Healthier Holidays: A time For Learning
Holidays and Christmas are upon us, which means our kids are hit with a double whammy of loads of free […]
Author name: Amanda Rusch
Amanda loves working with children, food and health. She believes that nutrition during childhood and adolescence are crucial for lifelong physical and psychological wellbeing, and that eating should be a delicious, exciting and healthful part of life, no matter what “special diet” you are on. Amanda is passionate about enriching our little ones’ health with optimal nutrition, as well as helping them establish a joyful and balanced relationship with food for life. Amanda hails from Gauteng and obtained her first degree in human physiology, genetics and psychology in 2008, but felt a calling to pursue her passion in health and nutrition. She studied further and graduated as a dietitian in 2011 from the University of Pretoria. She then spent a year in Mpumalanga, working in a rural hospital, where she gained experience in breastfeeding support, childhood obesity, marasmus, kwashiorkor, diabetes, cerebral palsy and prematurity, as well as various adult diseases.
