In this episode -- the first of a two-part series -- Bri and Annie are joined by Diana Rice, registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, and certified parent educator on a mission to help families ditch diet culture and enjoy healthy relationships with food.

She's the voice behind the online platform Anti Diet Kids, and owns Tiny Seed Family Nutrition, a weight-inclusive nutrition counseling practice. Her first book, Food Positivity: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Talk to Kids About Food, was published by Wiley earlier this year.

Episode Highlights:

• Go to 2:17 for Diana's thoughts on what "healthy eating" really means
• Go to 12:54 for a discussion of some jarring statistics on disordered eating from Diana's book
• Go to 17:00 for Diana's advice to parents on changing their own relationships with food in order to help their kids
• Go 22:03 to for a conversation about the role of weight and body size in health
• Go 29:37 to for our discussion about the impact of ACEs, trauma, neurodivergence, and social determinants of health on kids' relationship with food and eating

Related Links:

• Staying Food Positive in a Body Negative World
• How to Raise Kids with Positive Body Image
• Eating Disorders and Family Meals
• Episode 4: Picky or Problematic?
• Episode 6: Table Trauma
• The Welcoming Table

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In this episode, Bri and Annie take some time to talk about the new and improved version of our 4 Week Program: What it is, why we changed it, and what families can expect from the latest version, just in time for back-to-school season.

Episode Highlights:

• Go to 2:47 for some background on our original 4-week program and why we developed it to help families
• Go to 6:16 for a discussion of the reasons why we felt families needed and deserved an updated version of the program
• Go to 11:24 to hear why "Make it Simple" became "Make it Work"
• Go to 18:15 for an in-depth rundown of our favorite food, fun, and conversation highlights from the new program

Related Links:

• 4 Weeks to Better Family Dinners
• The Benefits of Family Dinner
• The Welcoming Table (resources for families with special needs)
• Back t0 School Hub

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In this episode, Bri and Annie sit down with Dr. Steve Wengel, Geriatric Psychiatry Division Director at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. We’re exploring the importance of shared eating experiences in older adulthood, as well as what families need to know about supporting their loved ones through age-related physical and cognitive changes that may impact family meals.

Episode Highlights:

• Go to 3:36 for a discussion of the impact of loneliness on older adults, and different ways to help
• Go to 10:29 to hear about new dinnertime resources for families, caregivers, and memory care facilities
• Go to 13:15 to learn about age-related physical and cognitive changes that may impact shared meals
• Go to 19:42 for ideas to help manage age-related symptoms and make mealtimes more comfortable
• Go to 24:55 for a discussion of the importance of active grandparents and multi-generational family meals
• Go to 30:40 for tips on smoothing out family meals during life transitions for older adults
• Go to 32:49 for food, fun, and conversation ideas you can use at your table

Related Links:

• Benefits of Family Dinner for Adults
• Dinner with Dementia: A Caregiver's Guide
• Shared Meals in Memory Care (8-week program)
• Grandparents at the Table: The Importance of Talking About Family History
• How Grandparents Can Help with Family Dinner
• When Different Generations Come to the Table
• Upside Down and Backwards
• Food Collage
• Podcast Episode 10: Does Dinner Make Us Happier?

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