There's a really interesting conversation going on in the comments on one of my recent Instagram posts,

and I wanted to chat about it here in the podcast because it's kind of confusing and this topic comes up a lot.

So this person on Instagram said, how do you say no to snacks but honor and encourage them listening to their bodies and voicing their hunger.

Today I'm going to talk about how to say no to kids' food and snack requests, why you should

say no, when you should say no, and why this is definitely not child abuse or starving them

the way that some people were feeling in my comments.

Music them the way that some people were feeling in my comments. Welcome back to feeding toddlers made easy where I make nutrition for toddlers and young kids

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And if you've been around for a while, you're amazing.

And I bet you've had some wins with feeding your little ones.

I'd love to hear about it in a review on the podcast.

If you don't know me, I'm Casey Barnes.

I'm based out of Dallas, Texas. I'm a registered

dietitian nutrition. I have a master of clinical nutrition. I'm a mom of two. My mom would

love for me to have like 11 more children, but I've transitioned to baby holder from baby maker.

And I'm an expert on feeding little kids, so if you've got a little one,

you are in the right place.

Okay, so here's one of the comments that came through on that post.

This woman said, remember, this is her opinion.

This is not a fact.

She says it's really important to allow kids to eat whenever they ask, even if we're choosing what they

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