It's usually one of two things that will lead you to be ready to change your child's grazing habits.

Number one is that they are just constantly asking you for snacks and you're really freaking

tired of that whole charade. I don't blame you.

Number two is you notice that they really don't eat well at meals and or they are picky

and you think that maybe the snacking is interfering with

them having good meals. I'll give you a hint. It very likely is. So I'm going to share how to

break out of the grazing all-day snacking habit and change the routine so that they aren't just

snacking the day away. That way, you don't have to have

a hundred snacks on hand. You can actually have a break from thinking about feeding them. Doesn't that

sound nice? They will be more likely to eat what you make at meals and you'll feel better about

their diet overall. It may even improve constipation too if that's something they tend to struggle

with.

I'm Casey Barnes. This is feeding toddlers made easy. I'm your registered dietitian nutritionist mom friend who is here to share nutrition and feeding tips that you can actually implement in the challenging

toddler days because it's pretty much the Wild West out there in toddler land at least it has

been in my house the attitude the tantrums the behaviors it can be a lot i'm just tired thinking about it

so this podcast and all the resources on mom and nose

nutrition.com are here to at least make the meal time part less of a challenge. Please follow the

podcast if it sounds like this is something for you. If you're still on the fence of whether or not

you should actually quit the grazing habit, I'm telling you, your day is

going to go so much smoother. They're going to eat better at meals and it's best for their bodies too.

The digestive system is at its best when it has breaks and is not just cranking it out all day long,

so it's really beneficial for their system to get a rest, which means more than two hours

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