Sunny Side Up Nutrition

About our guests: Virginia Sole-Smith is a journalist and author of The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America . She is a frequent contributor to the The New York Times parenting section, and many other publications. Amy Palanjian, is a writer, editor and recipe developer. She is the founder of Yummy Toddler Food, a site filled with practical feeding advice, as well as Yumm...

For this episode of the Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast, Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport are joined by Shawna Daniels, an Early Childhood educator and advocate, to talk about developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood that supports children’s health. We discuss: Public health initiatives in North Carolina to support health in early childhood development centers The concept of adults...

Elizabeth Davenport and Anna Mackay sit down with Sarah Ganginis, a non-diet dietitian who takes a weight-inclusive approach to nutrition and health.   In addition to seeing adults and children in her private practice, Sarah has dedicated much of her time advocating for change in the school nutrition and health curriculums in the state of Maryland. We chat about: Troubling nutrition lessons in sch...

In this episode, Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport are joined by Naureen Hunani, a pediatric and family dietitian who specializes in treating children and families struggling with feeding challenges. We highlight feeding difficulties and how to help your child achieve a sense of “felt safety” and regulation at the meal table. We discuss:  The definition of “felt safety” The importance of “felt saf...

In this episode, Elizabeth Davenport and Anna Lutz have a conversation with Beverley Wheeler, Ed. D., the director of D.C. Hunger Solutions, an organization that works to end hunger in the nation’s capital. We highlight the pandemic’s effect on increased food insecurity and discuss ways in which policies and legislations are working to mitigate this.  We also discuss:  How COVID-19 has had a dispr...

In this episode Anna L. and Anna M. have a conversation with Carolyn Becker, PhD, a professor of psychology and licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in PTSD, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders. We highlight Dr. Becker’s research, which focuses on the link between food insecurity and eating disorders. We discuss:  How Dr. Becker’s research shaped how people think about, talk about, a...

Anna L. and Elizabeth chat with Kerri Heckert, a certified eating disorder registered dietitian, and Eleanor Benner, a clinical psychologist, about educating and empowering families to help their child recover from an eating disorder. They highlight the importance of modeling food neutrality, normalizing body and weight changes, and that eating disorders affect people of all shapes, sizes, races,...

Anna L. and Elizabeth chat with Monika Saigal, a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian, and former dancer, about her efforts to make the dance world a healthier and safer place. Monika highlights the importance of giving dancers the knowledge and tools they need to properly nourish their bodies, and teaching dancers how to cultivate positive body image. We discuss: Ways to navigate the p...

In this episode Anna L. and Anna M. chat with Brit Guerin, a licensed mental health counselor, as well as movement/wellness coach, about the intersection of mental health and physical health, and moving for wellness, rather than weight loss. We discuss:  What terminology such as  “fitness” vs “health” vs “wellness” really means and whether using one word over another matters. Why it is important t...

Elizabeth and Anna M. have a conversation with Alex Moore of DC Central Kitchen about food insecurity, the problem with public health messaging that puts too much emphasis on individual responsibility, and ways that we can all contribute to strengthening the impact of organizations like DCCK.   We discuss:   The different types of programs that DC Central kitchen’s (DCCK) runs and the ways in whic...

In this episode Elizabeth and Anna M. have a conversation with sports dietitian, Leslie Schilling, about food and nutrition for kids & teen athletes, and the role of coaches. We discuss:  How parents or caregiver can talk to coaches if they have concerns about nutrition messaging and advice How to identify the kind of advice that is appropriate for a sports coach to give regarding food & fueling W...

In this episode Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport sit down with Chef Dani Black, the owner of Bigger Tables, a consulting group that supports chef entrepreneurs.  Dani has experience working as a chef in many settings, including eating disorder treatment and Cook School, a community college program based inside a prison. We discuss:  The equalizing power of food and how it can bring people togethe...

This week we are sharing a conversation that Anna M. & Elizabeth had with Sydney-based clinical psychologist Louise Adams. Louise is the founder of Treat Yourself Well Sydney , and the creator of UNTRAPPED, an online program to help people find food and body peace, and escape from the endless diet cycle. She is also Vice President of Health At Every Size ®️ Australia, has written two books, and ho...

