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Jade Jones, owner of the Jonesin' For Taste blog, invites you to join her in the discussion of cultural awareness and world diversity. Learn how families teach their children to explore and embrace the world, its people and their differences with a compassionate heart and open mind. When we reach out of our comfort zone and seek to learn about other people, nationalities, and cultures, we become more empathetic. This creates a feeling of social connection and unification.

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Strategies to Introduce New Foods To Kids with Alex Turnbull

October 22, 2020 • Jade Jones • Season 1 • Episode 6

As we discussed with Mireille in episode 5, food is a fantastic vehicle for introducing kids to new cultures. But a common problem is how to get kids to actually try these new dishes! In this episode we talk with Alex Turnbull of The Family Dietitian about what strategies we can use to introduce new foods to kids.

In this episode we cover:

Considerations when introducing new foods from other cultures
Tips for serving new foods to kids
How to talk with kids about food

Alex is a mother of both an infant and a toddler – her entire career has been focused on combining her love of food and nutrition for families. Helping others learn how to grow a healthy relationship with food has been her mission over the past several years. She’s worked in weight management, long term care, clinical and foodservice settings. Among all of these, her greatest passion is educating children and families on building healthy, sustainable eating habits.

Pre-motherhood, she obtained her bachelor of science in dietetics from St. Catherine University, where she then went on to obtain her credentials as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She also runs her own blog @TheFamilyNutritionist and works in school foodservice. She is an expert in infant and child nutrition and is passionate about helping parents find ways to feed their families with more confidence and less stress. Personally, Alex loves to eat to live and believes that all foods can fit within a healthy lifestyle. She encourages families to find simple and realistic ways to work towards a healthier and happier life.

You can find some ideas for making mealtime fun for the whole family here.

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