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08/07/2024

A feeding win doesn’t always look like your child trying a new food.

Sometimes a feeding win is when your child...

👃 Smells a new food
👅 Licks a new food
🥦 Allows a new food on their plate
👆🏼 Touches a new food
🥰 Or you just have an enjoyable few minutes at a mealtime together!

Eating isn’t always about eating - it can be connection and togetherness. ♥️

What’s one non-conventional feeding win that has taken place in your household this week?

03/01/2024

“How can you make your child feel like a celebrated part of the meal that has nothing to do with how many bites they’ve taken or how much food they have eaten?”
-Marsha Dunn Klein

I posted this three years ago and it continues to ring so true. Thank you Marsha Dunn Klein for sharing this lovely concept with the world. 💞

Feeding is not about what your child is eating today or how much they have eaten at mealtime.

It’s about creating loving memories when it comes to food that last a lifetime. 🥰

And the more we can celebrate our children for what they are (and not how much food they have eaten) the more we can help to cultivate a healthy relationship with food, and in turn, help to create more confident eaters.

As a parent, I continue to remind myself to celebrate my children for what they are. 🎉

And by the way, if mealtimes are stressful and they aren’t about creating loving memories, that’s okay too. Life is about doing what works for you, not what works for someone else.

xoxo,
Rachel

02/23/2024

This morning, my daughter asked for tuna with pickles for breakfast. 🥒

Sound odd?

To me, it did.

For her, I was glad she knew what she wanted (this is one of her go-to’s) and that she felt comfortable asking for this for breakfast without society’s expectation of what a breakfast “should be.”

Breakfast can be stressful for us as we try to do all the things in the morning while getting ready for school.

I called this morning a win as breakfast got on the table quickly (I opened a can of tuna and added chopped pickles) and we were out the door on time. 💨

It’s okay to think outside the box. It’s okay if your child doesn’t like traditional “breakfast foods.”

When we shift our expectations, sometimes (not always, but sometimes), magic happens. ✨

Do you or your children sometimes eat foods for breakfast that are outside the “norm”? Let me know below. 👇🏼

02/14/2024

I’m not big on Valentine’s Day, but I do love all things love-related, so here’s a quick “Happy Love Day” shout out to my community here! 💘

I’m so grateful for all of you and wishing you a great day. I hope you have a day filled with love, happiness (or whatever you are feeling), and maybe some chocolate. 🍫

xoxo,
Rachel

02/08/2024

Mealtime. It can be a battlefield - am I right? And if you have a picky or selective eater at home, the stress can feel so overwhelming. Where do we even begin? 😫

Let’s talk about 5 ways to help your child eat at mealtimes - to create more peaceful meals at the table. ✋🏼

HOW we talk about food can be just as important as WHAT food we are providing. How many times at mealtime have you encouraged your child to “take another bite…” only to be met with crossed arms, a closed mouth, a frown or a tantrum? 😠

INSTEAD OF: “Take a bite of broccoli. I know you like it.”

TRY: Not saying anything about the food. Just sit and smile (or fake it - which is okay too).

Meet me back here over the course of the month to learn my other 4 tips for helping your child and creating more peace for your entire family at mealtimes. 😮‍💨

01/29/2024

A few years ago I was all about meal planning. Every weekend I spent some time putting together a plan for the week. It helped me feel organized and my weeks go smoothly. 😮‍💨

Now, the thought of meal planning gives me anxiety. I’m not sure when exactly it changed or what changed, but I do much better in my day-to-day not having a structured plan (although I try to keep staples on hand). 🙅🏽‍♀️

I share this for two reasons:

1) We can change. Our lives ebb and flow and what worked for one period of our life does not have to work for the next. This is one of the hardest parts about life I continue to learn, so I’m figuring out how to show up as my authentic self and roll with it. 🌊

2) What works for someone else doesn’t have to work for you. Don’t let the internet and social media fool you. We are all 100% unique individuals and I want you to stop feeling guilty if you aren’t doing what another person is. 🛑

Are there any areas in YOUR life that have changed over the years?

xo,
Rachel

01/03/2024

I have been a fan of Virginia Sole-Smith for a long time. I am so passionate about the work she does and grateful we have her as a voice in our world.

I listened to this as an audiobook, and immediately bought myself a copy, as I know I will be reading this several more times and sharing it with everyone I know.

Fat Talk should be read by every parent, caregiver or person that has any interaction with children. I love the way Virginia brings together research and anecdotes to provide us with an easy-to-read evidence-based understanding of fat phobia and the problems it causes in our world.

It was hard to hear some of the stories shared, as they felt so close to home and brought up memories of my childhood. Parts of the story also filled me with rage, to understand in a deeper level how fatphobia and bias are so insidious.

But that this book exists and people are doing this work also fills me with hope. The conversations are taking place. As a pediatric dietitian who works with families on these exact issues, I am glad to hear it’s a part of a bigger conversation.

Toward the end of the book Virginia provides real scripts and guidelines adults can use with their children. I will be going back and using many of these I’m sure.

Making changes and doing things differently is hard. We are untangling what we have learned throughout a lifetime.

I hope that we can be easy on ourselves and know we don’t have to have it all figured out overnight.

Thank you, Virginia, for putting this book into the world. I am so grateful for you!

12/13/2023

Emotional triggers hit differently with kids.

From stress over cookie requests to frustration at the dinner table antics, it’s relatable, right? 🙋🏽‍♀️

Before diving into “why won’t my child eat more than 5 foods” mode, explore your own “whys.”

Is it your relationship with food or just a tired day?
Unraveling these triggers makes mealtime smoother. 💖

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