PODCAST · health
Veggies & Virtue
by Ashley Smith, RD, LD [Picky Eating Expert]
Is your child either screaming, crying, calling for you, or climbing all over you any time you try to get food ready to put on the table? Does it feel intimidating to offer new foods because you don’t know how to handle your child’s response? Do you wrestle with what behaviors aren’t that big of a deal and which ones are creating bad habits when feeding your family? Do you feel like your fridge is always full and yet you only ever offer the same few foods … simply because clicking “reorder cart” is way easier than having to rethink what to buy and make each week?I so get this, mama.That’s why, on this podcast, you will find simple meal and snack ideas (that don’t require a lot of effort or ingredients), practical tips for meal planning and prep amidst mom life, and dietitian mom feeding advice that is both evidenced-based and yet grace-laced.My mission is to help normalize that feeding your family is a hard job. And yet, amidst your everyday efforts, I want to encourage you and equi
Episodes
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182. Two words I am uncomfortable with: I QUIT.
In today's episode, I share a real + raw recap of why I have chosen to pause the Veggies & Virtue podcast. To all of those who have supported this show, thank you. It has been a joy connecting with you in this way. I look forward to continuing to support you on: my social @veggiesandvirtue my…
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181. Help! My Child Has Very Few "Love It Food" Options for Dinner
This week, we are talking through - How do you handle adding variety when your child has a small “Love it (foods)" list? Particularly at dinner, this can be challenging to know how to navigate our child's nutritional needs (and/or our perception of them) with what as a family we have on the menu....
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180. Don't Make THIS Meal Planning Mistake (Spoiler: I did last week!)
On today's episode, I am telling you the meal planning mistake I made last week! I use my own free weekly meal plan for simple, healthy meal ideas for my family. But what I failed to do was actually work through step one from my Meal Planning Playbook. The good news is, as I share on today's...
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179. Is Letting Your Child Choose Ruining Their Diet? (and What Parents Ought To Do About It)
On today's episode, I go over a topic that has come up a lot lately over on social. And that is - Do we let our kids choose? This could be choosing what's for breakfast, when they have another snack, or if they eat any of their dinner. Each of those items is, in fact, a choice. And with that, if...
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178. Do These 3 Things This Week: How to take any meal plan and make it work for your family
On today's episode, I am sharing with you three of the steps outlined in my Meal Planning Playbook. You can use these three things to take my free weekly meal plan, or whatever meal plan you choose, and make it work better for your family. The key is to remember that a meal plan is only a useful...
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177. Can my child have more (when they haven't eaten what's already on their plate...)?
Welcome to this episode where we dive deep into the common challenges parents face when their children want more food before finishing what's on their plate. Today, we're going to explore real-life scenarios shared by parents, starting with Erica's experience. Erica opens up about her...
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176. No-Fuss Family Dinners: Effortless Recipes for Busy Moms
For this week's free, family friendly meal plan, we are talking about how to take any meal idea and make it healthy, a fan favorite, and full of the foods you already have on hand (or actually want to be buying)! You can use my free meal planner and grocery list to get started here. Or you can...
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175. 5 Takeaways for Feeding Toddlers (including, can they have applesauce upon request?)
On today's episode, we delve into the world of toddlerhood and the ever-evolving nature of food preferences. I share a question that came from Jennifer M., a parent navigating the exciting yet sometimes challenging journey of feeding a 16-month-old. Jennifer brings forth a common concern: how to...
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174. Quick and Healthy Dinners: Effortless Ideas for Busy Moms
Need quick, easy dinner ideas that are nutritious for your whole family? Look no further! On today's episode, Ashley is sharing her dietitian mom take for a week's worth of effortless dinner ideas. Use the healthy dinner themes to make your evenings stress-free and full of delicious, nutritious...
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173. The Best Valentine's Gift for Kids: Seasoned Advice from a Mom of Three + A Free Resource For You
A few years ago, I saw the idea shared to leave simple love notes on each of my kid's bedroom door on the days leading up to Valentine's. Little did I know that this would become one of my kid's most favorite traditions - and something that "sticks" year-round (literally - they leave the little...
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172. 4 Easy Dinner Ideas to Try This Week + Family-Friendly Meal Plan for January 22-28
Fueling your family just got simpler! In this week's episode, we've got a no-nonsense meal plan packed with easy-to-make, wholesome dishes – from veggie-loaded spaghetti to salmon fillets. Join us as we break down practical tips for busy moms to ace family nutrition without the fuss. Simple…
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171. How to Handle the Untouched Lunchbox?
