3 Easy Ways to Connect with Your Baby at Mealtimes with Anna Lutz, MPH, RD, LDN, CEDRD-S

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By the time you get food on the table, is connecting with your baby top of mind? Mealtimes can be mayhem, and it’s easy to get distracted or disconnected from what our babies are experiencing when they are learning to eat. In this episode I’m interviewing Anna Lutz, MPH, RD, LDN, CEDRD-S about some easy ways to stay connected with your baby at mealtimes…and why the total amount of food your baby is or isn’t eating doesn’t really matter!

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode we’re talking about:

• Why YOU as the caregiver need to identify what you need to make a successful meal

• How to physically and safely support YOUR BABY at mealtime

• What a “competent” eater is and why the amount of food your baby eats doesn’t matter

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Anna Lutz is a Registered Dietitian specializing in eating disorders and family and pediatric nutrition

• She is a mom of 3 and the co-host of the Sunny Side Up Nutrition podcast

• Anna runs a private practice in Raleigh, NC and teaches about connection at mealtimes

LINKS FROM EPISODE

• Anna is the co-host of the Sunny Side Up podcast which you can find at: https://sunnysideupnutrition.com/ 

• Her Family and Pediatric Nutrition practice is online at: https://lutzandalexander.com/ 

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TRANSCRIPT OF EPISODE

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