This week Elizabeth & Anna M chat with DC native Executive Pastry Chef Padua Player (aka the Suga Chef), about baking for Joe Biden, issues surrounding food insecurity, and the importance of coming together as a community to help those in need. We discuss: How DC area food banks and non-profits are working to help at-risk families. The association between food insecurity and disordered eating and...

For this episode of the Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast, Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport are joined by Shawna Daniels, an Early Childhood educator and advocate, to talk about developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood that supports children’s health. We discuss: Public health initiatives in North Carolina to support health in early childhood development centers The concept of adults...

This week, Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport are joined by Jennifer Berry, an occupational therapist and feeding specialist, to talk about responsive feeding and helping children and caregivers build a healthy feeding relationship by trusting their internal cues and motivation. We discuss:  How does responsive feeding differ from other approaches to feeding difficulties. Responsive feeding therapy...

Happy 2021 everyone! In the first episode of season 2 Anna M. & Anna L. have a conversation with Oona Hanson, an educator who provides support to parents of teens & tweens as a parent coach. We discuss: Some common, yet false, assumptions about eating disorders. Ways these misconceptions increase risks for people who may be 'flying under the radar' and not getting diagnosed (and therefore not gett...

For the last episode of Season 1 Anna L. & Elizabeth sat down with Anna M. to chat about her master's research on weight bias and weight stigma, and how both affect all of us, one way or another.   We discuss: How internalized weight bias plays a role in the etiology of eating disorders What the research tells us about the dangers of internalized weight bias, and specifically how this affects adol...

In this episode Anna, Anna & Elizabeth have a chat with Haley Goodrich about navigating the HOLIDAYS! Haley is a registered dietitian and certified eating disorder specialist, who runs a private practice in Pittsburgh, PA. We discuss: Favorite childhood holiday food memories The ways messages about holiday weight gain and the "covid-15" negatively affect children Advice for parents who are worried...

In this week’s episode Anna & Anna have an important conversation with Dr. Lee Beers about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), and the ways in which mental health is linked with other health issues. Dr. Beers is a Professor of Pediatrics, and the Medical Director for Community Health and Advocacy at Children’s National Hospital . Dr. Beers was also selected by peers in 2019 to serve as the presi...

Anna & Elizabeth sit down with Rachel Coleman & Tina LaBoy to take a dive into family diet legacies and what we can do to break the cycle. Rachel is a licensed marriage and family therapist, Tina is a certified eating disorder registered dietitian as well as a personal trainer, and together they co-host the Mom Genes Podcast. In this episode we discuss: What a family diet legacy is and why it’s im...

About our guests: Virginia Sole-Smith is a journalist and author of The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America . She is a frequent contributor to the The New York Times parenting section, and many other publications. Amy Palanjian, is a writer, editor and recipe developer. She is the founder of Yummy Toddler Food, a site filled with practical feeding advice, as well as Yumm...

Anna Mackay & Anna Lutz chat with Claire Neary, the co-founder and director of My Remarkable Self, a program that offers training in communication and problem solving that is tailored to address specific issues and challenges facing children ages six through eighteen. We discuss: How puberty can be tough for kids, especially if they are unprepared for the changes that happen. Ways parents can prep...

We decided it would be fun & interesting to interview our kids so we sat down with 4 daughters, ranging from age 10-16. We heard about the kind of food & body messages they hear at home, and how these messages differ from what they hear among friends, and generally in the world. Some key takeaways from our daughters: There is no "good" food or "bad" food, food is just food Sugar is not bad for you...

Anna Mackay & Anna Lutz chat with U.K. based personal trainer and PhD researcher Jake Gifford about his research and his transition from being a weight-normative personal trainer (emphasis on weight & weight loss) to a weight-inclusive personal trainer (emphasis on the many variables that influence health, other than weight). We also discuss: The many problems with the U.K.’s new strategy to deal...