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10 Ways To Help Kids Try New Foods
As an intuitive eating dietitian, I believe that food should be fun, delicious, and nourishing for both the body and the soul. But I also...
Jenn Messina, RD
Mar 304 min read


Steps To Protect Your Kids From Diet Culture at School
Diet culture messaging is prevalent in many aspects of our society, including schools and well-meaning school and daycare providers can...
Jenn Messina, RD
Oct 9, 20243 min read


Food Neutrality: How Parents & Teachers can Support Kids to have a Healthier Relationship with Food
Food neutrality means that all foods are morally equal. Some foods may give us more nutrients than others. Some foods may give us more...
Jenn Messina, RD
Nov 28, 20233 min read


What is the difference between an 'anti-diet dietitian' and a regular dietitian?
Whether you're seeking help with a specific health goal or simply looking to improve your relationship with food, there's a dietitian out...
Jenn Messina, RD
Aug 22, 20234 min read


What is Diet Culture?
Diet culture is all around us. It is the water we are all swimming in, always present but invisible. Diet culture has infiltrated nearly...
Jenn Messina, RD
Feb 21, 20233 min read


5 Strategies to Decrease Sugar Obsession for Kids
If you feel like your kiddo is obsessed with sweets I want you to know that you aren't alone! I get SO MANY questions from parents about...
Jenn Messina, RD
Jan 29, 20232 min read


Here is why BMI is BS
As far back as our memory serves us, the conversation about the supposedly mystical number that determines our overall health condition,...
Jenn Messina, RD
Jan 18, 20233 min read


Body Image for Boys: The Forgotten Ones
Reading Time : 5 minutes Traditionally, most of the concerns about media and body image have revolved around girls. While it is...
Jenn Messina, RD
Oct 4, 20214 min read


5 Things to Avoid Saying at the Dinner Table
Kids are picky! They like something one day and they don't the next. It is FRUSTRATING I know! But despite that, we need to 'stay in our...
Jenn Messina, RD
Aug 11, 20203 min read


Obsessed with Healthy Food? There is a word for that: Orthorexia
Although not officially a mental health diagnosis, like bulimia or anorexia, the word “orthorexia” has been around for over 2 decades. It...
Jenn Messina, RD
Feb 6, 20202 min read


What Does a Dietitian Do?
This has long been a confusing point. It seems that many people believe dietitians are the food police, we put people on a strict diets...
Jenn Messina, RD
Jan 1, 20202 min read


Do you really have to worry that your kid is eating too much? Or not enough?
Beach ball. Hefty. Big eater. Never missed a meal. Fat. We have all heard these words (or even *cringe* said these words) about someone’s...
Jenn Messina, RD
Dec 12, 20192 min read


Top 7 Reasons Your Relationship with Food May Need Help
We live in a society that is overly obsessed with weight, shape, and health. We call this “Diet Culture,” which is a system of beliefs...
Jenn Messina, RD
Nov 28, 20193 min read
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