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Kapiti News
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Health
&Beauty
and a habit building within the child that parents will live to regret. WHAT'S A GOOD BREAKFAST FOR NEW ZEALAND KIDS?
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recent survey in New Zealand revealed 20 per cent of all respondents’ children skip breakfast once a week or more; 22 per cent of respondents’ kids eat breakfast away from home at least once a week (e.g. in the car or at school) and one third of families eat breakfast together only on weekends. Trudi Nelson, president of the NZ Guild of Food Writers, explains the importance of breakfast. WHY IS BREAKFAST SO IMPORTANT? It’s a well-worn cliche but breakfast certainly is the most important meal of the day. It sets up the busy human body for the day after resting at night. It really is breaking the fast from sleep, hence its name. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO SIT DOWN AND NOT BE DISTRACTED BY TV OR GAMES WHILE EATING BREAKFAST? Connection with food and family is important. Having a quick conversation about the day ahead is a positive thing for everyone in the family. It’s a bonus to fuelling up for the day. If kids are tuned in to a tablet or laptop, there’s a certain disconnect
Healthy Lifestyles Part 2
‘WELLNESS’
WORKSHOP - SUNDAY 31ST AUGUST 2014, 9:00AM - 12:00PM @
A really good cereal with New Zealand milk and fruit is an ideal breakfast — think of grains and fibre as nature’s broom for their little tummies. It also provides essential nutrients, important for building their bones, digestive and immune systems. HOW DOES MISSING BREAKFAST AFFECT CHILDREN'S SCHOOL DAYS? Attention spans may drop and tummies can rumble. These are the two things that affect everyone in the room — the teacher, the child and the entire classroom. WHY ARE WE SKIPPING BREAKFAST MORE AND MORE THESE DAYS? We are getting busier and, unfortunately, that means something has to give and more often it’s important meals such as breakfast because we are in a hurry to get out of the house. If you do have to have brekkie on the run, make it a healthy one. IS EATING BREAKFAST AS A FAMILY IMPORTANT? It’s important to just “be” for 10 or 20 minutes and even better if you can do that with family members at the breakfast bar or table. Eating is a fellowship thing. It also encourages positive behaviours around food. Think of breakfast together as a “slow down kit”.
Meet Rachel Millns, a finalist in this year’s competition and join her in the second of her Healthy Lifestyles Workshops with Sarah Topliff from Sculpt Pilates, Waikanae and Andrea Hofmann, Registered Dietician and Qualified Chef, from Food Habits, Lower Hutt. Come and experience an introductory Pilates group session with Sarah followed by an informal discussion exploring healthier food habits with Andrea; bring your questions. Comfortable stretchy clothing is recommended. Mats and morning tea will be provided.
A SPLASH: Auckland-based underwater photographer Sarah Alice Lee taking baby Archie Robins’ photograph at Coastlands Aquatic Centre. PHOTO: KAP130814SPLWATERBUBS
Water babies in photo splash CLOE WILLETTS Renowned Auckland-based underwater photographer Sarah Alice Lee was flown to Kapiti for a unique waterinspired children’s photoshoot on Saturday August 9, as part of Coastlands Aquatic Centre’s big one year birthday celebration. The photoshoot was free to families courtesy of Coastlands, and captured babies and children in underwater action. Following through as an online photo voting competition via the Coastlands Facebook page, the initiative will see the photos with the most Facebook ‘likes’ used for posters throughout Coastlands. Professional portrait and
commercial photographer Alice Lee is recognised for her specialist work in underwater photography, and runs underwater portraiture business Waterbubs. Alice Lee’s work also incorporates an underwater fashion series, and a Trash the Dress underwater bridal series. Having learnt to dive at age 14, Alice Lee became a dive master at 18, and qualified as a PADI diving instructor by 20. All the while, she studied a degree in photography at the United Kingdom’s Falmouth College of Arts, and started her work as a professional underwater photographer in London during 2005. Alice Lee’s said her passion is “capturing those perfect moments, through creating art with light”.
NEW ARRIVAL
Please confirm your place by emailing: rach4munz@gmail.com, by 29th August 2014. Cost is $30.00 per person 50% of the proceeds will go to Variety the Children’s Charity and 50% to my journey with Miss Universe NZ
‘OTAIHANGA BOATCLUB’ MAKORA RD., OTAIHANGA
Huge thank you to Kapiti News, for the free advertising, the Otaihanga Boat Club, who generously have allowed us the use of their venue and Sarah from Sculpt Pilates, for volunteering her skills and time.
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NEW ADDITION: Big sister Emily Robbie, 5, and mum Patricia Robbie with baby Ruby Margaret Robbie, born on Tuesday August 12 at the Paraparaumu Maternity Unit. “Jeremy and I welcomed Ruby, a new little sister for Emily and Jack, at 11:35am,” Mrs Robbie said. “We’d like to give a big thank you to Gwen Ryan, Clare Short and the staff at the Paraparaumu Maternity Unit.” PHOTO: CLOE WILLETTS / KAP130814CWROBBIEFAMILY