Can I Have Another Snack?

It's time for part 2 of our November ALL OF THE SNACKS podcast. If you missed part 1 then check it out on the CIHAS site, or scroll back in your podcast app. Part 1 was a available to all listeners, but part 2 is a paid subscriber-only bonus episode. 

In this episode, CIHAS audio engineer Lucy Dearlove and I answer your questions on:

👉 The trifecta that is PCOS, insulin resistance and perimenopause

👉 How to feed your kids when the internet tells us everything is bad for them

👉 Plus we take a trip down memory lane as we discuss nostalgic party food

Free subscribers can listen to a trailer of this episode above and if you'd like to listen in full and access the transcript for this episode, upgrade your membership here. As well as access to this episode, you'll unlock all my Dear Laura posts, Snacky Bits threads and loads more!

Ok so here's what happened: as we do every month, Lucy and I resolved to keep our answers snappy when we recorded our monthly ALL OF THE SNACKS episode. But instead we did the opposite and talked for like 90 mins. Rather than cutting a bunch of stuff, we decided to split the episode into two parts. 

Part 1 is here, right now where we're covering:
👉 our varying success at DIY
👉 whether glucosamine supps might actually (maybe) be worth a shot? 
👉 And what if your teen becomes obsessed with protein and gains.

In part 2 (dropping in 2 weeks), we're going to talk about:
👉 the trifecta that is PCOS, insulin resistance and perimenopause.
👉Plus how to feed your kids when *everything is bad for them*
👉 And finally, nostalgic party foods

Part 2 will be for paid dudes only. Get that and our monthly back catalogue of All Of The Snacks episodes with myself and Lucy by becoming a member of the Snack Pack. It's £5/mo or £50 per year and you get access to the entire CIHAS universe, including weekly discussion threads and my monthly advice column, Dear Laura. 

Enjoy the show!

P.S. Don't forget to drop your questions for me and Lucy here, or for Dear Laura here. 

Today I'm talking to nutritionist Jennifer Nash (who is also the newest member of the CIHAS team). In this conversation we're talking about the NCMP, particularly the research Jennifer undertook as part of her Masters course, as well as the work Jennifer has done with Body Happy Org to address some of the issues with the way nutrition is taught in schools.

In this episode we discuss:

👉 Jennifer's recent research into experiences of the NCMP and the harm that appears to be being caused by this programme
👉 Some of the issues with how nutrition is taught in primary schools     
👉 The food-positive scheme of work Jennifer created for Body Happy Org                                                                                                             
👉 How we can tell our teachers and schools about these resources to help foster a body- and food-positive culture in schools

Come and let us know what you thought of the episode in the comments over on canihaveanothersnack.com. If you'd like to sign up to receive bonus podcasts from CIHAS, you can upgrade your subscription here.

Hey-O. Lucy and I are BACK with your October instalment of ALL OF THE SNACKS - a bonus pod for paying subscribers where we answer YOUR questions. 

This month we're answering Qs about:

👉 The problems with how kids get fed at school, and advocating for your kids if they get hungry during the school day
👉 Whether we need to worry about glucose spikes like the Glucose Goddess tells us (and if its relevant for two year-olds?!)
👉 The difference between boundaries and restrictions when feeding kids, along with personal insight into the boundaries in our home
👉 Plus a cookbook and film recommendation

To listen to the full episode, upgrade your membership here. Paying subscribers have full access to listen on the website or in your podcast player via an invite with a private RSS feed (please get in touch at [email protected] if you're having any trouble with this!) Come and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments at canihaveanothersnack.com.

This episode is a rerun of my conversation last year with the fantastic Molly Forbes, journalist, campaigner and non-profit founder. She's the author of the book Body Happy Kids: How to help children and teens love the skin they're in and now Every Body, a book for 9-12 year olds helping them learn that body differences should be celebrated. She's also the Founding Director of The Body Happy Organisation CIC, a social enterprise dedicated to promoting positive body image in children.

