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Do you ever catch yourself saying negative things about food at mealtime even when you don’t realize you’re doing it? Our babies and kids are watching and listening and our words are shaping their relationship with food even from their first bites. In this episode, I’m interviewing dietitian and body positive coach Riley Peterson from @raisingbodypositive kids about how we can create a more food neutral household.

Using this positive language and avoiding certain words about food can go a long way in helping to avoid the charged associations with foods that many children are exposed to very early in life. You CAN create a food neutral household in YOUR house and it can start as early as when your baby is beginning solid foods with baby-led weaning.

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SUMMARY of episode

Riley is a Body Positivity coach and Registered Dietitian. She’s on Instagram @raisingbodypositivekids.

In this episode we cover:

• Food Neutrality: what it is and how we can make a food neutral household 

• Language: words to use and not use when describing food for your baby 

• Body image: how our words can impact our children’s perceptions of themselves

ABOUT THE GUEST

Riley Peterson is a Registered Dietitian and Body Positivity coach

• She helps parents navigate challenging food environments with their kids to help prevent negative associations with food and body image

• Riley specializes in helping families create Food Neutral Households and reshape their language about food and body

LINKS from episode

• Follow Riley on Instagram @bodypositivekids

• Riley’s website is here: https://balancedlifenutritionconsulting.com/ 

• Download Riley’s guide “Creating a Food Neutral Household” here

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