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The Whole9 Baby Guide

Now that we’ve been able to road-test some of the resources we’ve been collecting these last nine months, we thought we’d share some of the books, websites, and products we relied on for parenting advice and support. Many of our friends relied on these as well (with great success), which is why we’re confident enough [...]

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Finding A Healthy Food Balance For Your Kids

We’re very fortunate to be sharing this wonderful guest post from Dylan Emrys with you today. Finding a healthy Real Food balance for your children in a SAD Food world can be a difficult and emotional journey. But, as Dylan says, you’re already one step ahead by being here.    “I Was Determined To Feed [...]

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Whole Food. Whole Family. Whole9 Life.

We were overjoyed to read this wonderful quote recently on the blog Once A Month Mom. Frankly, as much as we believe in the physical benefits of eating whole, nutritious foods, we’d like to think that the Whole30® is about more than the healthy and tasty things you put into your belly. It is evident from [...]

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Raising Good Food Kids: The Whole9 FAQ

So far in our Good Food Kids series, we’ve given you three strategies for changing the food on your family’s plates, and we’ve told you what you can expect from your kids during that transition. Today, it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty.  Whole9′s own Robin Strathdee asked (and then answered) some of the [...]

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It’s Just A Phase: A Guide To Your Kid’s Good Food Transition

by Robin Strathdee, who much prefers Jeopardy to Let’s Make a Deal. When last we chatted about your kiddos, we talked about three different strategies for implementing a Good Food policy in your kitchen.  Today, we’re gonna talk a little bit about what to expect once you begin to make those changes.  While they can’t [...]

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Whole9: Let Us Change Your Kids

by Robin Strathdee, whose kids have been known to gnaw on cold turkey legs for a snack. One of the biggest dilemmas faced by our successful Whole30® participants is how to take the incredible lessons they’ve learned and apply them to the rest of their family – specifically their kids. If you’ve read our Kiddo [...]

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Five Ways Science Can Get Your Kids To Eat Vegetables

Eat your vegetables. It’s a mantra often repeated in our community – eat your greens, fill your plate with vegetables, nutrient density for the win. But it’s hard to get grown-ups to eat their veggies. In fact, we devoted an entire page in It Starts With Food to talk about why you don’t like vegetables, [...]

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Turn Your Kids into Paleo Pals: An Interview with Sarah Fragoso

A special interview with Sarah Fragoso, by Whole9′s own Robin Strathdee If you’ve spent much time in the Paleosphere, you’ve likely come across at least one arm of the Everyday Paleo empire which includes a wildly popular website and blog; a lifestyle and cookbook; the EP Life Fit fitness community; and the new children’s book [...]

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Healthy Guts, Healthy Kids

A special post by Robin Strathdee, Whole9 Director of Communications My Kids Are What? It appears that heck has frozen over. Yes, friends, it’s happened – my kids have gotten colds (I think… the jury is still out on that one, as there’s an overwhelming lack of mucus). Coming off our Whole30 and running head [...]

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A is for Awareness

We recently received a note from Kristin M., who attended our recent Foundations of Nutirtion workshop in Colorado.  Kristin wrote: “We as a family (including our 11 year old son, and two daughters ages 9 and 5) have been doing the Whole 30 since April 17th.  My son says he feels “powerful and strong”, my [...]

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