In this episode Molly and I discuss:

 👉 What the NCMP is, what it looks like in different schools and some of the issues associated with it
👉 Why you might want to opt your kid out and how you even do that
👉 What you can do if you’re worried about your child feeling left out if they’re the only ones left in the classroom

I really hope you will share this episode with your school WhatsApp group, your friendship group and with the teachers in your schools to help end the tyranny of the NCMP. You can also share Body Happy Org and Anybody UK’s informed decision making pack and my writing on the NCMP.

Today I'm talking to the incredible Alex Light, a body acceptance advocate and author of You Are Not a Before Picture. In this conversation we're talking about all the really insidious and toxic messaging we get around postpartum bodies. 

In this episode we discuss:

👉 Snapback culture and the horrendous ways it shows up for birthing people

👉 How our bodies can change during and after pregnancy and the shame often associated with this

👉 The anti-fatness of '9 months in, 9 months out' pictures

👉 Ways to help protect your embodiment in the postpartum period

Come and let us know what you thought of the episode in the comments over on canihaveanothersnack.com. If you'd like to sign up to receive bonus podcasts from CIHAS, you can upgrade your subscription here.

You can follow Alex on Instagram here and Laura, over here

Hey-O. Lucy and I are BACK with your July installment of ALL OF THE SNACKS - a bonus pod for paying subscribers where we answer YOUR questions. 

This month we're answering Qs about:

👉 How to talk to kids about oral health without falling into the diet culture trap and scaremongering sugar

👉 What toxic wellness things we can’t let go of

👉 How to tell when a nutrition ‘expert’ is legit or just a quack

👉 And some thoughts on supporting Autistic kids who seem ‘insatiable’

👉 Plus a controversial snack…

Come and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments at canihaveanothersnack.com
If you'd like to listen to this episode in full then upgrade your membership here. 

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Today I'm talking to therapist Vicky Bellman from Concentric Counselling and Fat Bubble about protecting our kids from the weird diet culture things people say that can rupture their embodiment. I loved talking to Vicky and think you'll get so much from this conversation.

In this episode we discuss:

👉 The 'hot potato' of disordered eating and disembodiment that gets transmitted through families
👉 How to shut down body shaming conversations in their tracks
👉 How we can transmit healing back up the line, as well as protect our kids
👉 How every day we protect our kids against diet culture is a day we
👉 Why body positivity and food neutrality are not the whole story

You can follow Vicky on Instagram here.
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Hey-O. Lucy and I are BACK with your June instalment of ALL OF THE SNACKS - a bonus pod for paying subscribers where we answer YOUR questions. 

This month we're answering Qs about:

👉 Whether or not collagen supplements are snake oil adjacent
👉 Does my kid need a snack drawer or am I feeling the pressure of Kid Food Instagram?
👉 How do I deal with a medical appointment that I know will evoke anti-fatness?
👉 My pre-teen has pocket money and only wants to buy snacks - what do I do?
👉 How can I find my appetite when the world is such a horror-show? 

Plus VERY IMPORTANT Lucy and Laura life updates (and why I am taking my sartorial cues from custard. And, as usual, great snacks. 

If you're a free subscriber, you'll hear a preview of today's episode. If you want to hear the whole thing, you can upgrade your subscription here.

If you're already a paid subscriber, you should have received an email with an invite to your private RSS feed and instructions on how to add it to your podcast player (or you can listen to it on the website - click here). If you have any problems then email me on [email protected]. But fr, check your spam because it's probably there.

We all know that feeding kids is hard - aside from food neophobia, the constant shopping, cooking, cleaning up the mess, and and the worry of whether they're getting what they need, we have the mental load. All the tiny invisible mental notes, planning, prioritising, and juggling that add up throughout the day that can leave us feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, unsupported, and taken for granted. This week I'm talking to Registered Dietitian Maeve Hanan about something Kid Food Influencers rarely discuss or acknowledge: the mental load of feeding a family. We get into:

👉 The expectations vs. reality of feeding a family
👉 Different types of labour in the home (visible and invisible)
👉 How naming terms like 'mental load' and 'household manager' can help create more equal distribution of labour
👉 How the mental load of feeding a family can influence our relationship with food
👉 The unnecessary mental load we absorb from Kid Food Influencers
👉 How ultra-processed foods have a role in reducing the mental load of feeding a family

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