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In this episode we revisit school lunch. Remember in episode 11 when Lerin said she was excited to start packing lunches? Now she's in it and looking for ideas, especially ones that work with nut-free classes. Tammy shares just some of the possibilities that have worked for her kids given her own priorities (simple to prepare, easy and enjoyable to eat, nourishing for an afternoon of learning and playing) and the food culture in her home. Lerin has a plan for muffin-tin egg cups, and Tammy st...

Happy Halloween! In this episode we try to bring in some perspective around Halloween candy, because there’s always a lot of feelings that pop up around this time of year. Tammy talks about how her (previous!) desire to control candy impacted the joy her kids experience on Halloween and what happened when she stepped away from that and trusted her kids to figure it out. We talk about the learning opportunities for kids AND their adults when there’s a candy stash. Lerin takes us through what a...

In this episode we are joined by our friend, the lovely Sarah Rzemieniak. Sarah is an Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and a new parent. We talk about Sarah’s initial experiences with feeding her little one and how she has pulled from multiple feeding approaches to find something that works for her family unit. We discuss Sarah’s hopes for her son’s relationship with food, which is informed in part by her lived experience of an eating disorder, and the importance of self-compassion in parenting...

In this episode we discuss vegetables, and why we approach them the way we do, which might sometimes feel like it runs counter to popular health guidance (even for us). We offer up the idea that vegetables are one piece of a larger whole, instead of occupying some kind of place of honour at the top of a hierarchy, in hopes of taking away some of the pressure that kids and their adults might feel to "get them in". Lerin reveals that even though she is not anti-veggie, she is unapologetic...

Welcome back! In this first episode of season 2, we look at school lunches. In our experience, school lunch can come with a lot of pressure on both caregivers and kids. We discuss some of the factors that warrant consideration when it comes to packing lunches. Tammy shares some ideas that have been helpful for her school-age eaters. Finally, we talk a bit about the external feedback that is sometimes offered about school lunches. Lerin shares her excitement about school lunch packing...we'll ...

Welcome to episode 10, and the last episode of our first season! It's our first interview AND our first episode that looks at feeding from a father's point of view. Lerin's partner, Fearghal King, joins Lerin for an informal evening chat about how feeding their kids has been for him. They touch on the factors that impact Fearghal's own relationship with food. Fearghal shares his experiences with feeding their kids through the years, the feelings that have come up for him, and what it's like u...