Comfort Food

NOTE: We recorded this episode before the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests, so you won't hear that discussed here. We are committed to doing the work of anti-racism and you will hear more about that in upcoming episodes. Thank you to everyone protesting right now. Stay safe. Life looks a little different for our families right now, but we're excited to be sharing quick episodes for your summer listening pleasure. This week, Amy shares an update on what life looks like in her house and talks through the process of weaning her one year old—and how doing so has made a dramatic impact on his food intake. She also talks through how to reduce guilt around dessert in a listener question segment. Helpful links: Episode 37: How the Heck to Start Milk Weaning How to Wean a Toddler Episode 29: Intuitive Eating 101 Feeding Your Family: Sanity Saving Feeding Techniques for Happy Meals and Body Positive Kids Find us @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood on social media or email [email protected].

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

We're on pandemic hiatus, but rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes — that seem super useful right now!

We know that motherhood (and just... life) can dramatically change how you feel about your body, whether you're newly postpartum or several years in. Today we're talking through some strategies to help you feel more body-positive and comfortable in your skin — no weight loss required (or even encouraged!).

Find us @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood on social media or email [email protected]. And you can read the show notes for this episode here.

Sponsor Spotlight: Bumkins Baby

Mealtime solutions like Silicone Grip Dishes that suction to the table, utensils that promote self-feeding, and more available now on their Amazon storefront!

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

We're on pandemic hiatus, but rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes — that seem super useful right now!

Dinner. It has to happen every night, no matter whether you meal planned, or are now staring down some hard 5pm truths about the state of your fridge. We asked Nicki Sizemore, of From Scratch Fast, to share some family-tested ideas for quick, easy dinners that you can make more or less out of thin air.

Send us your dinner questions! Find us @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood on social media or email [email protected]. And you can read the show notes for this episode here.

Sponsor Spotlight: Bumkins Baby

Mealtime solutions like Silicone Grip Dishes that suction to the table, utensils that promote self-feeding, and more available now on their Amazon storefront!

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

We're on pandemic hiatus, but rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes — that seem super useful right now!

Why do most men do so little at home — and especially in the kitchen? Why are women (still!) doing so much? Darcy Lockman, author of All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers and the Myth of Equal Partnership is on the podcast this week to talk about why mental load tasks like grocery list making and meal planning and prepping are still especially gendered — and what we can do, to find a better balance.

Send us your mental load questions! Find us @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood on social media or email [email protected]. And you can read the show notes for this episode here.

Sponsor Spotlight: Bumkins Baby

Mealtime solutions like Silicone Grip Dishes that suction to the table, utensils that promote self-feeding, and more available now on their Amazon storefront!

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

We're on pandemic hiatus, but rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes — that seem super useful right now!

There are lots of meals (especially dinner!) that kids just don't eat. And this can be frustrating and even alarming for parents—but most often, it's completely normal. We're chatting with Jennifer Berry, OT, a feeding therapist and owner of Thrive By Spectrum Pediatrics, about what can help and what might be making the situation worse.

Send us your family food questions! @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood on social media or email [email protected]. And you can read the show notes for this episode here.

Sponsor Spotlight: Bumkins Baby

Mealtime solutions like Silicone Grip Dishes that suction to the table, utensils that promote self-feeding, and more available now on their Amazon storefront!

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

This week, we've got another report on how we're working, parenting and feeding our families and ourselves while in the isolation trenches. We're talking about ideas for making the same old kid meals a little more fun right now, Virginia's new Meal Prep for Lazy People strategy and the rising problem of food insecurity and what we can all do to help.

Send questions and comments to [email protected] or find us on social: @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood. And visit our show notes at comfortfoodpodcast.com for all the links discussed in this episode.

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

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We're talking through the logistics of stretching between grocery store trips, cooking from your pantry, and figuring out how to feel good about what you're eating when family meals look a lot different than usual. Plus Virginia's biggest pantry dinner successes and fails.

Send questions and comments to [email protected] or find us on social: @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood. And visit our show notes at comfortfoodpodcast.com for all the links discussed in this episode.

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY

We want to know more about you, and what you think of Comfort Food. Please take our quick and easy survey so we can keep making this podcast better and better. Thanks so much!

We recorded this one pre-pandemic, but it couldn't be more timely. Lindsay Powers, founder of the #NoShameParenting movement, mom of two, and author of You Can't F*ck Up Your Kids, joins us to talk about why performative parenting and pressure are the enemy, not your kid's tablet. We also cover how to take the stress out of how you're feeding your kids, from breastfeeding to family dinner.

Send questions and comments to [email protected] or find us on social: @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood. And visit our show notes at comfortfoodpodcast.com for all the links discussed in this episode.

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY

We want to know more about you, and what you think of Comfort Food. Please take our quick and easy survey so we can keep making this podcast better and better. Thanks so much!

Managing home school schedules, balancing work from home with a total lack of childcare, grocery store stress — parents are navigating a million new mental load challenges right now, and moms, not surprisingly, are carrying the bigger burden. This week we're talking about the schedules we've come up with to (sort of) keep work and school on track in our own families, how we're preserving an equal division of domestic responsibilities with our spouses, and why Virginia is deleting the gym teacher's emails and you can too.

Send your COVID food and mental load-related questions and struggles to [email protected] or find us on social: @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood. And visit our show notes at comfortfoodpodcast.com for all the links discussed in this episode.

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY

We want to know more about you, and what you think of Comfort Food. Please take our quick and easy survey so we can keep making this podcast better and better. Thanks so much!

Greetings from our bunkers! We put together this very special episode to talk through all of your anxieties about feeding your family—and feeding yourself—during these long weeks of isolation life. Amy and Virginia chat about grocery shopping strategies, why it's okay for the kids to eat all the mac and cheese right now, and how we can all lower the bar to reduce stress during this difficult time.

Send your COVID food-related questions and struggles to [email protected] or find us on social: @v_solesmith and @yummytoddlerfood. And visit our show notes at comfortfoodpodcast.com for all the links discussed in this episode.

FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, THE COMFORT FOOD WAY

Our new e-book takes you through 8 concepts that will form the foundation of your understanding of how to feed kids and give you a firm starting point for improving mealtimes in your house. We're here to reassure and inspire. We're here to remind you that you're doing a good job. We're here to let you know that you're not alone in the daily challenge of feeding your family. We're here to help.

Get your copy of Feeding Your Family The Comfort Food Way here.

TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY

We want to know more about you, and what you think of Comfort Food. Please take our quick and easy survey so we can keep making this podcast better and better. Thanks so much!