like the children to use will be posted to you - all you need to do is purch...ase the ingredients and be ready to cook up a storm together. Recipes have been specifically chosen by our Lively Eaters Dietitians and are low cook or no cook recipes to ensure no fancy equipment is required in order to enjoy the delicious creations. Experience and research tells us that exposure and repetition are the key to trying new foods and preparing the same food in different ways allows increased exposure, increased confidence and a greater flexibility towards eating foods in the home environment. Our team of fully qualified feeding therapists will each bring their own amazing skills to support you to help your explorer learn and eat new foods. You must attend every day. Date/Time: Monday 20th April 2020 12.00pm12.30pm: Parent only session (SA time) 21st, 22nd, 23rd & 24th April 2020 - Cooking in Your Kitchen sessions 12.00 -1.00pm (SA time) with individual parent feedback following each session At: Your Place, in Your Kitchen! This means siblings can join in too if you can manage them! Cooking in Your Kitchen is suitable for all children over 4 years. Call Amalie (08) 7226 6395 or email [email protected] for further information and to book you place before Tuesday 14th April 2020.

23.01.2022 Cooking in YOUR Kitchen with Lively Eaters! WELCOME..to our exciting new ONLINE, real time cooking group for you and your Food Explorer at the heart of itfrom the comfort of your own kitchen. Over 4 days your Food Explorers will learn about spinach and the many different ways we can explore, cook and taste it. Experience and research tells us that exposure and repetition are the key to trying new foods and preparing the same food in different ways allows increased exp...osure, increased confidence and a greater flexibility towards eating foods in the home environment. Our team of fully qualified feeding therapists will each bring their own amazing skills to support you to help your explorer learn and eat new foods. This group has been specifically developed by the Lively Eaters OTs, Speech Pathologists and Dietitians so you can manage it at home. You must attend every day. Date/Time: Monday 20th April 2020 12.00pm12.30pm: Parent only session (SA time) 21st, 22nd, 23rd & 24th April 2020 - Cooking in Your Kitchen sessions 12.00 -1.00pm (SA time) with individual parent feedback following each session At: Your Place, in Your Kitchen! This means siblings can join in too if you can manage them! Cooking in Your Kitchen is suitable for all children over 4 years. You and your children will have fun learning : To make friends with spinach Identify and tolerate sensory properties of spinach including tasting. To explore how spinach changes during the cooking progress. To develop a sense of ownership of food. To have an opportunity to try new foods within your own home To develop fine motor skills required in the kitchen. To describe foods, expand their language relating to foods. To support you to facilitate cooking experiences in your own home. If you need support helping your child to try new foods then this is the perfect school holiday activity for you. Please call Amalie on (08) 7226 6395 to book a place by Wednesday 14th April 2020

22.01.2022 It's hard to be neat when your learning to eat! These Bibado Bib's are a great way to contain mess for young children when they are busy learning and exploring food. Food missing the mouth is a typical part of development for children learning to be comfortable with foods https://www.sleeptightbabies.com.au//bibado-baby-weaning-c

22.01.2022 Somehow I am just learning that Candy Cane scented playdough is a thing! Perfect activities to develop many skills, planning and sequencing skills to follow a recipe, fine motor and muscle strength development, sensory exposure and creativity! https://whereimaginationgrows.com/candy-cane-scented-playd/

22.01.2022 Stuck for something to do these school holidays? Why not book into the Fruit Frenzy school holiday program here at Lively Eaters. This group is all about having some fun and making friends with FRUIT. To book give us a call on (08) 7226 6395

22.01.2022 What an awesome find! These handmade pallet learning towers are great for children to help with preparing meals and cooking tasks in a fun and safe way! Engaging children in meal preparation provides ample opportunity to touch, smell and observe changes to food, a key component in expanding a range of accepted foods. Found at 'Born again Pallets', Athol Park, SA

21.01.2022 For Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. To all of our little ones gone too soon we remember you. And for our parents and loved ones, we are here to support you.

