Optimizing Plant-Based Nutrition with Reshma Shah, MD

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Reshma Shah all about children and how to optimize a plant-based diet. Have you ever wondered how to get them to like new foods? What to do if they insist on eating nothing for dinner? And how to know for sure if they are thriving by only eating plants? Well Dr. Shah fills us in on all the info you need to know to stop being a short-order chef and start letting your children take responsibility in eating what you serve. Share this with any parent, plant-based or not as they will learn a lot!

Reshma Shah, MD MPH is a board-certified pediatrician and affiliate clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine. She serves as adjunct faculty for the Stanford Pediatric Integrative Medicine Fellowship and has additional training and certification in plant-based nutrition and cooking. She is the co-author with Brenda Davis, RD of Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families, due out November 2020. Dr. Shah lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two children.

In this episode we discuss:

Why would parents want their children to be plant-based?
General feeding principles
What to feed your child in a day
Picky eaters
What if they don’t like what you make?
How much should children be eating?
If and how to say, you’ve had enough
How to know if your child is thriving
Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families

Links to things we mentioned:

Easy Recipes For Busy Parents

Putting An End To Plant-Based Picky Eaters

Reshma Shah, MD – Website, Instagram, Twitter

Nourish – Get The Book, Instagram, Facebook

Plant-Based Paediatrics with Dr. Reshma Shah – PTP270

The Paleo Debate with Brenda Davis R.D. – PTP210

Thank you to this month’s Patrons for supporting us on Patreon:

Millie Pearson

Mary Lou Fusi

Emily Iaconelli

Spanish Armada

Mark Jeffrey Johnson

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