For this week's "take 10," a mom submitted this question for our weekly group coaching call. She asked, "Packing a school lunch for my kindergartener has become stressful. I worry about him getting a nutritious lunch that is fulfilling to get him through the rest of the day, but he always comes...
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170. Let's Meal Prep & Pray for the Week! Family-Friendly Meal Plans for the Faith-Based Family
Do you know what the week ahead has for you? Sometimes, we have a general idea about our family’s busy schedule, kid’s activities, and late work meetings. But add to that variable like winter weather, kids getting sick, and a whole host of other unknowns, and it can feel overwhelming as a mom to...
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169. Balancing Nutrition & Kid’s Food Preferences: How to get in a new rhythm for the new year when it comes to nutrition and picky eaters
Hey, moms! Welcome to "Episode 169: Nurturing Nutrition & Kids' Tastes in the New Year." I'm Ashley Smith, MPH, RD, LD and your family's Christian Dietitian. I am here to accompany you on the journey of creating meals that not only fuel your child's health but also cater to their unique taste...
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168. Let’s meal plan for the week! What to expect from these Monday episodes in 2024.
On Mondays, us mamas are going to gather and pray + meal plan for the week! That's right, whether you need a drink so that you can fill your cup or an easy meal idea to insert into your family menu, these Monday episodes are going to give you the encouragement you and your family need in the...
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167. Tried & True Favorite Gifts for Kids Ages 2-10
I know many of you may be getting ready to shop some of the holiday sales, so I wanted to share this list of 30 tried and true favorites for kids ages 2-10. In this episode, we chat about: 10 of my favorite food-related stocking stuffer ideas 10 of my favorite food- or cooking-related gift ideas…
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166. Getting Unsolicited Advice About How Your Child Eats (or Doesn’t)? Try this...
It seems like everyone has something to say about how other people eat...including at holiday gatherings. Whether your child eats too much...or too little. Sits barely at all...or never seems to finish. Fills out their festive outfit well...or is still fitting into last year's. Friends and family...
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165. Is Your Child Getting Enough Iron? Part II of an Interview with Angela Dodge
On Monday's episode, we discussed the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and how to check for iron deficiency in your child. In part II of this interview, with Angela Dodge, we are going to discuss: How to improve iron intake from foods first, including with picky eaters The best options for iron...
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164. Does Your Child Need More Iron? Part I of an Interview with Angela Dodge
If you have a picky eater, you have likely wondered (or worried!) whether or not they are getting enough macro- and micronutrients in their diet. Because if they are eating "enough (calories)" and their growth is tracking appropriately for their age, you may have been given the advice to just…
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163. Do Your Child’s Supplements Have What They Say They Do? Part II -- An Interview with Ayla Barmmer, MS, RDN, LDN
On Monday's episode, we first addressed a listener's question: Should moms be taking a supplement? Today, we are going to be talking through part two of this conversation with Ayla Barmmer, MS, RDN, LDN. For almost 20 years, Ayla Barmmer has advanced the health and empowerment of thousands of...
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162. Should Moms Take a Supplement (Part I)? An Interview with Ayla Barmmer, MS, RDN, LDN
On a past episode where I was talking about a new hair care routine I wanted to try, a listener submitted a question asking: Should moms be taking a supplement? I knew as soon as the question came in, I wanted to have Ayla Barmmer, MS, RDN, LDN on the Veggies & Virtue show to talk about all…
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161. When to Offer Candy to Kids
We made it through Halloween! Now, begins one of the best times to begin neutralizing sweets and treats in our homes. While our kids already have candy top of mind, take the opportunity to role model an intuitive eating approach through regular opportunities to enjoy candy, including having it as...
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160. Stop Listening to This Lie: Dietitian Advice the Day Before Halloween
Whether it is the week before Halloween or a typical weekend of kid's activities, I have no doubt this is a lie that you have both heard and probably bought into yourself. That's why, on today's episode, I want to arm you with an accurate understanding of the relationship between sugar and…
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159. FAQs about how much candy kids should have before, during, and after Halloween
I know you don't need the dietitian to tell you this, but… The sugar ramp up is here! Halloween is less than a week away, and I know like many moms, you are probably wondering how to handle all the candy on the horizon. Whether it be amidst the runway between now and trick or treating, the…
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158. Feel like you’re dodging a real 💩 show this Halloween?
