Sunny Side Up Nutrition

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport have a conversation with Alison Crossley, a Registered Dietitian, about the transition from living at home to living away at university (or college, or boarding school!), and the unique challenges faced by students when it comes to fueling themselves once they leave home. They discuss: The many challenges college students face when it comes to food selection in fo...

Anna Mackay and Anna Lutz have a conversation with Shane Jeffrey, an Accredited Practicing Dietitian,  Accredited Sports Dietitian and Strength and Conditioning Coach, about eating disorders in the sports world, and the slippery slope that disordered eating behaviors can be for both elite level athletes, as well as recreational athletes.  They discuss: Some behaviors that might alert family member...

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport have a conversation with Signe Darpinian, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, about the importance of boundaries and trust when it comes to helping our children cultivate a peaceful relationship with food and body. Signe is also the co-author of No Weigh! A Teen’s Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotio...

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport have a conversation with Erin Bowers, a Presbyterian pastor, and Leslie Schilling, a Registered Dietitian, about diet culture in churches. They explore the ties between the culture we are raised in and how that affects the way we interpret religion. They discuss: How diet culture is not congruent with Christian theology, and how privilege is often not acknowledged...

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport chat with McCall Dempsey, founder of Southern Smash, about parents who have their own history of an eating disorder and the ways in which that can make feeding a family challenging.  They discuss: The unique challenges faced by someone who has recovered from an eating disorder when feeding their children. How being relaxed about sugar and processed foods can make...

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport have a conversation with Mimi Cole , a mental health counselor, about her work with people who have anxiety disorders, trauma, eating disorders and OCD. They delve into topics surrounding mental health and advocacy for weight-inclusive eating disorder treatment. Mimi is also the co-author of A Body Image Workbook for Every Body: A Guide for Deconstructing Diet Cul...

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport chat with Julia Turshen about the process of researching and writing a cookbook, and how it felt to include an essay on breaking up with diet culture in her latest cookbook, Simply Julia . She also talks about how disconnection is inherent in diet culture; in families, or among friends, having weight loss as a common goal can feel temporarily good, but ultimately...

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport chat with Amee Severson, MPP-D, RDN, co-author of How to Raise an Intuitive Eater, about how a dearth of safe, inclusive resources for people raising children was one of the main inspirations for the book. Amee emphasizes how the conversations we have with kids about body image and food are less impactful than what they learn from watching the way we interact with...

Hi SSUN listeners! We decided to share this episode again because we thought it especially relevant as the prevalence of eating disorders continues to rise. 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 hig...

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport chat with Shelley Aggarwal, a board certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist, about weight-inclusive care for teens and young adults. Dr. Aggarwal speaks on the importance of challenging diet culture in schools, at home, and in healthcare settings, and what parents can do to help their teen build a positive relationship with food and body.  We dis...

In celebration of reaching our 50th episode, Anna, Anna and Elizabeth have a conversation about things we really wish parents knew about food and bodies. We discuss: The dangers of “Clean Eating” and Wellness Culture. How kids and teens going vegetarian, vegan, or wanting to “eat healthier” can be a red flag. Absence of menstruation for teenage girls is not normal (Amenorrea; RED-S) Casual comment...

Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport chat with Registered Dietitian and yoga teacher, Jessica Grosman, about the origins and many different aspects of yoga, including how to incorporate yoga into family life. Jessica also talks about how diet culture has co-opted yoga in ways that can make it feel inaccessible for many people.  We discuss: The true definition of yoga How diet culture distorts our per...

Anna Mackay and Elizabeth Davenport have a conversation with Bilal Durrani, the head of UNICEF Timor-Leste, about what maternal and childhood malnutrition looks like in developing countries like Timor-Leste, and what UNICEF is doing to help improve the health of the population. Malnutrition affects millions globally; just under half the children in Timor-Leste suffer from some form of malnutrition...

