Oh, hello and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you are listening to

episode 173 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast. On today's show we are seeking to do something major, which is to simplify our children's nutrition.

If you are a parent, you have likely struggled with picky eating at some point in your parenting journey.

My youngest right now is going through this phase where the only fruit she will eat is

Clementines and that is not an exaggeration of being completely serious.

She will only eat Clementines and while it's lovely that she likes citrus fruits I do find

myself wondering how many Clementines are too many. The reality is that what our kids eat matters. And so today I am

speaking with a certified nutritionist to help us understand all the

intricacies around best feeding our children.

My guest today is Caitlin Cushman. Caitlin is a nutritionist and she is also the director of

product development and education for Healthy height, which is a nutritional

shake to help kids grow. On today's show Caitlin and I are discussing two very

specific topics. The first is whether it is possible to prevent picky eating and if so how on

earth can we do that and the second is how we can best manage pickiness in children who are already, well, picky.

Enjoy my conversation with Caitlin Cushman.

Caitlin, I am so excited to talk to you today all about simplifying our children's nutrition.

How are you? I'm good, thanks. Excited to be here to talk about one of my

favorite subjects. Well, I guess I should come clean right off the bat and say that I am super fortunate and I know I'm

fortunate to have amazingly awesome eaters. My children my both my daughters

eat really well eat a variety of stuff, and I know I'm

fortunate because all my mom friends who have children have the opposite experience.

Their child only eats white pasta or only white pasta with cheese or zero vegetables.

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