What a Good Eater: The Podcast

What a Good Eater: The Podcast

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What a Good Eater: The Podcast episodes

  • Is Your Baby Ready to Eat Solid Foods? What a Good Eater Podcast

    In Is Your Baby Ready to Eat Solid Foods? What a Good Eater Podcast, we help you to answer the question: Is your baby truly ready to begin chowing down?

    If your baby is around 4-6 months old, there are five checkpoints needed to begin solid foods. We’ll take you through each of them so you can feed your baby confidently and enjoy watching them experience those first yummy bites.

    Be sure to stay tuned for our next episode, where we discuss how to begin solid foods with your baby.

    Links mentioned
    • What a Good Eater! cookbook on Amazon
    • American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendation for Complementary Feeding
    • If you enjoyed Is Your Baby Ready to Eat Solid Foods? What a Good Eater Podcast, forward this to a friend, and rate us on iTunes, Android, or wherever you listen. You can catch up on all of our other episodes here. 

      Check out the What a Good Eater! cookbook for fantastic ideas on family-friendly meals, sample food schedules and menus by age, healthy snack ideas by age, and meals ready in about 30 minutes or less for busy parents.

      8 min
    • Useful Tips for Drama-Free Dinners: What a Good Eater Podcast

      In Useful Tips for Drama-Free Dinners: What a Good Eater Podcast, Ali & Amy offer six useful tips for drama-free dinners and practical ways to put them to use. Mealtimes can be stressful, but they don’t have to be! Try out a few of these with your family and take the tension out of mealtimes.

      If you liked Useful Tips for Drama-Free Dinners: What a Good Eater Podcast, please forward this to a friend and rate it. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes or wherever you listen so that you’ll be notified each time we release a new episode (about once per week)!

      Links Mentioned:
      • Ellyn Satter Institute
      • USDA National Agricultural Library
      • What a Good Eater cookbook, on Amazon
      • Check out the What a Good Eater! cookbook for fantastic ideas on family-friendly meals, sample food schedules and menus by age, healthy snack ideas by age, and meals ready in about 30 minutes or less for busy parents.

        21 min
      • Which Foods to Purchase Organic and Why: What a Good Eater Podcast

        In the Which Foods to Purchase Organic and Why: What a Good Eater Podcast, Ali and Amy share:

        • why it’s important to purchase organic foods
        • the “Dirty Dozen” list of foods to purchase organic
        • their favorite places to buy fresh produce and meat
        • tips on eating clean within budget, as well as what to look for when purchasing meats.
        • Links Mentioned
          • Top 10 Reasons to Go Organic, Prevention Magazine
          • 2018 Dirty Dozen List
          • Organic Consumers Association Safeguard Organic Standards
          • What a Good Eater! cookbook, on Amazon
          • Check out the What a Good Eater! cookbook for fantastic ideas on family-friendly meals, sample food schedules and menus by age, healthy snack ideas by age, and meals ready in about 30 minutes or less for busy parents.

            12 min
          • How to Handle Kids Obsessed with Sweets: What a Good Eater Podcast

            Dealing with sugar-loving kids can be challenging: how much sugar is okay? What foods can we purchase that are lower in sugar? How can we wean our kids off of excess sugar? In the How to Handle Kids Obsessed with Sweets: What a Good Eater Podcast, Ali and Amy talk about how much sugar is okay for kids, what to look for on labels, and ways to keep the family happy while keeping our kids healthy.

            Check out the What a Good Eater! cookbook for fantastic family-friendly meals, sample food schedules by age, healthy snack ideas by age, tips on how to deal with picky eating, and meals ready in about 30 minutes or less for busy parents!

            Links Mentioned
            • American Heart Association guidelines on sugar for kids
            • What a Good Eater cookbook, on Amazon
            • For healthy dessert options, consider fresh fruit or homemade popsicles from the What a Good Eater! blog
            • 20 min
            • How To Get Your Kids to Try New Foods: What a Good Eater Podcast

              Getting kids to venture out and try new foods can be tricky. In this episode of How to Get Your Kids to Try New Foods: What a Good Eater Podcast, Ali and Amy discuss how to get your kids to try new foods, including specific strategies to entice your little eater to venture out of their comfort zone!

              Check out the What a Good Eater! cookbook for fantastic family friendly meals, sample food schedules by age, healthy snack ideas by age, tips on how to deal with picky eating, and meals ready in about 30 minutes or less for busy parents!

              Links Mentioned:

              Tips for getting out of your food rut (serving the same foods over and over)

              What a Good Eater!, on Amazon

              15 min
            • 4 Ways to Entertain Your Kids While You Cook: What a Good Eater Podcast

              Keeping little ones entertained while we cook can be trying. In 4 Ways to Entertain Your Kids While You Cook: What a Good Eater Podcast, Amy and Ali offer helpful tips on how to keep your kids happy and busy so you can put dinner on the table.

              Check out the What a Good Eater! cookbook for fantastic family friendly meals, sample food schedules by age, healthy snack ideas by age, tips on how to deal with picky eating, and meals ready in about 30 minutes or less for busy parents!

              Links Mentioned:
              • What a Good Eater! cookbook, on Amazon
              • V-Tech Computer for Toddlers
              • Trolls Puzzles
              • Jumbo roll of kraft paper
              • Sample Schedule of Life with 2 Toddlers
              • 12 min
              • How To Ensure Success With Kids at Mealtime: What a Good Eater Podcast

                Every parent struggles with some form of picky eating with their kids at one time or another, but a certain things can help mealtimes go smoothly. In How To Ensure Success with Kids at Mealtime: What a Good Eater Podcast, Amy and Ali discuss ways to help your kids eat successfully and calmly.

                Check out the What a Good Eater! cookbook for fantastic family friendly meals, sample food schedules by age, healthy snack ideas by age, tips on how to deal with picky eating, and meals ready in about 30 minutes or less for busy parents!

                Links Mentioned:

                What a Good Eater! cookbook, on Amazon

                10 min

              About What a Good Eater: The Podcast

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              Baby and toddler recipes with healthy herbs and spices to add flavor and broaden your baby’s palate