36. Holly Zink, MS, CNS, LDN on Navigating Healthy Eating with Kids

Resources recommended by Holly: Kids Cook Real Food: https://kidscookrealfood.com Kids Eat in Color: https://kidseatincolor.com Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibility: https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/how-to-feed/the-division-of-responsibility-in-feeding/ Sunny Side Up Nutrition: https://sunnysideupnutrition.com ----- Whether it is getting kids to eat a vegetable at the dinner table or dealing with cake, candy, and cupcakes at birthday parties, it can be very difficult to navigate healthy eating with kids. What can we do to model healthy relationships with food? That’s the topic we are diving into with today’s guest, Holly Zink. Holly is one of our own functional nutritionists who works with her patients by prioritizing a healthy relationship with food while also using nutrition as a therapeutic tool. She works with adult patients on gut, cardiometabolic, and hormone health but also enjoys working with the family to build a healthy relationship with food for the whole family. If you are struggling to help your children enjoy healthy eating, don’t miss this conversation. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Why Holly became a nutritionist 4:23 - How nutrition affected Holly’s migraines 4:55 - How Holly found integrative nutrition 5:56 - Food and connection with family 7:00 - How to get kids more excited about healthy eating 9:06 - Teaching kids how to cook 11:08 - Moral values around food 12:38 - Making mealtimes easier for parents 17:38 - Working with picky eaters 20:32 - Kids vs adult foods 22:37 - Mixing fruits and vegetables into foods 23:42 - Working with gut health for kids 26:20 - Eating out with kids 27:28 - Holly’s morning routine 28:42 - Holly’s podcast recommendation 29:25 - What Holly does everyday to cultivate joy 30:34 - How to learn more and work with Holly