Ep. 2: What Does it Mean to Raise a Competent Eater, Part II

In the second episode of our 5-part series on raising competent eaters we talk about:

• Raising a competent eater vs. an intuitive eater
• What happens when parents micromanage their child’s food
• The concept of nutritional ‘scaffolding’
• Red flags to look out for, particularly for pre-teens & teens
• Problematic terminology such as “healthy food vs. junk” or “red light vs. green light” foods

Links:

1. Intuitive Eating
2. Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibility
3. Sunny Side Up Nutrition
4. Lutz, Alexander & Associates Nutrition Therapy
5. Pinney Davenport Nutrition