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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 Manifesto, you know that we believe that kids should eat the same foods that we adults eat (y’know, those foods that make you healthier) and avoid the same foods we tell adults to … [Read more...]

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, and three easy things you can do to truly begin to enjoy them. But if you think grown-ups are tough to convince… try a five-year-old. Today’s article features five ways to get kiddos to … [Read more...]

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 Paleo Pals: Jimmy and the Carrot Rocket Ship. Raising Paleo Kiddos In Paleo Pals, super heroes Piper, Phoenix and Parker pay a visit to a boy named Jimmy who’s not … [Read more...]

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 first into my favorite holiday, Valentine’s Day*, has resulted in a little more indulgence than is usually present in my household. And, said indulgence has led to a couple of days of on … [Read more...]

Pervasive and Persuasive: Food, TV, and our Kids

With our recent focus on replacing TV time with healthier habits, and our passion for improving the lives of others (kids included) via healthy nutritional habits, it was only a matter of time before those two roads intersected. While many parents who themselves have generally healthy lifestyles (like many Whole9 readers) might not spend much time on the couch in front of the television, we often hear parents describing TV as a powerful force in their families, and a common bone of contention … [Read more...]

Generation P:  Drea’s Guide to Doctor Shopping

Today's Generation P guest post comes from Andrea (Drea) Nanini, co-owner of CrossFit South Arlington and mother of 18-month old Nehla (featured in our header photo).  While many assume the challenge of growing kids Paleo starts when your child is born, Drea quickly realized the process starts far earlier, with choosing the right family pediatrician.  Drea lays out her best advice, in her own words below, to help you choose the family doctor who is right for your Gen-P child. Drea Nanini, … [Read more...]

The Kiddo Manifesto

or, Why Paleo Grows Awesome Kids We get a lot of questions in our workshops, on the website, and from consulting clients about the benefits of Paleo nutrition for kids of all ages.  Based on our background, education and consulting experience, we are sharing our thoughts on raising happy, healthy kids and providing your children with optimal nutrition.  However, to give you some real-life perspective from real-life parents, we are also going to be publishing a succession of articles that … [Read more...]

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