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The Intentional Table
Feeding kids isn’t just about what’s on the plate - it’s about raising them to feel confident, capable, and at peace with food and their bodies.
The Intentional Table Podcast is here to help you break the cycles of guilt, shame, and mealtime stress so you can raise kids who eat well and feel good about it.
Hosted by Nicole Cruz, a registered dietitian and mom of three who has coached thousands of parents, this podcast gives you the tools, structure, and mindset shifts to create a positive, empowered eating environment at home.
With guidance, compassion, and strategies that really work, you’ll feel more confident and less stressed while supporting your kids through 'picky' eating, 'overeating', struggles with sweets, and everything in between.
The Intentional Table
The One Thing That Undermines Everything Else You're Doing
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If you're listening to this podcast, you're investing time and energy into changing how you feed your kids. And of course... you want to see it work.
That's exactly what we need to talk about today, because this approach will change how your child eats, and you have to stop caring whether it does.
In this episode, we're diving into one of the hardest parts of this work: detachment. Detaching from the outcome of what and how your child actually eats. Because when we focus too much on whether they're eating "right" or whether the approach is "working," it backfires.
In this episode, I'm breaking down:
- Why watching too closely for results undermines the approach (and how kids pick up on our energy even when we think we're hiding it)
- What detachment actually looks like in practice - and what it doesn't mean
- Why your child is on their own timeline and we have to trust the process
- How this work is layered in its impact and it's not just about what your child is eating
- The bigger picture and it's effects on your child's physical, mental, and emotional health
When we can detach from the outcome, it's not only helpful for our kids and their behaviors with food, but it's also freeing.
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CONNECT with Nicole:
- Instagram: @nicolecruzRD
- Book a FREE Eating Alignment Call with Nicole to learn more about our approach and how we can work together: Eating Alignment Call
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