Non-Diet Nutrition Tips, Recipes & More!
How do you teach nutrition to elementary students? Hint: you don’t! Yes – I am a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), nutrition educator and mom, and I do NOT teach young kids about nutrition (i.e., protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals, healthy/unhealthy). Then what on earth do I teach?
Give my kids MORE treats? Are you out of your mind, offer a goody bag with candy after all that cake? If you would prefer to watch this content versus read, please check out the video here. To note: this blog post has “extra goodies” at the end.
For families who want to make one meal, deconstructed dinners are a wonderful solution and refers to a type of meal presentation where the individual components of a dish are separated and served in a non-traditional manner, rather than being combined together on a plate.
Have you ever wondered what competent eating means? Being a competent eater comes straight from childhood feeding expert and family therapist, Ellyn Satter, MS, RD, CICSW, BCD of the Ellyn Satter Institute and refers to a set of behaviors and attitudes that support a...
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