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This is the conversation you’ve been waiting for.

I have been asked for years to cover nutrition and healthy eating habits on the show, and I’m glad I’ve waited—because today I’m excited to share with you the wide-ranging insights of Jennifer Anderson. If you’re a parent on Instagram, you probably know her as @kids.eat.in.color—where she helps her over 1 million followers develop healthy eating habits in their kids without battles.

Jennifer is a dietician and also holds a masters of science in public health, in international health and human nutrition from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Plus, she’s a mom—so she knows the challenges of feeding young kids first-hand.

This is an amazing, wide-ranging interview covering so many of the challenges parents face when it comes to getting kids to eat healthy foods.

If you have a kid & they eat food, you need to hear this conversation.

You can watch our conversation in the video below, or take a listen on your favorite podcast app:

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In This Episode, We Talk About:

• The benefits & pitfalls of growth charts
• How to talk to kids about nutrition without creating future problems around food – starting with what to say to help kids develop a healthy relationship with food from the start
• What is a healthy approach to eating?
• The importance of variety in kids’ diets – and how to get them to actually eat it
• What an ideal meal looks like
• Picky eating tips + how to tell picky eating versus normal kid behavior
  
• Importance of understanding parents’ versus kids’ roles at mealtime
• The “One Bite Rule”
• What to do if your kid only wants one food
• Anxiety’s role in picky eating
• What to do if your child won’t sit for a meal
• Snacking tips & concerns
• What if your child is sneaking food
• Jennifer and I share our mutual love for – and concerns about – elderberry

As you can see, we touch on just about every obstacle parents might face. Jennifer was an amazingly insightful guest & I’m thrilled to share this conversation with you!

Scroll up to the player above to watch, or hear it on your favorite podcast app!

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Important Resources for You to Use:

• Follow Jennifer Anderson on Instagram: @kids.eat.in.color
• Jennifer’s website, where you can find her Real Easy Weekdays Meal Plan + her Better Bites online course: www.kidseatincolor.com
• Get your own “Happy Little Trees” Broccoli shirt – the same shirt Dr. Steve wears in the video above – right here

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