Better Food Choices with Kid Kritics

Starting at a young age, many kids dream about being pro athletes.Baseball’s official MLB season just opened making this the perfect to share what these pros eat to fuel their dreams so they can be the best they can be on and off the field. Our guest,Katie Cavuto RDN (HealthyBitesDelivery.com)is the official nutritionist for the Philadelphia Phillies team. She knows what these players need to eat before, during and after their long baseball season. You may be surprised to learn they are not living off foods often advertised by known athletes. And, you will find out why. This is your opportunity to turn your aspiring athletes to healthy fresh foods.
Join Katie, co-hostCarolina Jantac RDN (Kid Kritics Approved)and me as we share the truth about how to Fuel Your Dreams with Better Food Choices!

We willtackle the egg question! Should we be eating them? If so, what kind, how much, when and how? There is hardly a more controversial food than eggs. Carolina and Ellenwill comb through all the issues in order to try and give you sound facts with which you can make your own decisions. As usual, we will weave in ways to feed them to your family, if you so choose. This is going to be fun! Carolina is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist for Kid Kritics Approved, home of the Fuel Your Dreams program.

Splenda, hydrogenated oils, popular chocolate sandwich cookies, fast foods such as chicken nuggets and more are simply junk fake food.And you ask, how can chicken nuggets served in most fast food restaurants be fake? Well, as only about 20% of a nugget is chicken, what’s the other 80%? You are about to find out. Wait until you hear what guestDr. Josh Axe,who is also a Clinical Nutritionist, reveals about junk fake foods commonly consumed. Better yet, he will share fresh food alternatives for the whole family. Along with Co-HostCarolina Jantac, RDN, LD (Kid Kritics Approved), Dr. Axe will give you fresh food replacement recipes kids love so your whole family can switch up!
Join Dr. Axe, Carolina and me as we fill your daily menus with Better Food Choices!

All children challenge authority – they are simply trying to grow up. How we handle these challenges from the very beginning sets the stage for what we will face as they move into the tween and teenager years.This includes the common battle over food choices. Our guest,Dr. Beth Onufrak (drbethkids.com)is a ClinicalClinical Child Psychologist specializing in early childhood. For over 19 years she has practiced with a passion for steering children and parents to a healthy growing experience. If you are a mom who is exhausted, despairing, even angry and out of answers, this is the show for you. Listen for Dr. Beth’s savvy solutions to having your kids welcome bedtime, follow your instructions and eat veggies! Co-host,Carolina Jantac, RDN (Kid Kritics Approved), who also has degrees from the University of Florida where Dr. Beth received her doctorate, will add her experience as a mom to this conversation. This will prove to be a stress-releasing show for our children and ourselves!
Join Dr. Beth, Carolina and me as we share savvy solutions for children who challenge us so they will make Better Choices, including Better Food Choices!

Kids love sports! And they are becoming more and more demanding of their growing bodies. Basebal, football, basketbal, gymnastics... it's one season after another. But we still need to focus on their growing bodies as well! So how do we feed our children athletes so that they are performing their best while not compromising their health? We discuss on this show exactly how to do that, which food groups to pay special attention to, and which foods to choose. This aligns with our Fuel Your Dreams program which you can visit at www.fuelyourdreams.net to find more recipes that will fuel specific parts of the body that are most important to your child's goals! We share specific foods to include and which ones to avoid too.