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Mandy Sacher is Australia’s leading paediatric nutritionist, best-selling author and mum of 2. Management: drew@dlcomms.com.au

She consults to childcare centres and supports families to implement healthy eating habits. Committed to providing parents with honest, evidence backed advice, paediatric nutritionist Mandy Sacher is one of Australia’s leading experts on childhood nutrition and wellbeing, helping parents and mums-to-be-feed their children healthy, nourishing foods right from the start. Concerned by the lack of rel

iable, consistent nutrition information available to parents, Mandy is on a mission to share her wealth of expert knowledge with families around Australia. In her newly appointed role, as Global Chief Nutrition Officer (CNO), Mandy will be have the opportunity to work with world-class leaders in neuroscience, education, psychology and theatre, and have access to research and resources to continue her life's passion and impact childhood nutrition on a world-wide scale. 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 and food choices. After birth of her first child in 2010, she became increasingly aware of the lack of nutritionally sound information being made available to first-time parents. She was alarmed at the amount of baby and toddler food that were marketed as being ‘healthy’ when the sugar, salt and preservative content were overly high. Mandy realised our journeys to junk food can begin with the squeezie yoghurts we are fed or the teething rusks we eat. Mandy is committed to helping parents understand the food choices available to our children, and to providing information and resources that make for easier access to better nutritional options than those available in the local convenience store. Mandy’s career in children’s health spans more than two decades and has previously consulted to hundreds of childcare centres, and supported over 80,000 families to implement healthy eating habits through her social media channels, training modules and her international best-selling book Wholesome Child: A Complete Nutrition Guide and Cookbook. Now she is embarking on a new journey, and will be working to create in collaboration with MindChamps, the world's leading Nutritional Literacy Programme and will be sharing her journey, MindChamps' research and delicious and nutritious meal ideas and recipes with you over the coming months. Mandy can be contacted via her website for a limited number of private workshops and private consultations for families in need of support.

28/02/2025

What’s your thoughts on this topic?

A Paediatric Nutritionist explains why the concept of "good" and "bad" food could be causing kids harm.

01/01/2025

2024, what a ride it’s been!😅 I’m incredibly grateful for every moment - the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Each experience, challenge, and success has fuelled me to push harder for change. Enjoying these moments with my loved ones and reflecting and planning for what’s next, I know it’s your continued support that drives me forward into 2025.💖

Your messages, comments, and encouragements keep the fire in my belly to keep calling out manufacturers and shedding light on misleading marketing. The conversations are shifting, and people are starting to recognise the power of real food - for ourselves and for our kids. We’re creating something special here, a community that truly values what we put on our plates.

Happy New Year! I’m so excited for what’s ahead. 2025 is going to be even bigger, and together we’ll keep fighting for real change. Thank you for being with me every step of the way—your support means everything. Let’s make this next year one for the books! 💪❤️

#2025

12/12/2024

🌞 Nourishing Wraps for Summer School Holidays! 🌯

Summer school holidays are here, and you know what that means… hungry kids around the clock! 🤪

Wraps are my go-to for quick, nourishing meals—perfect for the beach, travelling, or when you’re short on time. They’re versatile, fuss-free, and can keep your little ones happy and full during those sunny days of fun.

But not all wraps are created equal! 🛑 Many are packed with hidden nasties like industrial vegetable oils, emulsifiers, refined flours, sorbates and propionates, which we want to avoid in our kids staples.

✨ Here’s how to wrap it up right: ✅ Choose healthier wrap options free from additives. ✅ Fill with nutrient-dense ingredients to keep kids energised. ✅ Make it fun and colourful for even the fussiest eaters!

💡 My Favourite Wrap Fillings: 🥗 Hummus, cheese and cucumber (plus as many other veggies you can layer inside)  🧀 Leftover roast chicken, avocado and lettuce 🌮 Peanut butter (or any nut butter) plus chia jam - yum! 🍌 Nitrate-free ham, cream cheese and tomato

Want to know more about how to choose the best wrap? Comment “ Wraps” below for the link!

