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Ditching Diet Culture: Fostering Your Baby’s Healthy Food Relationship with Vanessa Rissetto, MS, RD

  • How to lay off the pressure around kids eating...and practical tips for being less food focussed around children
  • Which words to use when discussing food with your babies and children to help them have positive associations with food instead of food-related phobias
  • Why parents feel pressure from outside sources to give in to the diet culture...with a discussion on what the diet culture really even is (and isn’t!)

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Episode Description

If you’ve ever thought, I do not want my baby to grow up with all of the messed up food stuff I grew up with, this episode is for you. In this conversation, registered dietitian Vanessa Rissetto joins me to talk about diet culture, the pressure parents feel around feeding, and how to start fostering a healthier relationship with food for your baby from the very beginning.

Vanessa breaks down what diet culture actually looks like in real life, how our own food beliefs can shape the way we feed our kids, and why less pressure around eating often leads to better outcomes over time. We also talk about food language, feeding dynamics at home, and simple ways to help your child feel more comfortable and confident around food.

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About the Guest

  • Vanessa Rissetto is a registered dietitian, CEO and Co-founder of Culina Health, and former Director of Dietetic Internships at New York University.
  • She founded Culina Health in 2020 to make personalized nutrition care more accessible and inclusive, and under her leadership the company has raised $20 million in venture funding.
  • Today, Culina Health is a trusted provider for physician referrals, with strong patient outcomes and an all-female leadership team focused on expanding access to high-quality nutrition care.

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Links from this Episode

  • Follow Vanessa Rissetto on FB here
  • Follow Vanessa on Instagram at @vanessarissetord
  • Follow Culina Health (her private practice) on Instagram at @culinahealth
  • Read Blog here
  • Learn more about the NYU dietetic internship where Vanessa is the director here
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