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From fussy eaters and snack battles to quick breakfast ideas and digestive health, knowing what’s actually good for your gut can feel confusing.

Have questions about gut health, fibre or family nutrition? Ask away! Whether you’re looking for easy ways to get more fibre into you or your child’s diet, healthier snack ideas, family-friendly recipes or tips for supporting your own gut health, baobab and high fibre brand UNROOTED’s nutrition expert is here to help.

Drop your questions in the comments by 7/7/26 and Nichola will be back over the next few weeks to answer as many as possible 💬

About Nichola Ludlam-Raine:
Nichola Ludlam-Raine is a specialist registered dietitian and media nutritionist with over seventeen years of clinical experience working for the NHS as well as privately. She has a first-class degree in Sports and Exercise Science from Loughborough University, as well as a post-graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics and an MSc in Health Science from Leeds.
Nichola lives in Yorkshire with her husband and two small children aged 4 and 7, and online is a much-loved nutrition, health and fitness expert. She regularly shares delicious recipes, health tips and invaluable nutritional information with her loyal community on @nicsnutrition as well as @mummynutrition - platforms dedicated to inspirational wellbeing, family and lifestyle content, and helping followers take a balanced approach to nutrition.
Nichola is also the author of the best-selling book How Not to Eat Ultra-Processed and regularly comments in publications including The Telegraph and The Times, as well as appearing regularly on BBC One and ITV.

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Hello!
My daughter (turning 4 in a couple of months) has quite bad constipation issues. She’s actually currently having a powder once a day as recommended by the doctor which does seem to be helping her.
Food wise, we try to give things like prunes, kiwi etc. as heard they are good.
Breakfast is usually just cereal (Cheerios or shreddies and banana), lunch is sandwich, fruit and crisps. She rarely eats any dinner we put in front of her! It’s like she isn’t hungry or she will only eat something like yoghurt and fruit. Do you have any tips for managing dinner time if she refuses it? And any recommendations on foods for further managing her constipation?

How was baobab eaten traditionally?

How much fibre do children of different ages need, and what are the easiest ways for busy families to meet those targets?

Is there a website with meal ideas that is great for parents and toddlers?

I seem to always go for same thing every day, spaghetti bolognese (home-made sauce), rice, egg, noodles.

Anything that surprisingly works? And is healthy?

Do you have any recipes for fermented foods and ways to use them in everyday meals for gut health?

I’m feeling that to achieve my daily dose of recommended nutrition (fibre included), I’m using more and more sachets and here’s another one to try. How many spoons of chia seeds, flaxseeds, sachets or little bottle of heathy shots, baobab sachets, is it okay to be using daily to improve my daily diet? How many do you use?

My Daughter has a dairy allergy and frequently gets tummy aches. Is there anything I can give her to help?