Whether your kid won’t eat fruits and vegetables, refuses to try new foods, resists certain tastes or textures, or...



With hundreds of thousands of Americans dying each year from obesity, type-2 diabetes, and a slew of chronic health conditions—all a direct result of food inequities, a broken food culture, and food marketing, and worsened by COVID-19, a significant shift in how we think about food and how we feed our kids must happen now if we want to change the trajectory of health for our kids.
In “Food Issues,” I interview authors, researchers, healthy food advocates, and thought leaders who want to educate, inspire, and empower organizations, parents, and local communities to create real, lasting change and ensure a healthier future for our kids. Through profound conversations that uncover the real issues affecting families coupled with easy, practical tips for parents, this podcast is the place to change our kids’ futures.
Whether your kid won’t eat fruits and vegetables, refuses to try new foods, resists certain tastes or textures, or...
Welcome to season 6 of the podcast, which is focused entirely on mompreneurs who are solving for the issues around...
During pregnancy, we get information about what to expect, what tests we need, and what’s safe and what’s not. Yet...
Like anything else in parenting, when it comes to feeding our kids, sometimes we bring in ideas and pre-conceived...
Between tons of websites, social media, and books, there’s a lot of information and advice available for parents of...
During pregnancy, you’re more aware of your health, and what’s safe and what’s not, and you learn about certain...
Picky eating is super-frustrating and it’s one of the most common challenges we have as parents. Yet when you look for...
There’s no getting around the fact that we all have to eat and feed our kids, but when dinner time rolls around,...
We’ve all heard the phrase "breast is best,” but for moms who have breastfeeding pain, low milk supply, or other...
Added sugars in kids’ meals and snacks are something parents have been paying more attention to, but when it comes to...
What we feed our babies can set the stage for healthy eating habits down the line, but how we feed them is just as...
We all know our kids shouldn’t be eating so many sweets and so much junk food but it’s not always easy. Processed...
This week, we’re doing something a little different on the podcast: we’re talking about food and faith. The Bible has...
Welcome to Season 5 of the podcast! It’s only February so maybe you’re still working on your new year’s resolutions,...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 6.1 million children in the U.S. have ever been...
Everyone mom-to-be knows that nutrition during pregnancy is important, but postpartum diet, which isn’t talked about...
Rates of anxiety and other mental health conditions in kids have been on the rise over the last decade, and it’s no...
Clean eating has been trendy for years, but it hasn’t been without controversy from those who say it can lead to...
During the fall and winter months, we’re all thinking about colds and the flu and how to keep our kids healthy. We...
In recent years, we’ve been hearing a lot about gut health, the gut microbiome, and probiotics, but experts say, your...
As parents, we hear so much about what to feed our kids, how to get our kids to eat their vegetables, and how to cope...
Over the past few years, interest in plant-based diets and plant-based foods has been on an upward trend. Yet during...
You already know that eating healthy during pregnancy is important, but a lot of the books and information out there...
In the U.S., chronic health conditions in children are on the rise. According to a June 2019 study in the journal...
There’s almost no getting around processed foods in our kids’ diets, but with so many health claims including organic,...
Research shows babies, toddlers, and kids are getting more added sugar in their diets than ever before and it’s not...
We all know that added sugars are linked to childhood obesity and other chronic diseases, but something that is often...
Baby food has come a long way from jarred peas and carrots of our childhoods, but although the new options may be...
Between morning sickness, food cravings, and fatigue, it's not always easy to eat healthy during pregnancy. Yet...
During the 2021-22 school year, every child across the U.S. will have access to free school meals, a result of...
Whether it’s homemade chocolate chip cookies or a trip to your favorite ice cream spot, we all love to give our kids a...
In the U.S., 1 in 5 kids has a mental disorder and it’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the...
What we say to our kids can have an impact on them in positive and negative ways, and when we’re trying to raise...
Mindfulness and mindfulness meditation have become one of the fastest-growing health and wellness trends in the U.S....
Intuitive eating has been around for over 25 years, but it has garnered a lot of attention in recent years as more...
Most parents know their kids should get plenty of protein, eat their fruits and vegetables, and limit processed foods,...
Most kids have some type of picky eating behavior, but for some kids, their picky eating seems out of the norm and...
Encouraging your kids to eat their vegetables and try new foods is no easy feat. Perhaps you’ve tried bribing them...
Picky eating is something we as parents often accept as a normal childhood behavior, but for some kids, picky eating...
Picky eating is a common challenge for parents in the U.S. In fact, according to a recent survey by the...
COVID-19 has had a profound effect on how we work, parent, and live our daily lives and of course, our kids’ health....
When the pandemic first hit the U.S. last March, and we found ourselves working and learning from home and had a lot...
Feeding kids is no easy feat for parents today, but with snacks, candy, and treats available virtually everywhere we...
The microbiome, the gut, and leaky gut are all terms we’ve become more familiar with in recent years, especially as...
Breastfeeding rates in the U.S. have increased in recent years, but recent studies show that disparities exist among...
In the U.S., we waste 40% of our food, costing $218 billion dollars a year. At the same time, food insecurity rates...
When it comes to our health, we hear a lot about inflammation and anti-inflammatory diets and foods. With rates of...
In recent years, there’s been a ton of so-called ‘healthy snacks’ filling up store shelves that often sound like good...
Every year in the U.S., companies spend nearly $2 billion marketing unhealthy foods and drinks to kids in a ton of...
When COVID first hit the U.S. last March and we were all at home a lot more, we found ourselves in the kitchen baking,...
In 2020, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in the U.S. went through a ton of changes, some of which were...
In recent years, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has become more political than ever before with rollbacks...
Welcome to the very first episode of "Food Issues." In this episode, about the impact of COVID-19 on health...
With hundreds of thousands of Americans dying each year from obesity, type-2 diabetes, and a slew of chronic health...