S3E4 How to Raise Happy & Healthy Eaters in Our Chicken Nugget World with Melanie Potock
Release Date: 12/02/2015
S6E5 Building a Healthy Daily Routine for a Happier Life
MOMables Podcast
In today’s last episode of the season we’re going to talk about how to create a routine that works for you! I’m going to share a few of the most important elements that you’ll need to prioritize if you want to achieve your health goals and create a healthier life.
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S6E4 Starting a Workout Routine When You Have Kids
MOMables Podcast
In this week’s episode we discuss how I started working out after kids and how my routines have changed over the years. We also dive into “finding the time” to workout and the importance of movement in your daily life. Lastly, we’ll talk about making a commitment to yourself to live the healthy lifestyle you deserve.
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S6E3 Insider Secrets & Tips to Eating Clean
MOMables Podcast
Today I'm going to answer some of the questions that have come in from the previous two podcasts where I've been talking about eliminating process foods and sugars from our family's diet. This can be accomplished easier by doing some meal planning and meal prepping so you don't feel like you're spending an eternity in the kitchen in order to make healthier meals.
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S6E2 How to Eat Clean on a Budget
MOMables Podcast
Today’s episode is all about how to eat clean, as a family, without breaking the food budget! We talk about how to buy less processed foods and save money all without sacrificing your favorite family recipes. We’ll also talk about how to plan meals to stretch the food budget and of course, spend less time cooking.
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S6E1 How to Eliminate Processed Foods & Sugars from Your Family’s Diet
MOMables Podcast
Today’s episode covers what it means to eliminate processed foods and sugars from your family’s diet. We talk about clean eating, why it’s so hard to get the kids – and sometimes our spouses – on board, and some simple changes you can make that will help you get started.
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S5E6 How to Stop Fighting at the Dinner Table
MOMables Podcast
Today’s episode is full of practical mom advice to help you pack tasty and healthy lunches that your kids will enjoy. Plus, if you’ve ever struggled with your picky eater coming home with an untouched lunchbox, you’ll hear Laura’s personal story about how she’s handled this with her son in the past, and how she handles it now.
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S5E5 Eat a Rainbow of Healthy Foods
MOMables Podcast
Today’s episode is all about color! Oftentimes, kids will accept lightly colored foods, while completely avoiding green or other bright colors. If this sounds like your child, listen in as Laura breaks down how to handle colors and encourage kids to eat a rainbow of healthy foods.
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S5E4 Making School Lunches for Picky Eaters
MOMables Podcast
Today’s episode is full of practical mom advice to help you pack tasty and healthy lunches that your kids will enjoy. Plus, if you’ve ever struggled with your picky eater coming home with an untouched lunchbox, you’ll hear Laura’s personal story about how she’s handled this with her son in the past, and how she handles it now.
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S5E3 When Your Kid Doesn’t Like the Texture of Foods
MOMables Podcast
In today’s episode we talk about one of the most common challenges picky eaters face when trying new foods – texture! Many kids will refuse foods that “feel funny” in their mouths like meat or starchy vegetables. We also talk through practical solutions you can implement when your child does not want to eat foods with specific textures.
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S5E2 How to Get Picky Eaters to Try New Foods
MOMables Podcast
In today’s episode, we discuss simple strategies that can help change the way you approach mealtimes with your picky eaters. Each one of these strategies have made huge, positive changes at our house and helped my kids become more open to trying new foods. And I know, that these ideas can help your family too.
info_outlineIn today's episode, we discuss feeding specialists and many practical ways to deal with picky eating in children.
Have you been told by your pediatrician that “all kids go through picky eating states?” Or perhaps you’ve been waiting for your child to outgrow picky eating because you’ve been reassured that it’s normal and just a phase?
If you’ve had a picky eater or are currently trying to help your picky eater be more adventurous with foods, you are going to love this podcast.
Some of the things we talk about in today’s podcast:
- What does a feeding specialist do and what makes someone a specialist?
- How do I know if I need to see a feeding specialist?
- Why do kids become picky eaters?
- Won’t they just grow out of it? (answer is no, and we’ll explain why)
- How can parents avoid the picky eater trap?
- Feeding is a developmental skill, like learning to crawl, walk, run.
- Don’t all kids just learn how to eat naturally?
- What are some of the key principles of happy “Parenting in the Kitchen?”
- The one piece of advice to keep our kids on the path to adventurous eating, what would it be?
Our guest, Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP, treats children birth to teens who have difficulty eating. She is the co-author of Parenting in the Kitchen: How to Raise Happy and Healthy Eaters in Our Chicken Nugget World, the author of Happy Mealtimes with Happy Kids and the producer of the award-winning kids’ CD Dancing in the Kitchen: Songs that Celebrate the Joy of Food! She is an international speaker and media expert on feeding and has contributed content to Huffington Post, Parents Magazine, Natural Baby, special needs publications and more.
Melanie’s websites: MyMunchBug.com and ParentingInTheKitchen.com are the go-to resources for parents wanting to raise adventurous eaters, even in our chicken-nugget world.
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