In this episode -- the first of a two-part series -- Bri and Annie are joined by Diana Rice, registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, and certified parent educator on a mission to help families ditch diet culture and enjoy healthy relationships with food.

She's the voice behind the online platform Anti Diet Kids, and owns Tiny Seed Family Nutrition, a weight-inclusive nutrition counseling practice. Her first book, Food Positivity: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Talk to Kids About Food, was published by Wiley earlier this year.

Episode Highlights:

• Go to 2:17 for Diana's thoughts on what "healthy eating" really means
• Go to 12:54 for a discussion of some jarring statistics on disordered eating from Diana's book
• Go to 17:00 for Diana's advice to parents on changing their own relationships with food in order to help their kids
• Go 22:03 to for a conversation about the role of weight and body size in health
• Go 29:37 to for our discussion about the impact of ACEs, trauma, neurodivergence, and social determinants of health on kids' relationship with food and eating

Related Links:

• Staying Food Positive in a Body Negative World
• How to Raise Kids with Positive Body Image
• Eating Disorders and Family Meals
• Episode 4: Picky or Problematic?
• Episode 6: Table Trauma
• The Welcoming Table

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