21.01.2022 Are you an OT or Speechie that has a love for all things food?! Is your dream job to cook, create, explore and possibly taste food ALL DAY!!!?? Would you like to make a real difference in the lives of chidren and families who struggle to enjoy mealtimes and see food as a constant battle? If so, we would love to hear from you. Lively Eaters is expanding and with a soon to open clinic in the Adelaide Hills we would love to hear from you if you are ready for a part-time permanen...t position with flexible working conditions within a team of highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced feeding therapists. Early and Mid Career OTs and Speechies are invited to apply. Please contact [email protected] for a job description and further information on the application process. Hurry, we would love you in our team by August so let us know that youre keen as soon as you are able. See more

21.01.2022 One day (not to far away) at Lively Eaters we want to start a vegetable patch. For those new to gardening and who are unsure which vegetables to plant and when, I have a few helpful tips for you. Try silverbeet, leeks, spring onions, Brussels sprouts, bush beans, broccoli, cauliflower and celery but wait until the end of the month. Lettuce is perfect to plant at the end of February, but make sure it is shaded. We can't wait to share our gardening photos and garden growth with you in the future!

20.01.2022 This feels VERY true. Fruit and Vegetables that change and are different every time can be a real challenge for a lot of children. Food that comes from a packet is the same....every single time, so when children rely on consistency and predictability, packaged foods are often the go to!

20.01.2022 LAST CHANCE! Limited places remaining. Register by Friday June 26th for our School Holiday Explorers program where your child can learn to their hearts content about Pumpkin! 15th - 17th July... 11.30am - 1.00pm Call Amalie on 7226 6395 or [email protected] for further details or to book your place

20.01.2022 Its EOS Awareness week! "Imagine if food caused pain... nausea reflux was hard to swallow or even suddenly became stuck in your oesophagus.... That can be the reality for someone living with an eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder (EGID)" Eosinophils (pronounced ee-oh-sin-oh-fills) is a cell that plays an important role within our body including as defence against parasitic infections (e.g. worms), and involvement in some forms of hypersensitivity and allergy. In some ...people, eosinophils live in the gut potentially from food, airborne allergens and other unknown triggers. EOS awareness week is an opportunity to bring support to those in need and perhaps challenge us to take the Top 8 challenge for a day, to experience the perspective of those with EOS. The Top 8 challenge is removing the top 8 allergy causing foods from your diet (milk, eggs, wheat, fish, peanuts, tree nuts, soy and shelfish) just for one day! Reference ausEE- eosaware.com 2-8 August 2020 https://www.ausee.org/

19.01.2022 From October 1st 2019 the NDIA announced that Dietetics services will be funded through NDIS plans. How can a Lively Eaters Dietitian assist your child? If they are tube fed we can: - Provide regular nutrition and growth support ... - Organise scripts for formula requirements and nutritional supplements - Support the transition from formula to home made blended diet with recipes, step-by-step guidance and ongoing monitoring support - Be an active part of the Lively Eaters enteral tube weaning program For Challenging / Restricted Eaters: - Diet analysis to identify any nutritional deficits - Provide valuable input to our Lively Eaters Feeding Therapists around food goals/targets/therapy planning - Reassurance that despite a limited diet - perhaps your childs nutrition is actually OK! For children with Allergies who have become scared of food: - Provide advice around safe foods and when/how to reintroduce allergenic foods if appropriate - Match you up with one of our Lively Eaters therapists to support with Feeding Therapy to build your childs trust and confidence with new foods. You may be wondering how this can be put in motion - first thing is to ask your Planner to include Dietetics under Therapy Supports or Early Childhood Early Intervention. If your child is tube fed please ask your current Hospital dietitian to write a summary report of the predicted formula and equipment requirements for the next year so this can be put forward to your NDIS planner. Please do not leave the Hospital Dietetic system until youve had your NDIS plan reviewed with additional funding added for Dietetics. Then contact Amalie at Lively Eaters to make an appointment with Rachel or Alice - it doesnt matter where in Australia you are - we work with families all over the country and have done for the last 10 years!

