Providing the tools
to help you trust
yourself and your child
with food

Providing the tools
to help you trust
yourself and Your child
with food

I help you, as a parent, gain knowledge and confidence in your feeding skills by helping you understand the WHAT and HOW of feeding your kids. Trusting your instincts and what your kids are telling you when it comes to eating allows you to do what is right for YOUR family.

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About Renae

As a dietitian, how to create great relationships with children and food has always been my passion. When I had my daughter and started thinking about how to feed her I realized firsthand how harsh the mommy shaming can be. Some of the worst shaming happens around food and what you feed your kids! I felt compelled to start New Ways Nutrition to help parents build a foundation for feeding. I help parents learn how to keep their kids safe and how to prevent picky eating, while giving them the confidence to do the rest of the feeding in their own way. A way that's right for their family.

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Have you ever wondered when you should cut your baby off from eating something? I hear from so many parents wondering this exact thing, that I figured it was time to talk about it in a post. (I talk about it frequently in stories, too, if you aren't following those already!) The absolute number one thing you should keep in mind with this question is WHY are you trying to limit their food? If it is anything close to what is in the right hand column, then you should NOT limit their food! The things in the right column are all representative of a style of feeding assuming that parents, and even healthcare professionals, know exactly what children need. But here's the thing. We don't!!!! The only one that knows how much your baby needs to eat to sustain themselves is your baby. Period.
Now does that mean that you shouldn't be feeding them nourishing food? Nope! It means it's your job to decide what is served on the table. But once you serve it, it is their job to decide how much to eat. Even if you think it is too much! And so often if you give them that last little bit that you think they shouldn't have, they'll take a bite or two and then leave the rest. It's all about letting them decide, though. And this is true from the very first bite all the way up until they're adults.
Now let's talk about the things on the left. These are all legitimate reasons to limit! You aren't limiting with the intent of restricting because you think it's too much. Just be mindful that when you do limit for these reasons, you still don't want it to come off like restricting them. So give them a heads up ahead of time (try having it all on the table so they can see exactly how much there is available for them to eat.) Every child will respond differently to this, but the bottom line is don't try and be sneaky. Be upfront and honest with why there isn't more (age appropriately, of course.) And do your best not to serve these things at every meal so that they are able to get their fill of foods the rest of the time.
For dessert, I recommend treating it the same way. For an in depth discussion though, head to my blog and read the
two articles about how to handle sugar for kids!

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It's snack time! Is your response 🦸‍♀️👊 or 🥴?? For so many, snacks can seem overwhelming, and are often just throwing things together at the last minute from whatever you have on hand. And while that's definitely a doable option, there are a few ways that we can think about snacks to make them both easy AND nutritious.⁠
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✨Just a reminder for those of you who missed it that everything on my website is 20% off through tomorrow, 11/30 at 11:59pm! That includes my snack ebooklet with lots of easy snack ideas like these! ✨⁠
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➡️Think of snacks as mini meals. They're no different in that you still need more than one food group, although I say at least 2 food groups instead of three like meals. Think of combining a fat or protein food with a carb, or a fruit or veggie.⁠
➡️Schedule them! Your kid is going to get hungry about the same time every day. Do your best not to let things get out of hand before you realize that it's that time of day. Letting it surprise you is what results in even more stress. Make a point, wherever you are, to sit and eat when it's snack time!⁠
➡️Find some good pre-bought options that are nutritious and support the style of feeding that you do usually. There are a lot of other good options out there beyond just pouches or goldfish. That doesn't mean you can't give those, but don't feel limited to them because you don't know what else to do.⁠
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✨Check out the on-the-go snacks ebooklet for lots of ideas for easy, low mess snacks. It can be used for your daily around the house snacks, too. It also talks you through what to look for at the grocery store if you're looking for pre-bought snacks, and gives some examples of good options. Grab it at the link in my bio @newwaysnutrition.⁠
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