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The \\u201cMyth Busters\\u201d Series

In this week\\u2019s episode we are chatting all about kids and nutrition by busting the myth that \\u201ckids today aren\\u2019t eating enough healthy foods.\\u201d As Mom\\u2019s ourselves, we know that one of the biggest stressors on parents today is how to feed their children so we are explaining the psychology behind this fear and pressure and interviewing the RD\\u2019s of Sunny Side Up Nutrition, Anna Lutz, MPH, RDN, LD and Elizabeth Davenport, MPH, RDN, LD @sunnysideupnutrition.

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Feeding our children becomes our primary goal as soon as the child is born, so it is natural that parenting begins with this obsession of how, what, and how much our children are eating. Feeding our baby is also a form of attachment bonding for both the child and parent and a parental instinct absolutely takes over when we suddenly become insanely preoccupied with our children\\u2019s input and output (remember having to track number of wet diapers in the hospital??) This natural, survival instinct ignited in parents combined with a culture obsessed with health and beauty and longevity, makes the perfect recipe for wanting to be perfect in how we feed our children. We find that this fear is mostly from the parents worried that they are not doing a good job or are projecting their own insecurities about food or their body onto their kids. So as a result, they pressure their child to eat a certain amount, eat specific foods, disregard their internal cues and preferences and monitor their bodies.\\xa0 What we are hoping for parents to get out of this episode today is trust.\\xa0 Trust in yourselves as parents, but mainly trust in your children.

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Connect with Anna and Elizabeth:

https://sunnysideupnutrition.com

https://lutzandalexander.com

https://www.pinneydavenport.com

Social media: @sunnysideupnutrition

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