19.01.2022 Each small step in your childs eating and drinking journey should be acknowledged, celebrated and remembered. Without the small steps, we dont end up with the big picture - you cant build a house without stacking hundreds of bricks on top of each other. Often families loose sight of the small but significant steps their child makes with eating/drinking. Think about the tube fed child who learns to sit at a meal for 15 minutes without throwing all food presented - yes they are not yet eating but they are learning to sit in the food environment. How about the 4 year old who screams everytime something different is put on their plate? When they begin to tolerate a new food sitting their without getting upset - this is HUGE! Celebrate the small steps and the big steps will follow.

19.01.2022 Join our School Holiday Food Explorers PUMPKIN PARTY! Wed/Thurs/Friday July 15/16/17th 11.30 - 1pm... Helping children who have restricted and repetative patterns of eating and food choices learn to be comfortable exploring and learning about the unknown. Often children dont want to try something because they havent learnt about it yet. Georgina (Speech Path), Alice (Dietitian) and Rebecca (OT) work together to teach your child the nutritional, sensory and investigating skills required to learn about new and unfamiliar foods. Due to social distancing restricition, class numbers are capped so to avoid missing your place please contact Amalie on ph: 7226 6395 or email [email protected] by Friday June 26th

19.01.2022 A fantastic resource from the Queensland government for helping children to understand viruses, hygiene and social distancing. This one has been recommended by Lynly, one of our lovely Mental Health Occupational Therapists. https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/covid-19-birdie-v/

18.01.2022 Lively Eaters has made it to Instagram!! To keep up to date with all our feeding therapy adventures, follow us here and on Facebook. Happy Tuesday and stay covid safe! #feedingtherapy #feedingtherapist #alliedhealth #ndisprovider #foodexplorer #healthprofessionals #speechtherapy #dietitian #occupationaltherapists #kidsmeals

18.01.2022 Fantastic share from a Lively Eaters family of how they have implemented divided plates into their mealtimes! These plates can be a great way of separating foods for eaters who struggle with foods touching. They also allow for new foods to be presented with 'safe' foods without any risk of 'contamination'. We stock a range in our clinic or there are many options out there on the market for you to choose from.

18.01.2022 We are excited to introduce Larissa to the Lively Eaters Feeding Services team :) Larissa has been a Speechie for 14 years and has worked with families with mealtime challenges for many of these! From Adelaide to Perth, the UK to the Philippines. We're honoured to have her back in Adelaide and working at Lively Eaters. Larissa brings a wealth of knowledge about dysphagia (swallowing challenges), mealtime struggles and Youth justice, anxiety and behaviour and how these can influence children and young adults' food choices.

18.01.2022 Our friends at Nibble and Rest have sent a discount code for two days only - Enter code: BFCM2020 for 25% off store wide. We talk a lot about the Footsi product for highchairs which provides our young ones with a really great base of support while eating. These can be purchased here! https://nibbleandrest.com/

17.01.2022 One of our energetic Dietitians Alice shares her joy of cooking with children and what she has learnt working directly with them in the kitchen. Follow her thoughts on the link below and check her out in clinic, usually cooking up a storm

17.01.2022 It's Feeding Tube Awareness Week! This week is dedicated to raising awareness for those who are unable to orally eat and have feeding tubes. At Lively Eaters we run an Intensive Feeding Program... for children who are Tube Fed to help 'wean' them from their tube and experience the enjoyment of eating orally. https://livelyeaters.com.au//intensive-tube-weaning-progr/ See more

15.01.2022 How have you been managing with limited brands available and the supermarket shelves bare of the only option your child will eat...... Rebecca - one of our wonderful Lively Eaters OTs explores a strategy we use in therapy to help children learn to accept different brands/packaging. Read more in her blog post.... https://livelyeaters.com.au/how-is-your-child-coping-throu/

15.01.2022 This week is National Child Protection week with this years theme being putting children first. Putting children first means prioritising the safety and wellbeing of children. To grow up well children need to feel safe and loved, have a chance to play and explore, have a say in decisions that affect them, and access to essential things like food, shelter and healthcare. The NAPCAN provide some great resources around this very prevalent issue https://www.napcan.org.au/national-child-protection-week/

