Better Family Meals

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I show families that there is another way to feed – free from bribery and threats and bargaining and short order cooking – so that you can enjoy family mealtimes together and foster conflict-free relationships with food.

10/25/2025

"Just three more bites."

"You need to at least try a vegetable."

"No dessert until you eat XYZ."

Micromanaging your child's food intake is exhausting.

For you and THEM.

And while an extra bite or two may feel like a win in the short term, it's not adding much to their nutritional well-being (trust me, I'm a kid's dietitian).

But all of that 'food talk' and cajoling IS doing something: it's interfering with your kiddos' ability to self regulate, to listen to their bodies, and importantly - to enjoy eating.

Yes, even light-pressure can create an adversarial relationship with food over time.

So "do nothing" then??

No: build connection instead.

Give your child space at meals to:

✅ Build confidence around unfamiliar foods
✅Encourage curiosity (on their own timeline, not yours)
✅Enjoy rare time with loved ones, free of distractions

The easiest way to start?

🎯Don't mention what is eaten or not eaten, period.

Once you get that piece of the puzzle in place - perhaps the hardest - you can tackle next steps.

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10/16/2025

It's that time of year again and I know it's tempting to try to CONTROL your kid's Halloween candy haul.

But, please, don't.

There will inevitably be an influx of candy in your house over the next few weeks from trunk-or-treating, school parties, and the big night itself.

And it may cause you anxiety.

But as a registered dietitian, I can assure you that a few weeks of increased sugar will not be ruinous to your child's health.

Yet efforts to curtail it could damage one of the rare opportunities you have to CONNECT with your kids in a joyous way around food (... and combat diet-culture messaging that teaches kids to feel bad about craving sweets).

Halloween is fun. It is indulgent. And, yes, it's a candy-centric holiday.

It's OK to lean into that, normalize excitement around it, and use it as a platform for CONNECTION.

Here's a few ideas how:

🍫Tell your child your favorite Halloween candy and ask them to collect a few pieces for you (my own kids LOVE to collect handfuls of Whoppers for me, even though they would normally pass them over)

🍬Create a fun scavenger hunt together with specific items to find while trick-or-treating: a house that gives out full-sized candy bars, a house with pre-made candy bags, a house with no candy, etc

🍭Google some fun ideas for using an overstock of candy in other recipes. A stash of candy bars or M&Ms can easily be repurposed into , used in a fudge recipe, as an ice cream topping, or even in a homemade trail mix

So if /when you find yourself getting tense as the countdown to Halloween inches closer, remember to ask yourself: How can I focus on CONNECTION in this moment rather than CONTROL.

**Feeling stressed about feeding? Aren't we all?! Follow this kids' dietitian and mom of 3 for practical tips and tools to feed your family ... better**

01/15/2025

It's my version of 'teach a man to fish' ... but better.

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