Don't come at me for borderline cussing with the title here. Instead, tune in literally and figuratively to an analogy that perfectly illustrates what it can often feel like when navigating the landmines of unpredictable yet endless candy in October. I know for many moms, this isn't something we...
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157. Two Weeks til Halloween: Your Roadmap to Handling Candy with Kids
It is that time of year when moms everywhere begin wondering (or worrying!) about how to handle the upcoming season of endless candy and added sugar. It can feel like a real nightmare, and yet, it doesn't have to be. Because as we discuss in this episode, you might feel like you have no vision or...
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156. Is it okay to sneak veggies in what my kids eat?
Is it okay to sneak healthy things into our kid's food? Whether it be in healthy muffins or a meatball, I know firsthand how tempting it is. We feel like our best option is often to sneak healthy foods in the foods our kids do willingly eat, all in the name of "getting" our kids to eat the foods...
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155. How to add veggies this October: 5 ways you’ve overlooked with kids
Do you feel defeated trying to get your kids to eat more vegetables? I hear from client after client, "I want my child to have a more colorful diet."And yet, beige wins the day for a lot of kids. So while there are a lot of nourishing beige and brown foods to give us all the fall feels, today's...
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154. 8 Ways to Add Protein to Kids Lunchboxes
Are you worried about your child not getting enough protein? If you, like many parents I speak with, feel like your child exists on carbs alone, this episode is going to give you some simple suggestions for ways to boost protein in the meals and snacks you are likely already offering. I share 8...
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153. 6 Kid-Friendly Tools for the Kitchen (worth investing in)
Do you ever wonder what some of the best staples are to have in a kid-friendly kitchen? With the ease of getting just about anything delivered on our doorstep in a matter of two days, it can be hard to really discern what we need from what we want. Outside of patience and maybe item #6, I don't...
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152. How to start an at home garden: 3 easy steps to get you set up
I hear from a lot of you that you want to start a garden at home, but you are intimidated to even start. Even if your kids are easy to please and just want time outside as the weather cools off, you are likely wondering about where to have an at-home garden, what cold-weather crops will grow the...
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151. Back to School Reset: Freezer Edition
Feeling the hustle and mental heaviness of all there is to manage with back to school? Between early mornings out the door, packing lunches day after day, and attempting to get dinner on the table amidst everyone's busy schedules, it is a lot. That's why, in this week's episode, we are going to...
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150. Back to School Reset: Fridge Edition
Have you ever seen those color-coded fridges and swooned over how beautiful they look? Of course, we probably all have. But the second our eyes aren’t taking over due to the aesthetics of it all, the logical side of our brain usually steps in to actually see all the reasons that just doesn’t make...
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149. Back to School Reset: Pantry Edition
Your kids backpacks have been bought. Their new pencils have been sharpened. Their new shoes have likely been tied once or twice. And their lunchbox may have already been packed, sent, rinsed, and repeated. But have you circled back since sending your child(ren) off to school to look not only at...
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148. Easy Lunchbox Notes: 5 Effortless Ways to Send Encouragement to School
Are your heart-strings being tugged on a bit extra with all of this Back to School prep? I get it! Because whether it is adjusting to the new norms of a school year or sending your children off to school (maybe for the first time!), this is a big transition for everyone. So let's talk about not...
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147. 5 Things to Lower the Stress of Back to School
Worried about how meals and snacks are going to go as your kids get back to school? Let's lower the stress you have and your child may experience as back to school approaches with these five simple steps. These are easy-to-implement prep steps that will familiarize you and your child with what...
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146. The 5 Best Lunch Packing Items for Back to School
School supplies lists are being mailed out, and most families are seeing sale after sale pop up on the things that you may "need" for the upcoming school year. So, on today's episode, I share with you the 5 best things to buy for lunch packing specifically. Sure, there are a lot of novelty items...
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145. Healthy Snack Ideas for Summer: 5 Ways to Pack Better Pool Snacks
Are you running out of ideas for what snacks to take to the pool? Well, whether your summer is still in full swing or you are wrapping up to get ready for back to school, you will see how this episode offers you five simple strategies to healthy kids snacks. Because whether you want something…
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144. My Top Sanity-Saving Tip for Healthier Kids Snacks this Summer
Do you have somewhere specific you reach every time your child asks for something to eat? Chances are, whether you send your kids to get their own snacks or you are there administrating the activity and offering, you and your child know how to operate on autopilot when it comes to snack. If your...
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143. Should You Force Your Child to Take a Bite of a New Food?