14.01.2022 Easter is over for another year. Slightly different to the usual family and friend gatherings but hoping you all made the most of the break. Now......the rest of the holidays lay ahead with physical distancing, socially connecting measures still in place. What better way to safely allow your child to interact with other children in real time, doing real activities than join our online Lively Eaters Cooking in YOUR Kitchen group. Our exciting new ONLINE, real time cooking... group for you and your Food Explorer at the heart of itfrom the comfort of your own kitchen. Over 4 days your Food Explorers will learn about spinach and the many different ways we can explore, cook and taste it. Experience and research tells us that exposure and repetition are the key to trying new foods and preparing the same food in different ways allows increased exposure, increased confidence and a greater flexibility towards eating foods in the home environment. Our team of fully qualified feeding therapists will each bring their own amazing skills to support you to help your explorer learn and eat new foods. This group has been specifically developed by the Lively Eaters OTs, Speech Pathologists and Dietitians so you can manage it at home. You must attend every day. Date/Time: Monday 20th April 2020 12.00pm12.30pm: Parent only session (SA time) 21st, 22nd, 23rd & 24th April 2020 - Cooking in Your Kitchen sessions 12.00 -1.00pm (SA time) with individual parent feedback following each session At: Your Place, in Your Kitchen! This means siblings can join in too if you can manage them! Cooking in Your Kitchen is suitable for all children over 4 years. You and your children will have fun learning : To make friends with spinach Identify and tolerate sensory properties of spinach including tasting. To explore how spinach changes during the cooking progress. To develop a sense of ownership of food. To have an opportunity to try new foods within your own home To develop fine motor skills required in the kitchen. To describe foods, expand their language relating to foods. To support you to facilitate cooking experiences in your own home. If you need support helping your child to try new foods then this is the perfect school holiday activity for you. Please call Amalie on (08) 7226 6395 to book a place by Wednesday 14th April 2020

13.01.2022 Allergy Friendly recipe of the month with a twist! Its a Hulk Smash Smoothie!! INGREDIENTS Serves 1 100g Lactose free/dairy free yoghurt 1/2 cup milk (your choice of organic dairy, soy GMO free, rice, almond, coconut)... 1 teaspoon honey 1 handful baby spinach leaves 1 banana 1 teaspoon ground flaxseed (linseed) or whole chia seed cup ice METHOD 1. Combine the yoghurt, milk, honey, spinach, banana, flaxseed and ice into a blender. 2. Blend until smooth, green and creamy. 3. Serve immediately and enjoy!

13.01.2022 Thanks to Feeding Matters for this share. This statistic really surprised me, of just how common feeding challenges and disorders are these days!

13.01.2022 This wellness wheel is a great visual resources for reflections of what is important for children and adults alike to include in everyday living. Some reflective questions might be: - Are there any areas 'off balance' - Is it possible to make changes to the areas that are 'off-balance'?... - Are there any areas out of your control to let go of? Alternatively talking through with you or your child's therapists to see how they can support your wellness wheel of life! The OT Toolbox

13.01.2022 ANZAC Day is more than a commemoration of the day ANZAC troops landed on the beach at Gallipoli in 1915, it is a day of remembrance for all Australians who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Lively Eaters pays respect and gratitude to all our solidiers - past, present and future. Here we share our favourite ANZAC biscuit recipe for you to make at home and with each bite, remember those who have fought for the lucky country we call home. ... ngredients 1 cup plain flour 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup coconut 125g unsalted butter 2 tbs golden syrup 1 tbs water 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1. Sift the flour into a bowl. Add the sugar, rolled oats and coconut. 2. Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add golden syrup and water. 3. Stir the bicarbonate of soda into the liquid mixture. 4. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. 5. Place walnut-sized balls of mixture on a greased tray and bake at 175C for 15-20 minutes. Recipe: Australias Best Recipes

12.01.2022 We are celebrating our lovely OT's Rebecca and Lynly for Occupational Therapy week. Occupational Therapist hold a range of skills and knowledge that support feeding and mealtimes, including sensory, behaviour, regulation, trauma, relationships, attachment, positioning, anxiety and so much more. Our OT's can support you to work through the feeding puzzle and support the many areas that make up a successful mealtime. Thanks to OT Australia for this visual.

