Whether your toddler just takes forever to eat or you feel like they're using meal time as a stalling tactic,

we will cover both of those in today's episode. I'm Casey Barnes, registered dietitian nutritionist.

I have a master of clinical nutrition and a Master of Public Administration degree,

and I create resources for parents to help you make healthy eating easier and less stressful.

If you need a mom friend in your corner who openly admits to all her own flaws and mistakes

and just keeps things real, then you are in the right place.

Today's topic is slow eating toddlers and stalling toddlers who are using meal time as an

excuse to avoid doing something else, you know, whether it's nap time or cleanup time or

bedtime, they love to stall.

So I'll be sharing my top tips from what has worked for my clients in the past when they're

up against these issues.

If you'd like to call into the podcast, don't be shy.

Use a fake name if you want to.

The voicemail number is 469-552-5527.

You can get that number as well as all the resources from the podcast on my

website at mom-nowsnutrition.com forward slash podcast. Let's hear today's call. Hi, Casey. My daughter

just turned two and she likes to stall her lunch so that she doesn't have to go down for a nap.

She's at the second percentile for weight, so we're always trying to get more calories than her,

but lunches are eating between 45 minutes and an hour.

And, of course, you know, once she starts stalling, she munches on the least calorie-dense option,

whether it's fruit or pretzels, rather than eating the higher calorie options I've given her.

So is it ever okay to cut her off and say, you're done eating, I think?

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