It's hard. Getting kids to eat healthfully is not easy and when we're busy, it's even harder. But raising healthy people is potentially one of the greatest responsibilities and greatest challenges of parenthood. This week Jenn talks to Julie Revelant who has spent years in health journalism and communication with a focus on families. Ever wondered what to do with your picky eater? What do we do so we don't cause disordered eating later in life? It's all here for the taking! Plus a bit about how we got into this conundrum. Whether you're a parent now, a grandparent or may be a parent one day in the future, you won't want to miss this.  Outline:Welcome back How to be featured on our 100th full length episodeIntro today's topic & meet Julie Revelant, today's featured guestJulie's story - growing up in the '80s, gained more than the Freshman 15 in college, after college it was Chinese food every Friday, found her way to a healthy weight and way of eating, then had two daughters to raiseWhy this is so challenging, raising healthful kidsThe media & food marketing"Food" prevalence & food rewardsFood culturePediatriciansWhen you're concerned about a kid's weight, do you turn to the pediatrician? The challenge of who is in control of what kids eat & the resources availableWhen does it start? Earlier than we think!Kids naturally, developmentally get picky around age 2Healthful family dinners & getting kids excited about healthy eatingEating as a family, even if not dinnerGet kids cooking (choose your day wisely)Look at cookbooks togetherBring kids to the grocery store or Farmers' MarketKabobsSpices for kidsParsley, oregano, paprika, onion, garlic, cinnamonAlternative chips & getting kids to eat more veggiesPicky eaters & trying new foodsthe self-fulfilling prophecy of what we saythe food environmenttrying foods many times, starting with tiny portionsRe-think what we're teaching as food cultureNon-food-related rewards, minimizing rewardsSystem-wide overhaulStructured meal & snack timeBalancing encouraging & forcing healthful choices to not create disordered eatingWhat you say & doHow you view yourself, your habits, your own bodyExploring food & the food experienceTeaching mindful eatingFood insecurity - what we need to know & what we can doFinal thoughts from JulieLinks:Become a MemberConnect with us! FB Page & Private FB Group & Jenn's InstagramTake the free Weight Loss Profile, Jenn will send you a Menu PlanJulie's Website, IG, FB & PodcastQuotes:"I can turn this around for my kid! They don't have to grow up on processed food...this is one of my biggest responsibilities as a parent." - Julie Revelant"A study from 2020 in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research found that children who don't already have strong preferences for certain foods tend to choose a couple of foods, rather than just one and when asked to choose all of their snacks for the week ahead of time, instead of choosing one snack everyday, they chose a wider variety of options, including fruit."  - Julie Revelant  "We want to give our kids choices, within reason."   - Julie Revelant "It has to be parents leading the way with healthy eating habits." - Julie Revelant "Food preferences start in utero, so what we eat during pregnancy is just as important as what we feed them after birth." - Julie Revelant "Let's not remind them that the last time they tasted something they didn't like it." - Jenn Trepeck"A non-food-related reward can be quality time." - Jenn Trepeck