12.01.2022 Its a Fruit Frenzy! These October school holidays we are excited to be running a group to learn about fruit. The group is aimed at children aged 4-9 years and is run by Lively Eaters Feeding Therapists. Spots are limited and will fill up fast! Call (08) 72266395 to book your spot today

12.01.2022 World Plant Based awareness month! We all strive to include less animal products and more plants into our diet however for some of our kids, this can seem far from achievable. A nice recipe to incorporate a favourite food (nuggets!) with plants Brocoli Nuggets 2 Large Potatoes- peeled and cubed... 2 cups chopped broccoli 2 cups shredded plant based parmesan Italian seasoning 1) Preheat oven to 200 Degrees 2) Steam potatoes (approx. 10 minutes), drain and cool 3) Pulse florets in a food processor until florets resemble rice 4) Pulse 1 cup of parmesan with potatoes in a food processor be sure not to over process to not make glue 5) Add to bowl with broccoli rice 6) Using a cookie scoop mix/roll into small balls and coat in cheese 7) Shape into nuggets or balls 8) Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown See more

12.01.2022 Our OTs at Lively Eaters love sensory play as much as the next therapist (maybe even more so!) which is why we recommended it so highly to parents. How it relates to food? Children with sensory sensitivities find it challenges to touch certain food textures with their hands, therefore will often avoid eating these textures (even with cutlery). Engaging children in messy play activities not only gives them opportunity to explore new textures to desensitise, it also means they can learn about the new texture without anyone asking them to eat it! Give it a go at home! Or come into clinic to give it a go where we dont mind the mess! http://www.earlyyearsresources.co.uk//edible-sensory-play/

11.01.2022 This month our Lively Eaters team have been very busy..... walking! Everyday we are walking 10,000 steps to raise money for Steptember. Steptember are a fabulous organisation raising money and awareness for those living with Cerebral Palsy. https://www.steptember.org.au/fundraiser/rebeccabarnard

11.01.2022 Final days to book into Touch and Taste Tuesdays! Our Touch and Taste Thursday group is fully booked so we just had to open another day!! Designed for preschool aged children to learn to make friends with food in a relaxed group setting. This group focuses on the touching and exploring aspect of food to assist children with increasing their range of foods and confidence with new foods. Call Amalie today to book as spots are filling up fast!

11.01.2022 "Develop a passion for learning, if you do, you will never cease to grow" We all have so much to learn from each other and last week we got to learn from our bundle of knowledge Speech Pathologist Skye who recently completed an AEIOU training course. This was a great time to reflect and take in a new framework, but also to appreciate how much we knew! Thanks for sharing your learnings with us!

11.01.2022 For a lot of our clients, consuming fruits and vegetables can be challenging for a number of reasons. This can make incorporating fruit and vegetables into a healthy balanced diet challenging. We want to show that all food is good food and a fun way of incorporating fruits and vegetable into our diet can be through CHOCOLATE! For National Nutrition Week our allergy friendly recipe is an Apple Chocolate cake Free from: gluten, wheat, yeast and dairy Makes 1 cake... Ingredients 4 medium apples cups potato flour cups brown rice flour cup cocoa powder 1 cup caster sugar 1 tsp bicarbonate soda cup linseed meal 4 eggs, beaten lightly 1 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract Icing 1 cup icing sugar 1 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp apple juice Method 1) Preheat oven to 160C. Grease a 20 cm x 30 cm lamington pan, line the base with baking paper and extend the paper 5 cm over long sides. 2) Peel apples and grate coarsely, then chop finely. 3) Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl. Stir in the apple, meal, eggs, oil and extract. Pour mixture into pan. 4) Bake cake for about 45 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool. 5) For the icing, sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder into a small bowl and stir in enough juice to make it thick. Spread over the cold cake and enjoy!

11.01.2022 Do you know of a child aged 6-12 with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy or Down Syndrome who might like to be involved in this Flinders University research? It includes free online assessment and literacy intervention, and activities for parents/guardians.

11.01.2022 We have officially signed off for 2020. What a whirlwind year! We want to wish all our SA, interstate and international families a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year break. We will be back in business Wednesday 6th January. See you all then!

