Plant-Based Juniors (PBJs) founders Alex Caspero and Whitney English are joining me in this episode to talk about raising and feeding plant-based kids.Alex and Whitney share their experience on how they got into nutrition and plant-based eating. They also define what plant-based eating is and its benefits to the health and taste preferences of kids.The founders of PBJs explain the benefits of being more plant-based for children, such as lowering cholesterol and hypertension levels and reducing the long-term risk of chronic disease.What Youll Learn About Raising Plant Based Kids:- How Alex and Whitney Got Into Plant-Based Eating- What is Plant-Based Eating?- Advantages and Benefits of Being More Plant-Based- Establishing Early Taste Preference for Plants- Introducing Plant-Based Eating to Infants- Supplementation: What to Give and When to Start- Plant-Based Juniors Supplement Guide- Is It More Work to be Plant-Based?- Watch-Outs for Nutrients of Concerns- Dietary Guidelines for Plant-Based Eating FeedbackMoreover, they discuss the importance of establishing early taste preferences for foods, especially vegetables. Kids who are more exposed to plant-based foods are going to become more accepting.Alex and Whitney talk about how a parent should be thinking about nutrition when starting with an infant. They suggest what parents should consider when introducing their infant to plant-based eating. Furthermore, they advise what supplementation to give and when and why they should give them.They tackle the importance of consuming fat in the first two to three years of life. They share with parents which things to look for and what brands to use through their Plant-Based Juniors Supplement Guide.No matter what type of dietary pattern youre following, it needs to be appropriately planned. It will take a little bit of effort. The PBJs founders share the watch-outs for nutrients of concerns for parents of toddlers, children, and teenagers. Moreover, they gave their take on dietary guidelines for recommendations around plant-based eating.When it comes to kids, we don't recommend low fat or removing any oils from the diet. Fat is important, especially when we're talking about the first two to three years of life.- Alex Caspero of Plant-Based Juniors// FeatureHealthy Eating Researchhttps://healthyeatingresearch.orgThe Shop @ The Nourished Childhttps://thenourishedchild.com/tnc-shop/FREE Resource4 Mealtime Mistakes You Dont Want to Makehttps://jillcastle.lpages.co/mealtime-mistakes// Connect with Plant-Based JuniorsWebsite: https://plantbasedjuniors.com/Book: https://plantbasedjuniors.com/plant-based-baby-and-toddlerSupplement Guide: https://plantbasedjuniors.com/plant-based-juniors-supplement-guidePB3 Plate: https://plantbasedjuniors.com/the-pb3-plate-for-vegan-kids// Follow and Subscribe!Podcast Showhttps://thenourishedchild.com/itunesYouTubehttps://thenourishedchild.com/youtubeSpotifyhttps://thenourishedchild.com/spotifyApple Podcasthttps://thenourishedchild.com/applepodcastStitcherhttps://thenourishedchild.com/stitcherRSShttps://thenourishedchild.com/libsynrss// LinksLearn more about The Nourished Childhttps://thenourishedchild.com/about-usLearn more about Jill Castlehttps://jillcastle.com/about-jillListen to The Nourished Child Podcasthttps://jillcastle.com/podcast// Follow Jill on SocialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenourishedchildInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.nourished.childPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pediRDTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/pediRDLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillcastle/If youve got somebody you think I should invite onto the show this year, please let me know by emailing me at
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