Supplying nutrients into the diet is just so important for our tamariki. However it isn’t necessary for most healthy children to adopt a ketogenic diet. Instead, focus on minimising processed food in their day to day food choices, get them outside and being active, and be mindful of the amount of time they spend on screens in their leisure time. Kids need fuel, and are a lot more carbohydrate sensitive than adults, so adding potato or kumara to their meals, having fruit throughout the day and incorporating dairy into their diet is no problem, as long as it isn’t crowding out other food choices that are nutrient dense, such as meat, fish, and eggs.