11.01.2022 To our Lively Eaters and your families At this festive time of year I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a healthy and relaxing time together - hoping that you may all be able to enjoy a shared meal together and quality family time. To our families whom do celebrate Christmas and those whom celebrate other cultural events, may this time of the year be one to reflect on all that is truely important to you. 2020 has taught all of us many things - ...you never know how strong you are until strong is your only choice. Despite the challenges which everyone has faced, Lively Eaters has welcomed 4 new Feeding Therapists and Support Services staff to the 'Lively family'; developed our virtual intensive tube weaning program which has now been running for 9 months; introduced a new range of group therapy programs and supported 100s of families through both clinic and home based programs. Our Therapists have continued with external studies - Skye continuing her Breastfeeding counselling, Alice completing her graduate certificate in Mental Health Practice, Rebecca commencing a Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma and Emily publishing another article in an Internationally renowned journal as she completes the 5th year of her PhD (only 3 to go!!). Our team truely is blessed to be able to work together, in conjunction with our Support Services team - in a seemless manner - sharing professional expertise and knowledge across the many areas we know to influence a successful mealtime partnership between parents and child. We are also grateful to you, our 'Lively families' for entrusting us with the developing more positive, functional and enjoyable mealtime experiences for you and your children. We do not take your custom lightly and on behalf of the team I would like to extend our thanks and gratitude at your flexibility and understanding over 2020 as 'rules changed' often with little notice. May you all be proud to raise your glasses at the end of this year to persistance, flexibility and stoicism. We look forward to welcoming 2021 and all that it will bring. With Christmas wishes for a healthy end to 2020 and more adventures in 2021! Emily & the team at Lively Eaters

10.01.2022 WE WOULD LOVE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE EXPLANDING LIVELY EATERS FAMILY IN 2021 - Occupational Therapists https://au.indeed.com/viewjob

10.01.2022 We love what we do There is so much to cooking, more than meets the eye!

08.01.2022 For all the precious children who leave us in their sleep....with no cause yet understood....we remember you today. Sudden Infant Death syndrome (SIDS) Red Nose day.

08.01.2022 Touch and Taste Thursday are back! Designed for preschool aged children to learn to make friends with food in a relaxed group setting. This group focuses on the touching and exploring aspect of food to assist children with increasing their range of foods and confidence with new foods. Call Amalie today to book as spots will fill up fast!

08.01.2022 Emily is speaking on Kangaroo Island later this month. Please feel free to share these details with anyone on the Island who may benefit from this free event.

08.01.2022 The excitment of learning to manage the same food but in different colours/presenation can be a big step for lots of our children with limited diets. This young man smashed his goal in the Lively Eaters kitchen - creating a multi-coloured cake which he learnt tasted the same, no matter what colour it was! VEry important step for children to learn - safe food can LOOK different but still be the SAME.

07.01.2022 Do you have kids living between two homes? Are your kids finding it harder than usual to transition from dads to mums house or mums to dads house? The uncertainty around coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting us all, and kids in particular. Kids will show us their worries through their behaviour at times like this, and having trouble with everyday transitions is one way you might see that. Get in touch with Mel or Lynly at Lively Eaters if you would like a Teletherapy or phone session to help make transitions smoother for everyone.

07.01.2022 We are all about celebrating all goals and achievements, including making pancakes by our self for the first time! This was a huge achievement for this long term Lively Eaters client, the smile on his face after achieving this was contagious :)

06.01.2022 We are excited to be stocking Kates Trust Plate. This book is the story of a young girl who finds it difficult trying new foods and how her family comes up with a plan to make her feel more comfortable. Pick up your copy in clinic!

