How Do We Manage?

How Do We Manage Raising Healthy, Happy Eaters?

How Do We Manage?

Show Notes

These days parents are presented with a minefield of conflicting information about fad diets, portion control, fussy eaters and weaning woes. So how do we feed our children in a way that feels manageable and healthy, even when they’re either refusing dinner or are seemingly never full?

Charlotte Stirling-Reed is one of the UK’s leading child nutritionists. She runs SR Nutrition and has written plenty of books on how to feed your children. Charlotte is passionate about making nutrition simple, practical and evidence-based, particularly when it comes to pregnancy, babies, children and family life.

In this episode, Charlotte joins Stephanie to cut through some of the confusion around what our children should be eating, when we should start weaning, how we can build healthy habits around food from a young age and how to feed a fussy eater.

Resources & Links

Find out more about SR Nutrition and Charlotte’s work here

Follow Charlotte on Instagram

Buy Charlotte’s books on weaning and family nutrition here

Host: Stephanie von Bismarck

Guest: Charlotte Stirling-Reed

Producer: Holly Fisher

Production Manager: Angela Crago

Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino

The series was recorded and edited at PodShop studios

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