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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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