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