The Youth Fitness Podcast™

The Youth Fitness Podcast™


Episode 53: U18 - Tips for building a Healthy Plate, with Jen Broxterman, RD

November 13, 2024

Jen Broxterman, who metaphorically is "the joyful food in your nutrition education menu" talks with Jeff and Mikki about how to build a healthy plate, how that works with youth, as well as addressing the sweet treats culture in schools and organizations as both reward and celebration- how much should we actually focus on that?


Episode Highlights:


1:30 50% Vegetables, 25% Protein, 25% Carbohydrates and how to communicate individualizing to level of activity

5:06 Reviewing the Division Of Responsibility for parents & kids

8:00 Relative needs discussions with Teens and Tweens

9:16 Matching plates to output

11:19 The Quality of the gas and the distance you'll need to go

12:56 Advice on Sweet Treats Rewards culture

17:00 Banned things get elevated in kid's minds, Food should be joyful

18:06 "As you know better, do better"


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