The Nourished Child

By Jill Castle, MS, RDN — Pediatric Dietitian & Childhood Nutrition Expert

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Raising a healthy eater shouldn't feel confusing or overwhelming. The Nourished Child is your trusted guide for child nutrition, feeding kids with confidence, and navigating real-life parenting challenges — from picky eating and food-focused kids to teen appetites, nutrient needs, young athletes, and raising children in all body sizes. Hosted by Jill Castle — pediatric dietitian, author, and mom of four — this podcast blends practical feeding strategies with body-positive parenting, holistic child wellness, and the latest research on children's physical health and emotional wellbeing. Each episode helps you build healthy habits, support your child's relationship with food, protect their self-esteem, and create a family culture where children thrive at every size. Whether you're dealing with an overweight child, a selective eater, a child who's always hungry, or you simply want to nurture healthy habits and positive body image, The Nourished Child offers the compassionate, evidence-informed guidance you need to raise a well-nourished, confident, resilient child — inside and out.

Episode Date
The Future of Food Allergy Treatment for Kids Is Here
May 21, 2026
Raising Healthy Eaters Without Food Fear or Food Rules
May 07, 2026
Raising Kids with a Healthy Body Image (Without Pressure or Shame)
Apr 23, 2026
Why Your Teen Won't Come to Dinner
Apr 09, 2026
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): What Parents Need to Know About Under - Fueling in Teen Athletes
Mar 26, 2026
Low Appetite in Kids and Teens: What's Normal, What's Not, and When to Worry
Mar 12, 2026
Creating Safety at the Table: Why It Matters More Than Getting Kids to Eat "Well"
Feb 19, 2026
The Hidden Ways Parents Shame Kids About Food (And How to Stop)
Feb 05, 2026
ARFID vs Picky Eating: Red Flags, Anxiety Signs, and What Helps
Jan 22, 2026
The Nutrition Shift That Changes Everything in 2026
Jan 08, 2026
Fiber for Kids Made Simple: How to Boost Gut Health and Regularity
Dec 18, 2025
A Conversation about Obesity Meds for Kids
Dec 04, 2025
Navigate Thanksgiving Food Dynamics like a Pro
Nov 20, 2025
New Treatments for ARFID in Children
Nov 06, 2025
Beyond Salt and Water: Practical Nutrition Strategies for Families Navigating POTS in Children
Oct 23, 2025
Understanding PANS/PANDAS: How Diet Can Make a Difference
Oct 09, 2025
Win the Veggie War with Real Life Strategies that Work with Sarah Schlichter
Sep 18, 2025
Heal Your Relationship with Food and Raise Competent Eaters with Jessica Setnick
Sep 04, 2025
Raising an Intuitive Eater When Diet Culture is Everywhere
Aug 21, 2025
Kids' Food Preferences: The Role of Nature vs. Nurture
Aug 07, 2025
The Case for Goat Milk-Based Infant Formula
Jul 17, 2025
Baby Led Feeding: The New Way to Start Solids with Babies
Jul 03, 2025
The Self-Feeding Journey: Expert Tips from Barbara Coven-Ellis
Jun 19, 2025
"Just Regular:" How the Culture of Fitness Influences Women and Children
Jun 05, 2025
Raising a Child with Celiac Disease
May 22, 2025
Do your Kids Need Omega-3 Fish Oil?
May 08, 2025
5 Reasons Parents Struggle with Feeding Kids
Apr 22, 2025
Empowering Families and Healthier Communities through Food with Lynn Fredericks