06.01.2022 School holidays in SA are looming.... And were allowed OUT this time!! Of course with Social Distancing rules being adhered to. Come and join Rebecca, Alice and Georgina in the kitchen at Lively Eaters for a school holiday Food Explorer program focussing on developing your childs love of PUMPKIN ... Holiday Explorers Loving the Pumpkin!!! Experience and research tell us that exposure and repetition are the key to trying new foods. Over the 3 days your Food Explorers will learn about pumpkin and the many different ways we can explore, cook and taste it. Preparing the same food in different ways allows increased exposure, increased confidence and a greater flexibility towards eating foods in different environments. Date:15/16/17 July 2020 Time: 11:30am1:00pm At: Lively Eaters 196 Payneham Rd Evandale Our pumpkin party is suitable for children with limited food range, including children with special needs. The sessions are run by qualified feeding therapists and your child will have fun learning: To make friends with pumpkin. Identify and tolerate sensory properties of pumpkin and other ingredients including tasting. To explore how pumpkin changes during the cooking progress. To develop a sense of ownership of food. To have an opportunity to try new foods with friends. To develop fine motor skills required in the kitchen. To develop their biting and chewing skills. To describe foods, expand their comprehension and language relating to foods. If your child is aged 5-10 years and needs help developing a love for vegetables, to develop their understanding for what their body needs, to expand their diet and increase their confidence then this is the perfect school holiday activity for them. Please call Amalie on 08 7226 6395 to book their place by Friday 26th June 2020. Numbers are limited due to social distancing restrictions.

06.01.2022 This year, Speech Pathology Awareness Week runs from the 23rd - 29th August! We want to share with you to our wonderful Speech Pathologists here at Lively Eaters because we think they are amazing and want everyone to know it! Emily, our creative, inspiring, hardworking Director/Speech Pathologist whose aim everyday is to make us laugh and smile. Georgina, our fun loving, energetic, passionate Speech Pathologist who is always singing and laughing.... Skye, our amazing, dedicated, cheerful Speech Pathologist who always has a story to tell (usually hilarious and eventful).

06.01.2022 Friday 14th August is Red Nose Day in Australia. A well know day to raise money and awareness for children and families suffering loss and grief. We are encouraged to Get silly for a serious cause and the best way we know how do to this is through food! These allergy friendly red velvet cupcakes are the perfect edition to Red Nose Day awareness (or perhaps selling to raise money for)! Ingredients: 2 1/2 Cup flour (Gluten Free)... 4 Tbsp natural cocoa powder 1 Tsp baking powder 1/4 Tsp baking soda 1/2 Tsp sea salt 2 Cups sugar 3/4 C light oil (I use grapeseed) 1/2 C dairy free milk (I use coconut milk) 1/2 C packed fresh beets, minced 1/4 C plus 1 Tbsp fresh orange juice 2 Tbsp white vinegar 1 Tbsp vanilla extract Happy cooking!

06.01.2022 Thanks to our lovely Lynly for this share of this easy to download and use app to help our young ones to understand big emotions! What a great resource. https://www.brighttomorrows.org.au/responding-to-emotions/

06.01.2022 Let them play! With food!

05.01.2022 Does your child have difficulty sitting still at the table during mealtimes? Do they require the I-pad or Tv to be on during meals? Do they gag at the sight and/or smell of food?....... Rebecca, one of our Occupational Therapists has written a blog on Sensory Processing and its relation to food and mealtimes. Read more in her blog post...... https://livelyeaters.com.au/sensory-processing-and-food-wh/

05.01.2022 Lovely advice from My Munch Bug - Melanie Potock around starting solids. There is so much conflicting information around starting solids, weaving through the do's and don'ts. Chatting to a Speech Pathologist or Feeding Therapist during this time can sort through all the information to support the best way forward.

05.01.2022 Our preschool children are having so much fun learning about new food's in our Touch and Taste group run by Georgina, Rebecca and Larissa! This week, HULK inspired peas and avocado This group allows children to develop skills in touching, smelling, tasting, mixing and preparing food in a low pressure environment. The shared mealtime at the end of the sessions can provide an opportunity for children to develop social eating skills but sharing a meal with others. https://livelyeaters.com.au/services/food-explorers/

05.01.2022 Have you ever been to a restaurant where you can not see you food being prepared, and once it gets to the table you start detecting it and inspecting it for what may be in the food? You are using your food explorer skills. Exploring foods using all our senses is a great way for a child to learn about and become comfortable with new foods. Thanks to Kid Food Explorers for this awesome picture of the anatomy of a food explorer.

05.01.2022 We love learning! Thanks to Valerie from Let's Eat! and Debbie from Feeding Kids Sydney for sharing you knowledge and latest research with us. We are excited to put our new skills into practice!

