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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 Her 'Right'" When my daughter was two she’d go visit our neighbors who always gave her pretzels. We lived in a close community and she would head out the door while I watched, then she’d cross … [Read more...]

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 conversations we've had, stories we've read, and emails we've received that the Whole30 program can be a bridge, a catalyst, a conversation starter, a door, or an olive branch when it comes to … [Read more...]

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 most frequently asked questions about nurturing Good Food Kids. Note: all photos are from our friend Michele Tam at NomNomPaleo.com. Her site is a treasure trove of family-friendly … [Read more...]

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 always articulate how they feel, our kids go through the same anxieties and discomforts as we adults do when we change the food on our family’s plates.  The timing and outcome of … [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...]

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