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The Nourished Child
Raising a healthy eater shouldn't feel confusing or overwhelming. The Nourished Child is your trusted guide for child nutrition, feeding kids with confidence, and navigating real-life parenting challenges — from picky eating and food-focused kids to teen appetites, nutrient needs, young athletes, and raising children in all body sizes. Hosted by Jill Castle — pediatric dietitian, author, and mom of four — this podcast blends practical feeding strategies with body-positive parenting, holistic…
Episodes
The Nourished ChildTNC 035: 8 Tips to Help Your Child Snack Better
Just like you approach meals, you need a strategy to help your child snack better. With the average child snacking about 4 times per day, it's no wonder…
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TNC 034: Modern Management of Food Allergies in Children
Let's talk about food allergies in children! A lot has been happening in this area – from new research findings, which have changed the way we introduce foods…
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TNC 033: Caffeine and Kids: Cracking the Code
Is caffeine the new drug for kids? Get too much and yes, just like a drug, a child can overdose and experience negative side effects, even death. Today kids…
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TNC 032: How to Teach Nutrition to Kids through Healthy Eating Activities
We all want our kids to learn about nutrition. We can teach kids about nutrition through healthy eating activities. I chat with pediatric dietitian and author…
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TNC 031: Food Rewards – Are They Good for Kids?
Food rewards are one way to get kids to eat nutritious foods or a certain amount of food. But is using palatable foods a good way to incentivize children to…
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TNC 030: Low FODMAP Diet for Kids
Kate Scarlata, RD joins me on The Nourished Child podcast to talk about the Low FODMAPS diet for kids. We dish on what this diet is, who it's for (and for whom…
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TNC 029: Food Restriction and Forbidden Food
Are there foods that are off-limits in your home? Foods you won't allow your child to eat? Foods you consider unhealthy, toxic, or "bad" for your child? Today…
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TNC 028: Type 1 Diabetes in Children
Whether you're a parent, a teacher, a friend, a relative, or a healthcare provider, you probably know of a child with Type 1 diabetes. In this episode, I talk…
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TNC 027: 7 Tips for Helping the Thin Child Grow
The thin child can cause great worry to his parents. Sometimes, parents use ineffective strategies to get their child to gain weight and grow, including…
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TNC 026: How to Raise a Mindful Eater
Kids experience distraction, external pressures to eat more (or less), and are even the subject of parent fears surrounding eating certain foods or eating too…
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TNC 025: Young Athletes: Dieting & Supplements
Finding that perfect balance to support growth, athletic performance, and a healthy weight can be a difficult task, especially when dieting and supplements…
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TNC 024: Childhood Food Insecurity and Affordable Food
Childhood food insecurity has far-reaching effects on the growth, development and academic potential of the young child. Food assistance programs and…
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TNC 023: 12 Reasons Kids Won't Eat (& What You Can Do)
One of the most frustrating things for a parent is when kids won't eat. We hear a lot about overeating, but what about when your child won't eat enough or a…
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TNC 022: Artificial Food Dyes & The Influence on Children
The idea of food affecting behavior and attention has been around for decades. Certain foods help our children learn, focus and behave in a world full of…
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TNC 021: Family Nutrition Goals, 2017
It's the end of the year. Do you set family nutrition goals or are you of the resolution mind-set? I, myself, am of the goal mind-set. I believe you have to…
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TNC 020: Teen Talk: Helping Daughters Communicate
Teen talk –a tricky topic when it comes to raising good communicators. Why? Communication can shut down, become dysfunctional, or send unintended messages…
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TNC 019: Better Breakfast Recipes for Busy Kids
What if you could make a better breakfast with breakfast recipes that are super fast and nutritious, delicious and a home run every time? Today's guest has…
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TNC 018: Healthy Bone Growth in Kids
At a time when rates of osteoporosis are climbing and the consumption of calcium and vitamin D are suboptimal, the question of bone growth in children is a…
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TNC 017: Kid-Friendly Lunch Ideas: I've Got an App for That!
Need some new and creative lunch ideas? How about a lunch box packing app you can't refuse and the story of a mom's entrepreneurial journey? Meet Gillian Fein…
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TNC 016: Your Child's Healthy Relationship with Food
Certainly, good eating habits, as well as general food habits, are some key signs of a healthy relationship, but there's more to the story. What about body…
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TNC 015: First Food is Fundamental
First food for baby and toddler is fundamental for your child's future health. Yes, what your child eats early on can lay the foundation of food preferences…
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TNC 014: The Real Mom Nutrition Perspective on Snacking
Snacking outside of the home can wreak havoc on your child's healthy diet. In this episode, I talk with Sally Kuzemchak, the dietitian and blogger behind Real…
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TNC 013: Beat the Short-Order Cook Syndrome
Do you make more than one meal at night to accommodate the varying preferences of your family? A back-up meal (or an alternate dish) whenever your child won't…
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TNC 012: Striking the Sugar Balance in Kids
Sweet temptations lurk everywhere—parents don't stand a chance at striking a sugar balance with kids unless they have some strategies and boundaries in place…
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TNC 011: Healthy Lunch Boxes for Little Ones
As your little one starts to branch out in the world, you may find yourself packing lunches. Of course, creating healthy lunch boxes for little ones is the…
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TNC 010: How Play Therapy Helps Your Child
Kids may experience difficulties during their childhood and need extra support to work through challenges such as picky eating, behavioral challenges, and even…
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TNC 009: Top Notch Young Athlete Snacks
Young athlete snacks are an important ingredient in athletic success. Yet, the snacking culture on and off the fields threaten the health and athletic…
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TNC 008: Kids & Weight: Prevention, Treatment & Acceptance
In our society today, the value system leans toward being fit and trim–for health and appearance. If your child carries extra weight he or she may be subjected…
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TNC 007: How to Help Your Child Eat a Healthy School Lunch
School food should be your ally, not your enemy! Learn what it takes to help your child eat healthy school lunch, and let school lunch, parties, and the…
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TNC 006: Picky Eating Perspective & Sanity Secrets
Stay calm and carry on…or so they say. Easier said than done when it comes to the picky eater. Does it really matter how you behave around the picky eater?…
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TNC 005: Top Baby Nutrients Parents Need to Watch
Food choices in the first 2 years of life help to establish the future health and intellect of your child. Why? The top baby nutrients have a critical role in…
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TNC 004: 13 Easy Food Upgrades for Kids
You know I'm not all about food as the answer to healthy eating for kids, but I am about making it easier for you, and for your child to eat healthier, no…
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TNC 003: Feeding Matters: What's Your Feeding Style?
The feeding style you use every day really matters. Maybe you don't know what a feeding style is, or perhaps you're not sure what your tendencies are…you are…
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TNC 002: Putting Food in Its Place
We live in a world where food is everywhere…from online recipes and cooking shows to the ever-present food options everywhere your child goes (school, doctor…
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TNC 001: Introducing The Nourished Child Podcast
Welcome to the very first episode of The Nourished Child podcast, a show about childhood nutrition, feeding kids, and dealing with the ups and downs…
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TNC 000: The Nourished Child Promo Reel
From picky eating to overeating, athletes to couch potatoes, and the developmental changes through the (sometimes long) 18 years of childhood, The Nourished…