Sunny Side Up Nutrition

A series of conversations about all things nutrition-related for parents or caregivers of toddlers, teens and everyone in between.

Improving Your Relationship with Food and Body in 2024 12/18/2023

Autism and Eating Disorders with Livia Sara 12/04/2023

How Pressure Shows up in Feeding Children With Marsha Dunn Klein 11/20/2023

Navigating Diet Culture During the Holidays with Jenna Werner 11/06/2023

The Scariest Thing at Halloween is Not the Sugar with Sammy Previte 10/23/2023

Talking to Kids About Body Size, Health and Social Identities with Mary Himmelstein 10/09/2023

Partnering with Teachers for Protective Nutrition Education with Gwen Kostal 09/25/2023

Disordered Eating in Young Athletes with Georgie Buckley 09/11/2023

Disordered Eating in Young Athletes with Georgie Buckley Anna M. chats with Dr. Georgie Buckley, a dietitian and postdoctoral researcher who currently works as an eating disorder and body image consultant. Georgie is also a queer, neurodivergent woman, and a trauma survivor with a history of an eating disorder. They discuss: The nature of disordered eating and body image issues are among pre-teen, teen and collegiate athletes. The things that need to happen not just to raise more awareness, but shake things up so prevention becomes a core tenet of all youth and school sports programs. How youth sports has evolved into a system where kids tend to be pushed to specialize earlier than in previous decades, and the impact this can have on a young athlete’s mental and physical health. Ways for a parent or caregiver to handle a situation where a pre-teen or teenager expresses anxiety about their body, their weight, or their food intake. Links: About Georgie: I have a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Nutrition, a Master of Dietetic Practice and a PhD in psychology. I.e. I'm a very proud education lover who spent many many years in Universities and can contextualize the experiences we have through academic literature...not to mention critique the massive gaps research can offer the most marginalized of us. My PhD explored disordered eating in current and former athletes, whilst critiquing the systems and cultures that cause and maintain disruptions to our food and body relationship. I have worked in and alongside prestigious international universities, major sporting organizations and inclusive clinical eating disorder settings. My favorite places to work are the ones that value the individual and their experiences, ones that understand how inequity happens, and ones that value an individual for who they are at their core - their chaos and messiness included. This is what I bring to my consulting work. For me, I am so lucky and grateful to have recovered from my own eating disorder and body image concern experiences. I have also learnt to accept my own brain and body and appreciate nothing more than joyful experiences with food and gentle movement. I competed at a top national level in athletics for over 10 years and will always have a special interest in protecting those who are vulnerable and marginalized in sporting environments. /episode/index/show/sunnysideupnutrition/id/27966087

Packing School Lunches with Diana Rice 08/28/2023

Yummy Toddler Food Dinnertime SOS with Amy Palanjian 08/14/2023

How to Help a Friend with an Eating Disorder with the Dear Me Team 07/31/2023

Permission to Eat Breakfast for Dinner 07/17/2023

Ditching Diets with Lisa Folden 07/03/2023

Ditching Diets with Lisa Folden Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport have a conversation with Dr. Lisa Folden, a licensed physical therapist, NASM certified behavior change specialist and Anti-diet Health & Body Image Coach. They discuss: The importance of positive messaging around bodies and the process of self-acceptance. The dangers of dieting, the impact diet messaging can have on kids, and what diet culture takes away from us. Her role as a weight inclusive physical therapist helping individuals gain strength, improve flexibility, improve bone density, and safely participate in joyful movement. The harm we often do to our bodies in the name of health. The benefits of shifting focus from weight loss to self-acceptance. The first steps mothers can take to shift their focus from dieting to begin accepting their bodies. Links: Dr. Lisa N. Folden is a North Carolina licensed physical therapist, NASM certified behavior change specialist and Anti-diet Health & Body Image Coach. She also owns Healthy Phit Physical Therapy & Wellness Consultants in Charlotte, NC. As a body positive women’s health expert and health at every size (HAES®️) ambassador, Dr. Folden assists women seeking healthier lifestyles. Her weight-neutral approach encourages intuitive eating, body acceptance and breaking up with toxic diet culture. Dr. Lisa is a mom of three, published author and speaker who understands the complex needs of the modern busy woman and mom. Therefore, her goal is to see as many people as possible living their best lives without worrying about their weight! A regular contributor to articles on topics related to physical therapy, health, wellness, self-care, motherhood, body image and fat-friendly healthcare, Dr. Folden has had the distinct honor of being featured in Oprah Magazine, Shape Magazine, Livestrong, Bustle and several other publications. Additionally, she is a member of the National Association of Black Physical Therapists, the Association of Size Diversity & Health, The KNOW Women and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. /episode/index/show/sunnysideupnutrition/id/27320889

Gut Health & Gastro Issues with Emily Arkin 06/19/2023

Filtering Nutrition Information on Social Media 06/06/2023

Feeding A Family with Diverse Needs with Leslie Jordan Garcia 05/22/2023

Cooking with Kids with Catherine Lea 05/08/2023

The Harm of Wellness Culture with Christy Harrison 04/24/2023

Fat Talk with Virginia Sole-Smith 04/10/2023

Fat Talk with Virginia Sole-Smith Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport chat with Virginia Sole-Smith, a journalist and author of the recently published book , that investigates how the “war on childhood obesity” has caused kids of all ages to absorb a daily onslaught of body shame from peers, school, diet culture, and parents themselves — and offers research-based strategies to help parents name and navigate the anti-fat bias that infiltrates our schools, doctor’s offices and family dinner tables. They discuss: What prompted Virginia to write her book, Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture. Where the idea that parents are responsible for their child’s weight comes from, and how it is harmful, especially to nonwhite populations. How weight bias impacts kids and parents, and how parents can advocate for their children at appointments. How the impact of dads’ relationships with food and exercise is seldom discussed and seldom researched. The prevalence of diet culture in school, sports, and other activities, and ways parents can advocate for their kids when they experience anti-fat bias and diet culture in these environments. Some things parents can do to make their home a safe space from diet culture, particularly for those to whom challenging diet culture and anti-fat bias is new. Links: As a journalist, Virginia Sole-Smith has reported from kitchen tables and grocery stores, graduated from beauty school, and gone swimming in a mermaid’s tail. Virginia’s latest book, , investigates how the “war on childhood obesity” has caused kids of all ages to absorb a daily onslaught of body shame from peers, school, diet culture, and parents themselves — and offers research-based strategies to help parents name and navigate the anti-fat bias that infiltrates our schools, doctor’s offices and family dinner tables. Virginia began her career in women’s magazines, alternatively challenging beauty standards and gender norms, and upholding diet culture through her health, nutrition and fitness reporting. Motherhood inspired a reckoning of harm caused, and led to her first book, , in which Virginia explored how we can reconnect to our bodies, and our own innate understanding of how to eat, in a culture that’s constantly giving us so many mixed messages about both those things. Virginia is a frequent contributor to the New York Times. Her work also appears in the New York Times Magazine, Scientific American, and many other publications. She writes the newsletter , where she explores fatphobia, diet culture, parenting and health, and also hosts the Burnt Toast Podcast. Virginia lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her husband, two daughters, a cat, a dog, and way too many houseplants. /episode/index/show/sunnysideupnutrition/id/26400441