The Nourished Child
Jill Castle, MS, RDN
The Nourished Child is about child nutrition, feeding kids, and dealing with the ups and downs of raising healthy eaters. Dealing with picky eating? A young athlete? Or do you just want to focus on healthy eating? No matter the age, good nutrition for today's child can be complicated and frustrating, but it doesn't have to be. Join Jill Castle, a registered dietitian, pediatric nutritionist, author, and mom as she gives nutrition advice, feeding strategies, and health tips so you raise a healthy child, inside and out. Let the Nourished Child guide you along the way to a happy, healthy, well-nourished child.
Episodes
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May 25, 2017 • 44min
TNC 032: How to Teach Nutrition to Kids through Healthy Eating Activities
We all want our kids to learn about nutrition. We can teach kids about nutrition through healthy eating activities. I chat with pediatric dietitian and author, Connie Evers, about how we can use healthy eating activities to teach children of all ages about nutrition. Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/032
May 11, 2017 • 32min
TNC 031: Food Rewards – Are They Good for Kids?
Food rewards are one way to get kids to eat nutritious foods or a certain amount of food. But is using palatable foods a good way to incentivize children to eat? Researchers have studied their impact on children's eating, food preferences, and relationship with food and I cover it in this episode. Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/031
Apr 27, 2017 • 54min
TNC 030: Low FODMAP Diet for Kids
Kate Scarlata, RD joins me on The Nourished Child podcast to talk about the Low FODMAPS diet for kids. We dish on what this diet is, who it's for (and for whom it isn't), and the best ways to manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, in children. Kate is a registered dietitian, mom, runner, author and low FODMAP diet educator. She's on a mission to spread global awareness of the low FODMAP diet for those who suffer with functional gut disorders. Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/030
Apr 13, 2017 • 43min
TNC 029: Food Restriction and Forbidden Food
Are there foods that are off-limits in your home? Foods you won't allow your child to eat? Foods you consider unhealthy, toxic, or "bad" for your child? Today I'm talking about food restriction – the controlling feeding practice parents may use to encourage healthier eating–and forbidden foods—those foods that are high-fat, high-sugar, relatively low-nutrient foods such as sweets, chips and sodas. How you handle those foods you consider taboo for your child to eat? Do you forbid or restrict them? Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/029
Mar 30, 2017 • 49min
TNC 028: Type 1 Diabetes in Children
Whether you're a parent, a teacher, a friend, a relative, or a healthcare provider, you probably know of a child with Type 1 diabetes. In this episode, I talk with Sylvia White, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator who lives in the Memphis TN area. She's been a RD for over 25 years and specializes in diabetes. Her three children, two of which have type 1 diabetes, have inspired and informed her work. Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/028
Mar 16, 2017 • 24min
TNC 027: 7 Tips for Helping the Thin Child Grow
The thin child can cause great worry to his parents. Sometimes, parents use ineffective strategies to get their child to gain weight and grow, including negative feeding practices, in an attempt to get them to gain weight. From toddlers to teens, the thin child who is not eating enough is just as much a concern to a parent as the child who overeats. If your child is thin and you are worried about whether she is getting enough nutrition, this show is for you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/027
Mar 2, 2017 • 60min
TNC 026: How to Raise a Mindful Eater
Kids experience distraction, external pressures to eat more (or less), and are even the subject of parent fears surrounding eating certain foods or eating too much, and as such, it's easy for them to fall down the rabbit hole of mindless eating. In this episode, I chat with Maryann Jacobsen, MS, RD and author of the book, How to Raise a Mindful Eater. She gives us tools and tips for raising a mindful eater in a world that tends to be mindless when it comes to eating. Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/026
Feb 16, 2017 • 52min
TNC 025: Young Athletes: Dieting & Supplements
Finding that perfect balance to support growth, athletic performance, and a healthy weight can be a difficult task, especially when dieting and supplements enter the picture. In this episode, you will learn the ins and outs of dieting and supplement use in young athletes, from the risks and downsides, to the influence of peers and parents. Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/025
Feb 2, 2017 • 47min
TNC 024: Childhood Food Insecurity and Affordable Food
Childhood food insecurity has far-reaching effects on the growth, development and academic potential of the young child. Food assistance programs and affordable food are critical to the health and well-being of food insecure children and help remedy child hunger. In this episode, I talk with registered dietitian and food insecurity expert Clancy Harrison about childhood food insecurity and affordable food. Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/024
Jan 19, 2017 • 33min
TNC 023: 12 Reasons Kids Won't Eat (& What You Can Do)
One of the most frustrating things for a parent is when kids won't eat. We hear a lot about overeating, but what about when your child won't eat enough or a healthy balance of foods? There are reasons kids won't eat, and it's not always because they don't like the food that's offered. In this episode, I look at some of the most common reasons kids won't eat. Get full show notes and more information here: https://jillcastle.com/023