Do you have a picky eater who isn't willing to touch or taste anything new? Do you feel sad seeing how many fun eating opportunities your child misses out on because they refuse to explore the foods being offered? Do you teeter between requiring no thank you bites and surrendering in utter defeat...
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142. Is there such a thing as ”healthy hotdogs?”
Are you one of the many moms asking me, "Is there such a thing as a healthy hotdog?" Because whether you just found yourself standing in front of the summer sausages at the store stocking up for 4th of July barbecues or are looking for guidance on how to approach processed meats, like hot dogs,...
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141. 4 Things to Look for in the Perfect Watermelon
Want tried and true tricks to picking the perfect watermelon? Get the four key things you ought to look for in this episode! I translate the infographic that gets over a million views a month on my pinterest into audio that you can pop in your ear next time you are at the store and standing in...
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140. 6 Questions to Ask Yourself at the Start of Summer
Today is the official start of summer, and while your summer bucket list may be full of fun adventures with your family or maybe you feel the chaos of having kids home all summer, we all recognize that the season is yet again changing. So, whether your real life “summer” coincides with the one on...
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139. 3 Organizational Projects to Tackle with Kids at Home this Summer: An Interview with Lauren White from The Intentional Edit
I am excited to have today's guest, Lauren White of The Intentional Edit Podcast, back on the show to be talking about all things summer organization. Lauren White is a mom, former teacher turned business owner and professional home organizer, and simplicity enthusiast! She is passionate about...
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138. 4 Food-Related Things To Do After Vacation is Over: Recovering from Vacation without Repeating These Phrases from Diet Culture
Do you struggle with how to resume normalcy around what, when, and where you and your kids eat after returning home from a summer vacation? Depending on your own relationship with food, maybe you find it hard to face the two extremes of being in "vacay mode" with endless trips to the ice cream...
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137. Removing mom guilt + redefining convenience foods [part 4]
Motherhood demands convenience! So why do so many of us feel guilt or shame around reaching for those cute and crinkly packages, that offer a reliable crutch and a consistent product we know our kids will eat (without a fuss)? Because, convenience foods are most often associated with those foods...
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136. Get Your Kids to Try New Snack Foods [Part 3]
In episodes one and two from this four-part series, we talked about: Consistency and how not incorporating variety in the small things can add up to aversions elsewhere in the diet of picky eaters (part one; episode 134) Crutches and how we can stunt our family's growth and/or our child's...
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135. Is Your Child’s Safe Food Too Much of a Crutch? [Part 2]
Listen in for part 2 in this four part series on how your child's snacks may be perpetuating picky eating and poor nutrition and what you as the parent can do about it. This episode dives into those foods that we may find ourselves using as a crutch. It is normal and natural to find ourselves…
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134. Are Your Child’s Snacks Perpetuating Picky Eating? Four Things to Think About
In this four-part series, I am going to spell out four of the most common mistakes I see with snacking and its ties to picky eating. We so often know these issues are happening but can't identify exactly what can be done about them to improve our child's picky eating and add variety to their…
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133. 7 Snacking Myths that are Making You Feel Stuck: And where your belief system is full of BS
Do you feel like your child is snack-obsessed? Does the idea of less structure and a different routine this summer make you wonder how you will ever put an end to the requests for another snack? Do you wrestle with getting your kids to eat a well-balanced meal because all they ever want are the...
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Is your child either screaming, crying, calling for you, or climbing all over you any time you try to get food ready to put on the table? Does it feel intimidating to offer new foods because you don’t know how to handle your child’s response? Do you wrestle with what behaviors aren’t that big of a deal and which ones are creating bad habits when feeding your family? Do you feel like your fridge is always full and yet you only ever offer the same few foods … simply because clicking “reorder cart” is way easier than having to rethink what to buy and make each week?I so get this, mama.That’s why, on this podcast, you will find simple meal and snack ideas (that don’t require a lot of effort or ingredients), practical tips for meal planning and prep amidst mom life, and dietitian mom feeding advice that is both evidenced-based and yet grace-laced.My mission is to help normalize that feeding your family is a hard job. And yet, amidst your everyday efforts, I want to encourage you and equi
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Ashley Smith, RD, LD [Picky Eating Expert]
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Is your child either screaming, crying, calling for you, or climbing all over you any time you try to get food ready to put on the table? Does it feel intimidating to offer new foods because you don’t know how to handle your child’s response? Do you wrestle with what behaviors aren’t that big of a...
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