Brittany Shapiro
Food Requests: How to Respond to Your Child
If you’ve read my previous posts, you know I am a firm believer in parents taking charge of the meal and snack schedule as well as the...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Jul 18
- 2 min
Children and Sweets: How to Strike the Right Balance
Many families have expressed frustration to me about the abundance of sweets around, especially in the summer months. How can you get...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Tips for Nutritious and Budget-Friendly Grocery Shopping
If you are responsible for grocery shopping for your household, you’ve probably noticed the number on your receipt has increased...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Jan 30
- 2 min
How Do You Know If Your Child Is Eating Enough?
I get this question a lot in my practice. Parents often work so hard to encourage their child to eat more out of fear that they aren’t...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
What is the Deal with Organic Food?
I’ve recently been dispelling a lot of myths related to organic food when talking to families. Many people associate the word “organic”...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
Mealtime Tantrums: A Real Life Story
While my 1-year-old has not yet entered the true picky toddler stage, he did experience his first mealtime tantrum the other night. Let...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
How to Stay Calm When It Comes to Holiday Eating
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Years, Kwanzaa, etc. There is no shortage of delicious food around this time of year!...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
Setting Expectations When It Comes to Feeding Your Child
I recently read something about how to measure success at family meals and it really stuck with me. Success should not be defined by how...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
Back to School Lunches (After More than a Year of Eating at Home)
Many parents are still wrapping their heads around the idea of children returning to in-person learning for the first time since March...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Reframing Expectations When It Comes to Feeding (Your Children)
In an ideal world, feeding our children can make us feel excitement, pleasure and joy. But in the real world, we know that we are just as...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
How to Deal with those Family Members Who Just Want to Give Your Kid Sweets
Every family has one (if not more) – a grandmother or aunt or second cousin who loves to sneak the children lollipops and ice cream cones...
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Brittany Shapiro
- May 29, 2021
- 2 min
Tired of Making Separate Meals for Each Family Member? Here’s the Secret to Serving One Family Meal!
The title of “parent” is often synonymous with “short order cook.” Of course, you would prefer to make one single meal the whole family...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Scoop on Baby Food (Part 2)
Now that you understand the basic principles around introducing solids, let’s delve a little deeper into feeding your baby. (If you...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Mar 27, 2021
- 2 min
The Scoop on Baby Food (Part 1)
When your baby suddenly reaches anywhere between 4-6 months old, the pediatrician likely mentions that now is the time to start...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Family Meals: How to Achieve the Impossible
If you are like most parents I work with, you likely have a dream dinnertime scenario: the entire family, kids and adults, all sitting...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
When Life Is Crazy, Here’s How to Make Eating Easier Without Sacrificing Nutrition
I want to apologize for being MIA recently—but I have good excuse! Baby Boy Shapiro arrived last month (as shown below sporting his...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Talk to Your Teen About Nutrition (It’s the Only Way to Know What’s Going on Inside Their Head)
Recently I’ve met with a lot of teenagers in my practice who are dealing with a wide range of nutrition issues. From picky eating to poor...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Oct 18, 2020
- 2 min
Do’s and Don’ts for Handling Halloween Treats (Even During a Pandemic)
While Halloween may look quite different this year due to the global pandemic, your children are still likely to expect to get all...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Sep 13, 2020
- 3 min
Meeting a Child’s Nutritional Needs on a Vegetarian Diet
I was inspired to write this post after a recent conversation with a parent whose first grader is constantly complaining that he is...
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Brittany Shapiro
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Nutrition Survival: Back to (Virtual) School Edition
This fall, schools and daycares are going to look very different. These changes are going to affect your children’s dietary routines and...
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