Welcome to NutriKids

Confused or concerned about your child’s nutrition?

I am a mother of 3 and the Dietitian behind NutriKids, which is focused on the nutritional needs of children and their families. With significant experience with food allergy and avoidant/restrictive food refusal, I look forward to helping you help your child.

Ruth Charles, Coru Registered Dietitian DI7508 (Paediatrics)
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CORU is Ireland’s multi-profession health regulator, whose role is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct, education, training and competence through statutory registration of health and social care professionals.

News Articles

• Irish Heart needs your help! “There is a causal link between junk food and drinks marketing to children and childhood obesity. This is deeply worrying. One in four children in Ireland is overweight or obese” Irish Heart needs your help to sign and share our petition so that they can show government that they are serious when we say we want […]
• Irish schools get nutrition standards. Standards for school foods is a very welcome arrival.  Read it in full here Nutrition for life starts in the home.  Parents need to be empowered and informed to choose healthy options and to teach children to eat them.
• Vitamin D supplementation for Irish infants-have your say. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is holding a public consultation on the criteria  for Vitamin D only supplements to be listed as suitable for infants in Ireland. The online consultation invites parents, caregivers, health professionals, food supplement manufacturers, food businesses and any interested parties to take part. Take the survey here