Anna Lutz, Elizabeth Davenport and Anna Mackay, have a conversation inspired by Virginia Sole-Smith’s essay “ What Instagram Gets Wrong About Feeding Your Kids” (see link below to read the essay) about how Instagram’s portrayal of The Division of Responsibility in Feeding (DOR) can warp perceptions of how parents and caregivers are doing with feeding kids, fueling feelings of shame and failure. DO...

In this episode, Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport are joined by Yaffi Lvova, a registered dietitian nutritionist specializing in early childhood nutrition and founder of Baby Bloom Nutrition. Yaffi is a proud mom to twins plus one and is passionate about providing nutrition guidance to pregnant moms and new parents through the transition to parenthood. In this episode we discuss how Yaffi’s own “...

Happy 2022! In the first episode of season 3, Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport are joined by Zoë Bisbing, a licensed psychotherapist, child and adolescent eating disorder specialist and founder of The Full Bloom Project. We highlight the challenges of raising body-confident kids in today’s culture and how parents can cultivate body-positive values in their families and homes. We also discuss:  Th...

In this episode, Elizabeth Davenport and Anna Lutz have a conversation with Katja Rowell, M.D., a family doctor, author, and responsive childhood feeding specialist. We highlight Katja’s work on extreme picky eating and kids with feeding challenges.  We also discuss:  Responsive feeding and responsive feeding therapy  Differences between responsive feeding and Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibi...

In this episode, Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport are joined by Sumner Brooks, a registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist and founder of EDRD Pro. We highlight ways to raise intuitive eaters and discuss Sumner’s new, upcoming book on this topic. We also discuss:  The term positive embodiment The need for parents to be aware of contributing to the prevention of disordered eating and eat...

In this episode, Anna Mackay and Elizabeth Davenport are joined by Bianca Russo, the owner of Bianca Russo Fitness which is a fitness community where you can be physically active in the absence of unsolicited diet-talk and weight-loss talk. She also implements Health at Every Size® principles. Her marginalized queer identity is the voice behind all of her training. We highlight access and barriers...

This is the fourth and final episode in our series on answering questions about feeding children at various stages of development (preschoolers, elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, and high schoolers). In this episode, Anna Mackay, Anna Lutz, and Elizabeth Davenport discuss answers to listeners’ questions related to feeding high schoolers. High schoolers are between the ages of 14-18 years old...

This is the third episode in our four-part age series on answering questions about feeding children at various stages of development (preschoolers, elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, and high schoolers). In this episode, Anna Mackay, Anna Lutz, and Elizabeth Davenport discuss answers to listeners’ questions related to feeding middle schoolers. Middle schoolers are between the ages of 11-14 ye...

This episode is the second in our four-part age series on answering questions about feeding children at various stages of development (preschoolers, elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, and high schoolers). In this episode, Anna Mackay, Anna Lutz, and Elizabeth Davenport discuss feeding elementary schoolers. They define elementary school age as age 5 to about age 11. We discuss: Creating struct...

This episode kicks off our four-part age series on answering questions about feeding children at various stages of development (preschoolers, elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, and high schoolers). In this episode, Anna Mackay, Anna Lutz, and Elizabeth Davenport discuss feeding preschoolers. They define a preschooler as a little older than 2.5 years old up until 5 years old. These are also ki...

For this episode of the Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast, Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport are joined by Michelle Icard, a speaker, author, and educator who helps kids, parents, and teachers navigate the complicated social world of early adolescence.  We discuss: What parents need to understand about their children during the ages of 11-14 The middle school construction project: the body, brain, a...

Anna Lutz and Anna Mackay sit down with Katherine Zavodni to talk about: Typical weight gain and body composition changes during puberty The age ranges of typical development How parents can talk to children in a positive way about body changes How diet culture affects how parents and children's think about and talk about puberty Links and Resources:  Katherine Zavodni Nutrition Your Child's Weigh...