04.01.2022 Thanks to Stories About Autism for this very accurate share! This certainly shows the importance of language and the way we ask questions as our children can be very literal.

04.01.2022 Are you feeling like these days of being at home are blending into one?! Mel shares some tips on how to stay Mentally Well during these times of change:

03.01.2022 Last school holidays we had a FRUIT FRENZY where we became adventurous and curious about fruit. One of our favourite parts was making some fruit creations and sharing these with our families over a shared meal. Great work team!

02.01.2022 Some lovely feedback from a family following Emily's talk on Kangaroo Island "Inspired by our meal talk yesterday, Lenny cooked dinner tonight and Elsie enjoyed everything being sliced in long sticks so she could taste & feel it all. Lenny chose sausages & hot chips (which I showed him how to make from slicing a potato - a little bit of trickery but he didn’t take note at all they weren’t the deep fried variety!). When I asked him about veggies he wanted cucumber, tomato and ...carrot. I think he really enjoyed cutting the veggies and he was proud to tell me he ate it all up because he made it. In fact no one complained at the dinner table. This just so well might be a regular weekly occurrence. I just wanted to share this with you as I have been raving to everyone about how much I got out of the session. At least with lockdown there will be plenty of time to do cooking with the kids!" See more

01.01.2022 School holidays are looming and with more at home time scheduled why dont you join us in YOUR own kitchen for our School Holiday Cooking in YOUR Kitchen group. Our exciting, online, real time group will kick off in the second week of the SA school holidays 20th - 24th April in the comfort of your own home. You will need to attend every day to reap the benefits of the program. It will run from 12.00 - 1.00pm (SA time) daily with the first day being a parents only grou...p. An individual parent feedback call will then occur after each session to assist with planning/strategies for the next day. Over the week your Food Explorers will learn about spinach and the many different ways we can explore, cook and taste it. Experience and research tells us that exposure and repetition are the key to trying new foods and preparing the same food in different ways allows increased exposure, increased confidence and a greater flexibility towards eating foods in the home environment. Our team of fully qualified feeding therapists will each bring their own amazing skills to support you to help your explorer learn and eat new foods. You will have the benefit of the Lively Eaters OTs, Speech Pathologists and Dietitians who have developed, structured and will facilitate this program. Cooking in Your Kitchen is suitable for all children over 4 years. To reserve your place please contact Amalie on (08) 7226 6395 before the 14th April 2020.

01.01.2022 This month we bring light and awareness to the 'Sweat hearts' in our life, children living with congenital and acquired heart disease. February 14th is about raising money and awareness to support children and their families through the numerous challenges that accompany heart disease. Feeding challenges, such as tube feeding can result from the numerous surgeries and complications of heart disease. https://www.sweetheartday.org.au/

01.01.2022 Lively Eaters has been supporting families Australia wide for the last 10 years to teach their tube fed children to enjoy the delights of food and drinks - either orally or via tube when supplementation is required. We have successful provided intensive feeding therapy for tube weaning through Memorial Hospital however the event of COVID has allowed our dreams to become a reality. Since March this year we have provided home based intensive feeding support via our Virtual Ho...me based weaning program to teach children to eat and drink. In the last 4 months, 5 families have been supported this way which has allowed them to stay in their home environment but still have Paediatrician, mealtime and mental health support for the 6 day program. Our experienced Intensive program team of Dr Dildeepa Naveen, Emily Lively, Georgina Holloway, Lynly Mader, Skye Shute, Jess Smith, Rebecca Barnard, Skye Shute, Alice Bradley and Rachel George are delighting in coaching parents through the strategies and challenges that evolve as children learn new skills and parents learn the new normal. Although Lively Eaters has been working via telehealth with families Australia wide and Internationally for the last 10 years, this innovative way of providing home based tube weaning allows families whom otherwise arent able to come to Adelaide to still access world class therapy programs. If you were always worried about the barrier of getting to Adelaide, please give Amalie a call to discuss your specific circumstances. And yes.....for local families and those whom have unrestricted access through the SA border - we would love to see you in person to kick start your childs journey of food discovery!