Sunny Side Up Nutrition
Sunny Side Up Nutrition
Podcast Description
A series of conversations about all things nutrition-related for parents or caregivers of toddlers, teens and everyone in between. snutrition.substack.com
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a variety of nutrition-related themes including supporting children's growth, improving relationships with food, understanding disordered eating, and addressing the impact of diet culture. Specific episodes delve into topics such as how to advocate for children during pediatric visits, navigating holidays with children in the context of diet culture, and practical meal planning advice for parents.
A series of conversations about all things nutrition-related for parents or caregivers of toddlers, teens and everyone in between.
Episode 97: Understanding Your Child’s Growth
We’re back! After a year-long break, Anna Lutz, MPH, RD/LDN, CEDRD-S, and Elizabeth Davenport, MPH, RD, LD, return to the Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast with an important conversation about how to support your child’s growth in a body-positive, evidence-based way.
In this episode, we talk about:
Tips to prepare for pediatrician visits and advocate for your child.
Why the 50th percentile is not the “ideal” plot point on a growth chart.
What does it mean when your child crosses percentiles?
The importance of focusing on each child’s own, individual growth history.
How body diversity plays a role in interpreting growth.
Why height and weight data on growth charts are just information.
Resources and Links:
Sample letters to pediatricians (developed with Dr. Katja Rowell)
Our 12-module membership course: Take the Frenzy Out of Feeding
Blog Post: Understanding Your Child’s Growth and What to Ask of Your Pediatrician
Pinney Davenport Nutrition, PLLC
Lutz and Alexander & Associates Nutrition Therapy
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