59 episodes
Pressure Cooker Lemonada
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- Kids & Family
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4.7 • 107 Ratings
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Feeding a family is among the most basic of human responsibilities. So why do we so often feel like we’re failing at it? On Pressure Cooker, veteran journalists Jane Black and Liz Dunn dish out empathy and common-sense strategies for busy parents navigating manipulative marketing messages, impossible cultural expectations, and little people with big personalities as they try to set their children on a healthy path for life.
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Fan Fave: How Picky Eating Took Over America
Half of all parents of young children say they have at least one picky eater in their household: a state of affairs that strikes many moms and dads stuck serving up the same half dozen foods on repeat as highly unnatural. With the help of Jennifer Traig, the author of Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting, Jane and Liz explore when, and why, picky eating emerged as a common trait among children – and what you can do to stop it.
#pickyeating #feedingkids #parenting
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Christina Tosi on Sprinkling Tang on Toast, Avoiding Sugar Meltdowns, and Mastering the Art of Dining Out with Toddlers
Christina Tosi is the chef and creative force behind Milk Bar: a dessert brand that she launched in 2008 in Manhattan’s East Village, and has grown to include almost a dozen shops, a brisk mail order business, and a line of cookies, ice creams, and other treats for sale at grocery stores nationwide. In addition to being a successful entrepreneur, and the host of the Netflix show Bake Squad, Christina is also a mom of two. In this episode, Jane and Liz talk with Christina about all things Milk Bar, motherhood, and what it means to strike a healthy balance when it comes to sweets.
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Is it OK to Drink in Front of the Kids?
Liz and Jane take on the tricky question of modeling behavior for kids around alcohol.
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Your Burning Questions Answered!
We spend a lot of time thinking about the stress of feeding kids. But what keeps YOU, our listeners, up at night? This week, Jane and Liz answer questions from the Pressure Cooker mailbag: Does 10 minutes at the table “count” as family dinner? Is Costco really cheaper? (Here’s a really useful article we discuss on the show which compares Costco vs Stop & Shop.) What on earth do you feed a kid who hates sandwiches? And more…
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The Sporkful’s Dan Pashman on Pasta, Parenthood and the Ultimate PB&J
Dan Pashman is host of the insanely popular podcast, The Sporkful, inventor of a primo pasta shape, cascatelli, and author of a new cookbook, Anything’s Pastable, a book that makes a persuasive case for eating pasta for dinner every night of the week. And as if that isn’t enough to tune in, Dan’s also a dad of two who has successfully found ways to weave the pleasures of food into family life.
Interested in his new cookbook, you can pre-order at the link above. The Sporkful is also running a fascinating five-part series on the making of the cookbook. Find it here.
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Brooding with Kathryn Jezer-Morton
Kathryn Jezer-Morton is a pHd sociologist and the brains behind The Cut’s popular parenting newsletter, Brooding: Deep Thoughts on Modern Family Life. Brooding is not an advice column; it’s a collection of smart, funny, topical essays that interrogate what it means to be a parent today, and how we got this way. In this episode of Pressure Cooker, Jane and Liz chat with Jezer-Morton about some of their favorite Brooding essays, hitting on topics like vacation food rules, snack drawers, and “pouch culture” (IYKYK) along the way.
Brooding columns discussed in this episode:
Are Helicopter Parents Actually Lazy?
Why Are We Always On Call For Our Kids?
Is Going Camel Mode Inevitable For Parents?
Now Is the Time For Treats
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Customer Reviews
Great Thanksgiving episode!
This episode is full of good ideas and recipes. I have usually hosted Thanksgiving but we will go to my parents' this year. I will roast the turkey breast Wednesday and reheat at their house. Started a shared Notes app to keep track of what everyone is making. I am going to try Ina Garten's mushroom leek bread pudding and the Bon Appetit cranberry lime pie.
Well researched
I like this podcast. I’m a mom of two young ones- age 5 and 2.
I’m taking off one star because they backtracked on their V Sole-smith episode without seemingly asking her for comment. Not that they need to- they’re not journalists, they are podcasters. And while they had good points in their Intuitive Eating Part 2 episode, I just get very defensive about the topic and whole heartedly agree with Virginia.
I say all this as a a survivor of a terrible eating disorder and someone who grew up in an extremely toxic and anti-fat household. Yes, Virginia can seem extreme- but she is combating an extremely body/diet obsessed culture. I raise my kids with the methods she suggests, and it’s been true that sometimes when they have the choice of marshmallows or cucumbers they chose cucumbers. Not every time, sometimes they want chips for breakfast but usually they also want peanut butter toast on wheat bread. I never question or shame them for wanting chips or ice-cream. I trust them. My five year old has gotten sick from too much candy but will now be like, yea- I don’t wanna get sick, I’ll just have one. I trust her ability to eat and offer lots of options AND I trust my own as well after years of obsessive restricting/ bingeing cycles as a teen/college student.
Anyway- from what I’ve researched and experienced, letting kids have autonomy and CONTROL over what they put in there bodies significantly lowers the likelihood of eating disorders, and for me this is worth it. I agree there needs to be more research, but just because there is a lack of research doesn’t mean it’s not a good method or wrong. I think that’s what bothered me- there was a conclusion that Virginias take was WRONG because of the lack of research. I would’ve appreciated what the conversation could have been if you presented the issues on hand to Virginia and let her comment.
I still am unlearning years of anti-fat bias that was drilled into me from a young age. Diet Coke, skim milk and “I can’t believe it’s not butter”, ect. type vibes. Highly recommend Maintenance Phase if you want to learn more. They do their research.
Anyway, I still appreciate and listen to Pressure Cooker podcast and have learned a lot and like the concept.
Pressure Cooker-Thanksgiving SOS
Practical, positive, no-guilt advice for Thanksgiving and all sorts of life situations. Numerous ideas that I can use now. I’m only sorry that I didn’t find this podcast when I was 50 years younger, but better late than never. Thank you!
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