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Nutrition for the Early Years
Nutrition for the Early Years – Guilt-Free Guidance for Feeding Your Family
Nutrition for the Early Years is a pediatric nutrition podcast for parents seeking evidence-based guidance on infant feeding, toddler nutrition, and child health. Hosted by dual pediatrician + registered dietitian Dr. Liz Daniels, this show explores newborn and infant nutrition, introducing solids, baby-led weaning, complementary feeding, formula feeding, multivitamins for kids, growth and development, and picky eating solutions—all through the lens of real pediatric nutrition science.
From feeding anxiety and selective eating to questions about appetite, supplements, and healthy eating habits, this podcast helps parents build a confident, guilt-free feeding mindset. You’ll learn how to support your child’s relationship with food in ways that nourish growth, protect early childhood nutrition, and align with your values—without fear-based messaging or all-or-none thinking.
Food goes deep. It’s often not until we begin feeding our own children that we revisit our childhood nutrition experiences—comments that shaped us, arbitrary rules, pressure around healthy eating, and the quiet guilt many of us carry. Feeding kids has a way of surfacing old narratives and challenging us to rethink what child nutrition really means.
This is where the conversation begins—supporting families through toddler feeding, early childhood feeding, and raising children with a strong, positive relationship with food. Because nourishing your family isn’t about perfection. It’s about clarity, confidence, and understanding what truly matters in the early years.
You are in the right place if you are asking questions like:
-How do I get my child to eat vegetables?
-Why does my toddler suddenly refuse to eat (or only eat one thing)?
-Is my child eating enough to grow properly?
-How much protein does my child actually need?
-What are the best healthy snacks for kids?
-How much milk should my child drink, and what kind?
-How can I improve my child's immune system through food?
-How can I help my child have a healthy relationship with food?
Nutrition for the Early Years
Latest Episodes
EP 42: A Grandparents Guide To Introducing Peanuts and Eggs
Could grandparents play a key role in preventing food allergies in babies? In this episode of Nutrition for the Early Years, Dr. Liz Daniels shares a practical, reassuring guide to introducing common allergens like peanuts and eggs. Discover wh...
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EP 41: What You Might Not Know About Breastmilk with Elena Medo
What if the first drops of milk your baby receives could help protect them from infection and support their developing immune system? In this episode of Nutrition for the Early Years, Dr. Liz Daniels talks with researcher, inventor, an...
EP 40: 3 Things Parents of Good Eaters Have in Common
What if raising a great eater is less about what your child eats and more about how you approach food? In this episode, Dr. Liz Daniels shares three habits she sees in families with confident eaters: trusting kids’ hunger cues, setting loving f...
EP 39: Kids Sleep + Low Iron with Dr. Michelle Hjelm
What if your child is getting enough hours of sleep but still isn’t getting the quality sleep their body needs? In this episode, Dr. Liz Daniels sits down with pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist Dr. Michelle Hjelm to talk abo...
EP 38: What Most People Don't Know about School Lunch and 3 Ways to Make it Better
What if school lunch is doing more for your child, and your community, than you realize? In this episode, Dr. Liz Daniels breaks down the National School Lunch Program, from its history and nutrition standards to what actually lands on a child’...