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10 Ways To Help Kids Try New Foods
As an intuitive eating dietitian, I believe that food should be fun, delicious, and nourishing for both the body and the soul. But I also...
Jenn Messina, RD
Mar 304 min read
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Steps To Protect Your Kids From Diet Culture at School
Diet culture messaging is prevalent in many aspects of our society, including schools and well-meaning school and daycare providers can...
Jenn Messina, RD
Oct 9, 20243 min read
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Food Neutrality: How Parents & Teachers can Support Kids to have a Healthier Relationship with Food
Food neutrality means that all foods are morally equal. Some foods may give us more nutrients than others. Some foods may give us more...
Jenn Messina, RD
Nov 28, 20233 min read
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Solid foods: How to get your baby started
If you're reading this, chances are you've got a little one who's about to take a big step in their culinary journey: starting solid...
Jenn Messina, RD
May 1, 20235 min read
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Is your Kid Sneaking Sweets? Here are 5 Things You can do Today
As a parent, it's never easy to find out that your kid is sneaking sweets or other food. You might feel a range of emotions - angry,...
Jenn Messina, RD
Feb 28, 20234 min read
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5 Strategies to Decrease Sugar Obsession for Kids
If you feel like your kiddo is obsessed with sweets I want you to know that you aren't alone! I get SO MANY questions from parents about...
Jenn Messina, RD
Jan 29, 20232 min read
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5 Things to Avoid Saying at the Dinner Table
Kids are picky! They like something one day and they don't the next. It is FRUSTRATING I know! But despite that, we need to 'stay in our...
Jenn Messina, RD
Aug 11, 20203 min read
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Raising a Vegan Baby or Toddler
Veganism has been around for a long, long time. However, as plant-based diets are hitting the mainstream with more and more enthusiasm,...
Jenn Messina, RD
Jul 26, 20204 min read
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Demystifying Toddler Snacks : A Guide to Buying Pre-made
Most parents have no time for Pinterest snacks. No cute teddy bears or adorable butterflies. Nope. No. Time. Sometimes we need snacks...
Jenn Messina, RD
Jun 14, 20202 min read
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Grocery Shopping with Kids: Mom hacks to make it Painless
Grocery shopping can be an amazing opportunity to find, touch, and smell food without the pressure of having it on a plate. Getting kids...
Jenn Messina, RD
Feb 26, 20202 min read
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Should I be hiding veggies in their food as a last resort?
You’re fed up. Your little one eats NO VEGGIES. It’s been days, weeks, maybe even months since little has willingly eaten veggies (does...
Jenn Messina, RD
Jan 9, 20202 min read
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How do I get my kid to eat VEGGIES
Another day spent preparing meals for your little one and another day of NO VEGGIES . I feel you on this one. While it is hard not to...
Jenn Messina, RD
Dec 29, 20192 min read
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When you realize your lunch is so much worse than you kids'
I volunteer at my daughter’s preschool and during lunch time I’m blown away by the lunches these kids are bringing. A rainbow of fruits,...
Jenn Messina, RD
Dec 19, 20192 min read
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Do you really have to worry that your kid is eating too much? Or not enough?
Beach ball. Hefty. Big eater. Never missed a meal. Fat. We have all heard these words (or even *cringe* said these words) about someone’s...
Jenn Messina, RD
Dec 12, 20192 min read
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Top Strategies To Deal With Teaching Kids About Halloween Candy
I remember Halloween vividly as a child. It was like Christmas on steroids. A magical day where people give away candy. I just couldn’t...
Jenn Messina, RD
Oct 31, 20193 min read
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