10 ways Kids Eat in Color May Have Changed Your Life
June 2021
Author:
Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN
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Author:
Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN
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Kids Eat in Color is turning 2 and I’m sharing my 10 favorite Kids Eat in Color materials from the past 2 years below!
When I stood in my first baby’s pediatrician’s office 7 years ago and learned he wasn’t gaining weight, my heart sank through the floor. I learned, I specialized, I felt the angst and aloneness…and still feel it. I didn’t win the “easy-to-feed kid” lottery with either of my kids.
That angst has powered Kids Eat in Color. We’re now millions strong in our very real, tricky, messy paths to keeping our kids fed.
In the past two unpredictable and chaotic years, we’ve worked hard to put good out into the world and help parents everywhere. Here are 10 things that we’re proud of for the ways they’ve helped parents:
This article has given life to overwhelmed, burnt out and depressed parents – who still have to feed their children. It could only have been written by someone who has gone through it, and it will help you get by if you’re struggling.
We know it’s been a rough 2 years for most families, and we wanted to help alleviate some stress around food budgets. Affordable Flavors is the most complicated project I’ve ever worked on, and I’m so proud of the finished product. We’ve provided it free to thousands of families and have millions of more donations in the works.
My own husband picked up this meal plan after I had a particularly tearful quarantine breakdown. Having not ever meal planned for our family before, he used it to meal plan, shop and cook for our family with no help from me. If it never helps another person, I will be grateful for it helping our family during a tough time.
Here’s something I never thought I’d talk about on Instagram. But it turns out people had questions about my weight. And I had unexpected answers.
8. Child Nutrition Fellowship
We started the worlds first paid child nutrition fellowship program to help increase racial diversity in the field of dietetics. We have two fellows working their way through school to become registered dietitians, and we’re proud to support these hardworking students.
This post has changed the way millions and millions of parents (and others!) think and talk about food with their kids.
How has Kids Eat in Color helped you in the past 2 years? Share with us in the comments!
Best,
Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN
Founder, Kids Eat in Color®
About Kids Eat in Color
Created by experts, Kids Eat in Color is the leading resource for families seeking evidence-based information and strategies on child nutrition and feeding.
Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN
Jennifer Anderson is a registered dietitian and has a masters of science in public health from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. In 2019, she founded Kids Eat in Color®, a public health resource that improves child and family nutrition and mental health. Prior to starting Kids Eat in Color® she coordinated youth nutrition programs at a food bank, performed research in inner-city food deserts, and consulted for the USDA national office SNAP-Ed program. Her academic background is in public health nutrition, cultural anthropology, and economics.
Kids Eat in Color is turning 2 and I’m sharing my 10 favorite Kids Eat in Color materials from the past 2 years below!
When I stood in my first baby’s pediatrician’s office 7 years ago and learned he wasn’t gaining weight, my heart sank through the floor. I learned, I specialized, I felt the angst and aloneness…and still feel it. I didn’t win the “easy-to-feed kid” lottery with either of my kids.
That angst has powered Kids Eat in Color. We’re now millions strong in our very real, tricky, messy paths to keeping our kids fed.
In the past two unpredictable and chaotic years, we’ve worked hard to put good out into the world and help parents everywhere. Here are 10 things that we’re proud of for the ways they’ve helped parents:
1. The Survival Guide for Overwhelmed Parents
This article has given life to overwhelmed, burnt out and depressed parents – who still have to feed their children. It could only have been written by someone who has gone through it, and it will help you get by if you’re struggling.
2. Affordable Flavors: Diverse Family Meals for Under $500 a Month
We know it’s been a rough 2 years for most families, and we wanted to help alleviate some stress around food budgets. Affordable Flavors is the most complicated project I’ve ever worked on, and I’m so proud of the finished product. We’ve provided it free to thousands of families and have millions of more donations in the works.
3. The Ultimate Guide to End Food Throwing
Food throwing is one of the most commonly asked questions. And here is the answer!
4. Our Free Picky Eater Guide
The 2020 update to the Kids Eat in Color picky eater guide is good. And it’s free! Tell your friends.
5. 10 Things You Need to Know About Toxic Heavy Metals in Baby Food
In a world of fear-mongering, let’s look at the facts and move forward with a plan. That’s this article in a nutshell.
6. Real Easy Weekdays
My own husband picked up this meal plan after I had a particularly tearful quarantine breakdown. Having not ever meal planned for our family before, he used it to meal plan, shop and cook for our family with no help from me. If it never helps another person, I will be grateful for it helping our family during a tough time.
7. Answering questions about my weight
Here’s something I never thought I’d talk about on Instagram. But it turns out people had questions about my weight. And I had unexpected answers.
8. Child Nutrition Fellowship
We started the worlds first paid child nutrition fellowship program to help increase racial diversity in the field of dietetics. We have two fellows working their way through school to become registered dietitians, and we’re proud to support these hardworking students.
9. 16 Surprisingly Honest Lunchbox Reviews
Why “surprising”? Because they’re a little bit more honest than most articles…
10. Learning to talk to kids about food in a kind and loving way
This post has changed the way millions and millions of parents (and others!) think and talk about food with their kids.
How has Kids Eat in Color helped you in the past 2 years? Share with us in the comments!
Best,
Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN
Founder, Kids Eat in Color®