Let’s keep our kids nourished and thriving this summer! 💪💛

24/11/2024

Let’s talk about fairy bread !!! It’s caused quite a reaction. Let me know what you think? 🤔 I’m not going to stop advocating for you guys - it’s not about taking the fun away, it’s about saying no to the chemicals. Love my community 💕💕

17/11/2024

🌟 Smart Fat Swaps for Kids! 🌟

Did you know that your child’s growing brain is made up of 60% fat? That’s why choosing the right fats is one of the best things you can do to support their development! 🧠💚

Let’s transform your kitchen with simple swaps that make a BIG difference in your family’s health! Here’s what I recommend to all the families I work with...

🧈 Margarine ➡️ Unsalted Butter Margarine contains processed oils and artificial additives that can promote inflammation. Real butter, on the other hand, is packed with natural vitamins A, D, and K2—crucial nutrients for growing bodies. Plus, it contains butyrate, which supports gut health and helps with nutrient absorption!

🫒 Canola Oil ➡️ Extra Virgin Olive Oil Canola oil is highly processed, is often GM and like most refined vegetable oils can cause inflammation. Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is rich in heart-healthy polyphenols and antioxidants that protect your little one’s cells.

🥜 Peanut Butter ➡️ Almond Butter Almond butter is packed with heart-healthy monounsaturated fats and has a lower risk of containing aflatoxins (those nasty mould toxins in peanuts). Plus, almond butter provides more vitamin E, magnesium, and calcium—nourishing your child from the inside out.

🌫️ Propellant Sprays ➡️ Pure Oil Sprayers Aerosol sprays? They’re filled with propellants! Make the switch to simple, non-propellant oil sprayers. They’ll give your food a cleaner, healthier touch and are better for the environment too!

🥥 Refined Oils ➡️ Coconut Oil Coconut oil contains medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) that give your busy kids quick, clean energy. It’s stable at high temperatures, making it perfect for cooking and baking. Plus, it has antimicrobial properties that support immune health—nature’s little powerhouse!

Pro Tips:
* Store oils in dark glass bottles
* Keep them away from heat and light
* Choose organic when possible
* Look for “cold-pressed” or “unrefined” on labels

💚 Remember: Every small change counts. Start with just one swap this week and watch your family’s health level up! Which one will you try first?

Share your favourite healthy swap below! ⬇️

07/11/2024

The truth is, that creating a healthier dessert doesn’t have to be time-consuming. Sometimes, all it takes is a touch of creativity to make something delicious and nourishing that everyone will love ✅

Looking for a Quick & Easy summery frozen treats for those hot days to come!🍨

I know it’s easy to rely on store-bought popsicles and ice-creams but homemade ice cream can be effortless too, and only require a few simple ingredients.

If you don’t have all of these ingredients on hand, here are some simple swaps:

🥥 Coconut cream —> Yoghurt

🍯 Maple syrup —> Honey

🌴 Coconut water —> Water, Fruit juice or Milk

🥜 Cashew butter —> Peanut butter

🥛 Coconut milk —> Milk of choice

🍫 Raw cacao —> Cocoa Powder

All of these combinations can be enjoyed as smoothies, popsicles or homemade nice-creams.

BONUS: Comment “ Nice Cream” below 👇 to receive my kid’s favourite PB and Date Nice Cream Recipe. It’s soo delish and perfect for the whole family to enjoy.

If have a picky eater at home, start with basic ingredients and slowly Incorporate one new ingredient into their favourite popsicle, starting with small amounts and gradually increasing.

Tag a parent who could use these summery dessert tips. And if you’re looking for more Inso head to my website for more delicious recipes. 😋

24/10/2024

Protein is the building block of growing bodies!

It helps kids build strong muscles, supports brain development, keeps their immune system strong, and fuels endless energy for learning and play. 💪

Unfortunately, it is the second most rejected food group for fussy eaters.

