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#112: If you’ve ever thought, I do not want my baby to grow up with all of the messed up food stuff I grew up with, this episode is for you. In this conversation, registered dietitian Vanessa Rissetto joins me to talk about diet culture, the pressure parents feel around feeding, and how to start fostering a healthier relationship with food for your baby from the very beginning.
Vanessa breaks down what diet culture actually looks like in real life, how our own food beliefs can shape the way we feed our kids, and why less pressure around eating often leads to better outcomes over time. We also talk about food language, feeding dynamics at home, and simple ways to help your child feel more comfortable and confident around food.
Listen to this episode to learn:
1. How to lay off the pressure around kids eating...and practical tips for being less food focussed around children
2. Which words to use when discussing food with your babies and children to help them have positive associations with food instead of food-related phobias
3. Why parents feel pressure from outside sources to give in to the diet culture...with a discussion on what the diet culture really even is (and isn’t!)
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/112
Links from This Episode:
• Follow Vanessa Rissetto on FB here
• Follow Vanessa on Instagram at @vanessarissetord
• Follow Culina Health (her private practice) on Instagram at @culinahealth
• Read Blog here
• Learn more about the NYU dietetic internship where Vanessa is the director here
• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
and use the code BLWPOD50 to save $50 when you sign up.
• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners
Other Episodes Related to This Topic:
• Episode 72 - How to Create a Pressure-Free Feeding Environment with Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S
• Episode 174 - Fostering Food Neutrality from Baby's First Bites with @raisingbodypositivekids Riley Peterson, RD
• Episode 210 - How to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Part I with Sumner Brooks, MPH, RD, CEDRD
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