Episode 53: U18 - Tips for building a Healthy Plate, with Jen Broxterman, RD

Jen Broxterman, who metaphorically is "the joyful food in your nutrition education menu" talks with Jeff and Mikki about how to build a healthy plate, how that works with youth, as well as addressing the sweet treats culture in schools and organizations as both reward and celebration- how much should we actually focus on that?

Episode Highlights:

1:30 50% Vegetables, 25% Protein, 25% Carbohydrates and how to communicate individualizing to level of activity

5:06 Reviewing the Division Of Responsibility for parents & kids

8:00 Relative needs discussions with Teens and Tweens

9:16 Matching plates to output

11:19 The Quality of the gas and the distance you'll need to go

12:56 Advice on Sweet Treats Rewards culture

17:00 Banned things get elevated in kid's minds, Food should be joyful

18:06 "As you know better, do better"

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