Lift the Shame: The Podcast - Mothering Free From Diet Culture, Food Guilt, and Body Shame · Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC

School's Out For Summer: How to Deal With All the Food Requests?

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There was a sign taped on the refrigerator that said, summer break don't mean eat all day - kitchen is closed, use your school stomach.

Crystal, a family intuitive eating dietitian and mother of five, discusses how to navigate children's increased food requests during summer break without projecting diet culture shame. She normalizes appetite changes when routines shift and offers practical tips using her 'three A's' framework: Attitude (examining your emotional response), Anticipation (proactively offering food before kids ask), and a third tip around allowing access to preferred foods.

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A steady reset for summer snack battles and the shame they can trigger.

The episode works best when Crystal names the feeling underneath a simple snack request. She keeps the focus on how kids learn from adults when food gets turned into a moral test, and that part lands with real clarity.

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For the week when summer break makes every pantry visit louder than it should.

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