Hey mamas! Welcome back to another episode of Nutrition for Littles with Mama and Me RD. Today I chat all about how to handle your toddler’s requests for more. In this episode I chat about: How saying yes helps you say no Different examples of situations that may come up How to change our perspective […]
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EP 5 | When to start solids
Hey mamas! Welcome back to another episode of Nutrition for Littles with Mama and Me RD. Today I talk about what signs to look for in order to know if your baby is ready for solid foods. In this episode I chat about: Signs of readiness What changes if your baby has teeth What age […]
EP 4 | How to start using low pressure techniques today (Listener Question)
Hey mamas! Welcome back to another episode of Nutrition for Littles with Mama and Me RD. Today I answer a listener question. A listener asks if she can change from a high pressure mealtime environment to using low pressure techniques and if so how. I chat about: how to talk to your kids in an […]
EP 3 | How to build a meal or snack plate
Hey mamas! Welcome back to another episode of Nutrition for Littles. Today I discuss how to build a balanced plate for your little. I talk about: the differences between a meal and a snacka mental checklist of food items to add to a plateother considerations when building out a platehow much food to put on […]
EP 2 | The division of responsibility
Hey mamas! Welcome back to another episode of Nutrition for Littles. Today I dive into the division of responsibility (DOR). The DOR is a great framework for feeding children developed by Ellyn Satter. It’s a way of dividing up the responsibilities between you and your child at the dinner table to make meals infinitely less […]
EP 1 | Welcome to the pod
Hey hey mamas! Welcome to this brand new podcast that I created just for Hey mamas! Welcome to the very first episode of Nutrition for Littles with mama and me RD. I am your mama and me RD, Alyssa. Today’s episode is a get to know me. I chat to you about who I am, […]
Menu Planning From a Seasoned Pro (see what I did there?)
Happy Monday all. Oh wait, it’s not Monday… oh man since I started staying at home with the kids my days all blend and meld together. I hardly know what month it is let alone what day it is… Josh and I were just talking about how in an office you have funny sayings to […]
Learning to Listen When the Noise is Deafening
Hey Mama, you in the trenches with me? I’ve got a three year old and a two month old. It’s hard to remind myself to focus on me right now. It’s hard not to let my needs slip one more tick down the totem pole. It’s hard to hear my own body’s cues over the […]
Introduction to Intuitive Eating
Intuitive eating (IE) is a nutrition philosophy developed by two RDs, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch – they coined the term and put out a book outlining the principles. There are 10 principles in total: Reject the diet mentality Honor your hunger Make peace with food Challenge the food police Respect your fullness Discover the […]
Intuitive Eating While on Vacation
Is it just me or is coming home from vacation one of the hardest things to do? I mean I love coming back to my own bed, being reunited with my pup and waking up to the smell of my very own fresh coffee, but coming back to the reality of daycare, chores, work, the […]