But don’t despair; you can effortlessly boost their daily meals with protein-rich ingredients.

Here are some simple tips from above!

🥚 Eggs – Add them to breakfast or lunch! Scrambled, boiled, or in a veggie-packed omelette.

🌰 Almond meal – Substitute 1/4 to a 1/3rd cup of flour with almond meal or pumpkin seed meal in your baked goods, and you will increase the protein levels without any fussy detection

🌾 Quinoa – This grain is one of the highest in protein. If your family is not used to the taste, start slowly and add 1/4 to a 1/3rd cup of quinoa to 1 cup of brown rice until your family get used to it. For fussy eaters, start with one tbs mixed into their rice.

🥛 Greek yogurt – A protein-rich snack that’s perfect with fresh fruit or granola. You can also use it as a replacement for cream in pasta sauces, soups and stews to boost the protein content of your family’s meal.

🌱 Beef or bone broth – Next time you are adding vegetable broth or water to rice or pasta, swap it out for Beef or bone broth to increase the protein content of your child’s meal.

Increasing the protein in your family’s diet shouldn’t be confusing or complicated.

It’s all about feeling confident when reading labels and knowing which simple swaps to make to increase your child’s daily nutritional intake.

Tag a parent who needs this, and don’t forget to save this post for later!

23/10/2024

Let’s work together to bring awareness about how the Health Star Rating is a deceptive marketing tool, which parents should not trust!

A pediatric nutritionist has called out a food rating system parents use to give their kids the healthiest diet, saying it can be “manipulated”. Full story: https://bit.ly/3YfTckT

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Wholesome Child was created to provide informative and creative advice, support and inspiration to empower parents to make healthier food choices for their kids. Wholesome Child founder, child nutrition expert and mother of two, Mandy Sacher, is a Paediatric Nutritionist and SOS Feeding Consultant. Her clinical 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 and food choices. After birth of her first child in 2010, she became increasingly aware of the lack of nutritionally sound information being made available to first-time parents. She was alarmed at the amount of baby and toddler food that were marketed as being ‘healthy’ when the sugar, salt and preservative content were overly high. Mandy realised our journeys to junk food can begin with the squeezie yoghurts we are fed or the teething rusks we eat. Wholesome Child is committed to helping parents understand the food choices available to our children, and to providing information and resources that make for easier access to better nutritional options than those available in the local convenience store. 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, based on ten years of research and clinical trials (http://www.mendcentral.org). Mandy worked as research assistant on her brother, Dr. Paul Sacher’s book From Kid to Super Kid, compiling case studies and investigating methods to improve the quality of overweight and obese children’s nutritional intake in order to affect better health, self-esteem and motivation to exercise. Mandy wrote for the Elfy Food Show (http://www.katebulkley.com/kilgarriff.pdf), a British animated mini-series about five healthy-eating elves on a mission to retrieve magical (healthy) foods. The programme promoted the virtues of fresh fruit and vegetables to a pre-teen audience and aired on Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Toonami. Wholesome Child was born just after Mandy’s son, when her professional expertise combined with her parental interest in ensuring the best possible nutritional options for her own children. For the past three years Mandy has consulted to day-cares on implementing more nutritional whole food menu plans and privately to parents of children of all ages. Wholesome Child’s nutritional workshops are held at preschools, mother’s groups, non-profit organisations and medical practices. Feed Them Right From the Start is the Wholesome Child motto. More informed and better food choices to promote well being and healthier living for our children. ——————– Qualifications summary: Personal trainer and nutritional consultant (acquired from Keep Fit International in Johannesburg South Africa – 1996) , Bachelor of Communications in Journalism, Bachelor of Communications in International Relations (UTS – 2004), Co-creator of the MEND Programme (author of the training manuals and other practical elements of the programme – 2004-2008), Certificate in Homeopathy , (2009-2010), Certificate in Naturopathy (2009-2010), Advanced Diploma in Nutritional Medicine ( 2012 -2014), SOS Feeding Accreditation (2014).