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Evidence-Based Guidance for raising healthy, conscious babes. By Whitney English, RDN and Alex Caspe

10/28/2026

What nightmares are made of! 👻 I don’t know what’s scarier— the price of berries these days or checking the floor after fried rice night. 😜

10/15/2026

👻 6 spooky snacks that aren’t candy! 🎃

These festive snacks are easy to make, and most are simple enough for little hands to help with. Reminder - kids are more likely to try foods they’ve had a part in making!

Swipe for the ideas: 🦴 Veggie Skeleton 👻 Ghost Popsicles 🎃 Pumpkin Cuties 🧛 Vampire Punch 🕷️ Grape Spiders 🍕 Ghost Pizzas

These aren’t meant to replace the candy, just to give kids something fun and nourishing alongside it. All foods can fit, even on Halloween!

Save this for your Halloween party or class snack day, and tag a friend who needs some spooky inspo 🖤

10/12/2026

Candy is candy is candy is candy. Lots of good marketing out to convince parents that certain brands are better than others, but candy is candy is candy. It provides energy… and little else and that’s Ok. Not all food has to be eaten for nutrition only— we talk about vitamin P for pleasure often, and it’s important!

That doesn’t mean we DON’T consider the healthfulness of foods, of course, but let’s not act like one candy is better than another because they did an ingredient swap and charged extra.

Dietary considerations & allergies aside, I let my kids enjoy whatever candy they want and we have structured rules in place on when and where that is.

Also— there are many ways to handle Halloween candy. Your way may be different from someone else’s, and the approach may vary from kid to kid.

10/07/2026

But really, where do they get protein? 🥸

10/05/2026

Lemme caveat this by saying none of this is sponsored and that these are our CURRENT favorites and what I’m currently buying for my kids. Like everything, the only thing constant is change! So I’m sure my family with have another favorite list next month. 🙃

My kids are elementary age, so I’m not against any sugar and also ok for things like whole nuts/popcorn, Depending on age of your kids, some of these snacks won’t work for you.

All of these are packaged! I know homemade snacks and fruit are great, but that’s not this list.

Snacks don’t have to do everything. It’s ok if it’s low in fiber and higher in other nutrients because we eat a variety of food. Same for protein and healthy fats, but I try for a snack to do at least ONE of these things.

What should we add!? 👇

10/01/2026

Hope your season is going as well as ours…🙃

09/28/2026

Do I want your child to love vegetables? Of course. Do I also want them to have a healthy relationship with food and trust their bodies? You betcha. 📌

Childhood feeding has so many goals & milestones, but a big one is RESPONSIVE FEEDING. 💚 Pressure is tricky! So much of it really comes down to your child & their temperament; sometimes a little pressure “you will love this! Try it!” can be helpful and for other kids, it’s a full on battle of wills.

💎You know your child best. 💎If mealtimes are becoming a miserable place for both of you; check the pressure gauge. Are you forcing bites? Tries? Kids have very little control, especially younger ones, but they have a LOT of control about what they eat and they will USE that control if needed. 🚩If mealtimes has become a control game, it’s no longer about that food.

So much feeding advice works in the short term— but I care a lot about what happens in 10-20 years when they are on their own and navigating the food world without you. As a former University RD, so many of my students didn’t have the basic skills when it came to eating on their own.

Many of these “flip the scripts” help with power struggles, but they are also a good reminder that just like US, kids have preferences.

I really like lentil soup but I also don’t want to eat it every day. Same with avocado toast. 🤷‍♀️ Sometimes I am very hungry! And other days, I’m not. 🤷‍♀️ Just like us, kids appetites vary too!

What questions do you have!?

09/23/2026

Tofu “Egg” Salad” + an awesome GIVEAWAY!

This tofu egg salad takes less than 5 minutes to whip up and is a delicious protein-rich addition to any balanced lunchbox.

Serve it with on toast, with crackers, or stuffed in a pita.

Here’s how to make it:

In a medium-sized bowl, crumble up 1 package of nasoya Super Firm Tofu.
Add 1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon yellow mustard, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon turmeric and mix well.
Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for about 5 days.

GIVEAWAY! Nasoya is giving 5 lucky winners a month’s supply of tofu + one grand-prize winner will get: 2 month’s supply of tofu, a 10-piece Pyrex Storage Set and a $100 Instacart gift card.

Follow nasoya, Pulmuone USA and Pyrex on Instagram and comment “here” on Pulmuone USA’s pinned post for a chance to win!

09/21/2026

I’m so tired of the shame around frozen foods— there are sooooooo many amazing frozen foods out there. 🫶

My husband bought me a stand alone freezer for our basement for Christmas last year (if that doesn’t say true love after 18 years together, I don’t know what does 🤣) and we keep it FILLED with all these.

A few of my favs— what did I miss? (And I’m serious about your favorite dumplings! Tell me what ones to try next 👇)

09/17/2026

5 high protein dinners my whole family actually eats 🍴(well, ate most of anyways!)

Here’s what we had last week:
🌮 Black bean chorizo tacos: 30g protein
🥟 Ravioli with baked tofu: 29 g protein
🍛 Chickpea Curry: 26 g protein
🍔 Burgers with bean salad and tots: 35 g protein
🍚 Lentil tofu stir-fry bowls: 25 G protein

Hungryroot let me built my last order around high-protein picks, saving me so much time and effort in meal planning. If you want to try; use code PLANTBASEDJUNIORS40 for 40% off

Which one would your family like most?

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