E20: Interview with a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Ft. Mary Becerra

The Speckled Bees: A Celebration of Childhood

Holidays tend to be food-centric anyways, but they are extra heavy during this time of year. You hear a lot of conversations about food, nutrition, and weight. We thought now would be the perfect time to discuss how to approach nutrition with our children in a productive way! For this conversation, I invited Mary Becerra, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, to come talk with me! Mary is all around just a really cool person and she has so many great ideas and resources to help us out as teachers and parents!
I am sure we will have Mary back on at some point since there is SO much to talk about! We cover the division of responsibility, Baby Led Weaning, struggles with feeding young children, and tips to overcome those. Mary teaches about a child's innate ability to control energy intake and listen to fullness cues and she gives some awesome ways to promote a healthy relationship with food in children.
Mary also gives specific examples (and shares some resources!) of what children can eat at what stages; of ways to include extra nutrients in foods for children with allergies, aversions, and specialized diets; and of nutritious and inexpensive snack options.
Since Mary is also a bomb mom who balances work and family, we end our discussion by talking about following your passions and achieving goals while being a parent. She gives some advice and some encouragement to young parents.
Resources:
If you have any questions, Mary is a wealth of knowledge! Reach at to her on Instagram @mcbecerra
Eatright.org
kidseatincolor.com (Instagram: @kidseatincolor)
Shannon Tripp: https://hoo.be/shantripp
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/9693-feeding-your-baby-the-first-year
cdc.gov/nutrition/infantandtoddlernutrition/foods-and-drinks/when-to-introduce-solid-foods.html
Studies regarding children’s innate ability to regulate food intake:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16376632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4798905/

Support the show