Pear and oat bars

Mandy Sacher

Child nutrition expert and mother of two, Mandy Sacher, is a Paediatric Nutritionist and SOS Feeding Consultant. Her private practice focuses on prenatal and childhood nutrition, helping parents and mums-to-be feed their children healthy, nourishing foods right from the start. Mandy’s philosophy is simple: train children’s taste buds to enjoy nourishing, nutritionally beneficial foods early as possible to ensure optimal development and establishment of lifelong healthy eating behaviours. After the birth of her first child in 2010, Mandy became increasingly aware of the lack of nutritionally sound information available to first-time parents. She was alarmed at the amount of baby and toddler foods marketed as ‘healthy’ when the sugar, salt and preservative contents were overly high. Mandy realised the journey to junk food can begin with the squeezie yoghurts we are fed or the teething rusks given to us. Mandy’s career in children’s health spans more than a decade – in 2006, she, along with other paediatric experts, founded the MEND Programme, an independent, not-for-profit organisation established to research and prevent obesity in children. Mandy and her colleagues at MEND developed one of the world’s only proven weight-loss treatments for obese children, now based on ten years of research and clinical trials. For the past five years Mandy has consulted to daycares on implementing more nutritious whole food menu plans and also privately to parents with children of all ages. Wholesome Child’s nutritional workshops are held at preschools, mother’s groups, non-profit organisations and medical practices.

See more articles by Mandy Sacher

Follow +

Updated on Jun 14, 2024 · 1 min read

Follow +

Read later

Up next

Health & Safety

6 Ways to turn Toothbrushing battles into fun!

Development

The benefits of dramatic play for children's development

In this article

49981Ingredients1

Ingredients

120g Coconut Oil
100g Raw Honey
200g Gluten-Free Oats
80g Buckwheat Flour
50g Tapioca Flour
1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
250g Ripe Pear, Peeled And Grated
2 Tsp Vanilla Powder Or Extract

49981Method2

Method

Preheat oven to 180C and line a 20x30cm cake tin with baking paper.
In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil and honey over medium heat and stir until well combined.
In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil and honey over medium heat and stir until well combined.
Add honey mix along with pear and vanilla to the dry mixture and stir to combine.
Press into prepared baking dish and bake in oven for 25-30 mins.
Allow to cool in the tin, then cut into squares.