Eve Reed

Eve Reed is a dietitian at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, specialising in paediatric nutrition and nutrition research. She has been a columnist for Practical Parenting and presents health information on television. Eve has a special interest in feeding behaviours, family-based weight management, vegetarian eating, and nutritional support for children with chronic illness. She is coauthor with Dr Patricia McVeagh of the Kids Food Health series and lives in Sydney.

Q and A with Eve Reed coauthor of the Kids Food Health series

What is the key message of your book?

Good nutrition does not have to be hard – keep it simple

What inspires you to write?

Giving parents and carers reliable, simple nutrition information

What are you passionate about?

Family meals, defined meal times rather than snacking, offering basic foods rather than processed, packaged foods

What interests you most about children's nutrition?

It is not just what children eat but how, where and when they eat and their parent’s attitude to food. These factors influence a child’s emotional, psychological and physical health

What motivates you?

Getting the message out to parents about how to feed their children so that they become confident eaters

 

Contact Details
Email: info [at] finch [dot] com [dot] au
Website: www.familyfoodworks.com.au

Books by this author

  • Kids Food Health 1  the first year
  • Kids Food Health 2  from toddler to preschooler
  • Kids Food Health 3 from school-age to teenage