Apr 10, 2025
Navigating the Truth about Food Online: Who Can You Trust?
Mar 27, 2025
How Too Much Body Fat May Affect Health
Mar 13, 2025
A Little Sweetness Goes a Long Way (Reducing Sugar)
Feb 27, 2025
Make America Healthy for All Kids
Feb 13, 2025
How Cooking Can Improve Your Child's Mental Health
Jan 30, 2025
Easy Ways to Shape Your Child's Health and Habits
Jan 16, 2025
6 Lessons We Learned from Feeding a Family
Jan 02, 2025
How to Prevent Food Allergies with Malina Malkani
Dec 19, 2024
The Future of Infant Formula and Parent Empowerment with Dr. Devon Kuehn
Dec 05, 2024
Trying New Foods with Children's Book Author, David Grotto
Nov 21, 2024
Soy Foods: Navigating 4 Major Myths Using Research with Karen Collins and Melissa Joy Dobbins
Nov 07, 2024
How to Support Vegetarian Teens with Dr. Reshma Shah
Oct 24, 2024
Medical & Lifestyle Support for Kids with Larger Bodies with Dr. Zeena Al-Rufaie
Oct 10, 2024
Feeding Kids with Autism with Sharon Lemons
Sep 26, 2024
BONUS: Help Your Child Thrive at Any Size
Sep 19, 2024
Healthy Coping Skills for Teens with Emily Gordon
Sep 12, 2024
How Social Media Warps Our Perception of Feeding with Sarah Ladden
Aug 29, 2024
BONUS: Whole Child Health and Nutrition on Rebel Educator®
Aug 22, 2024
Kids Thrive at Every Size with Guest Interviewer Monica Reinagel
Aug 15, 2024
Adultish: The Body Image Book for Life with Charlotte Markey
Aug 01, 2024
We Need to Change How We Educate Kids about Food with Dani Lebovitz
Jul 18, 2024
The Kissing Game (and Other Sleep Strategies for Children) with Kendall Hampton
Jul 04, 2024
Advancing Nutrition Security for Children with Dr. Caree Cotwright
Jun 20, 2024
Trends in Sports Nutrition for Student Athletes with Kelly Jones
Jun 06, 2024
"I'm Feeding Two Very Different Kids and Stages of Childhood"
May 23, 2024
The Psychology of Eating Habits with Nina Crowley
May 09, 2024
How to Tell if Your Child is Really Hungry
Apr 25, 2024
How to Support Kids with Feeding Problems
Apr 11, 2024
How to Help Kids with Low Iron
Mar 28, 2024
Easy Food Tips to Help All Children Eat Better
Mar 14, 2024
My Child is Always Hungry and Overweight
Feb 29, 2024
6 Principles for Introducing New Foods to Young Children
Feb 15, 2024
The Genetics of Your Child's Food Approach and Why It Matters
Feb 01, 2024
Do Parents Restrict Food when Kids Are Larger?
Jan 18, 2024
3 Wishes for the New Year
Jan 04, 2024
Simple Ways to Educate Toddlers about Food
Dec 21, 2023
Eating in secret: Why do kids sneak food?
Dec 07, 2023
Stereotyping Children About Their Size, Eating, and Activity Levels
Nov 23, 2023
How to Arm Your Child Against Dysfunctional Eating with Jessica Setnick
Nov 09, 2023
Is it okay for a child to be a pescatarian?
Oct 26, 2023
The State of the Teen Plate with Ty Beal
Oct 12, 2023
Can Your Diet Be Healthy if You Eat Ultra-Processed Foods? with Julie Hess
Sep 28, 2023
The Inlaws: Eating, Feeding, Food and Kids' Bodies
Sep 14, 2023
Making Fruits and Vegetables Fun with Lori Taylor
Aug 31, 2023
A Meal and Snack Schedule Works for Kids...Period
Aug 17, 2023
Raw Milk vs. Pasteurized Milk
Aug 03, 2023
Is Aspartame Bad for Kids?
Jul 20, 2023
Is It Safe for Kids to Lift Weights?
Jul 06, 2023
Is Prime Drink Okay for Kids?
Jun 22, 2023
My Baby Won't Spoon Feed
Jun 08, 2023
It's a Wrap (+ Some Updates)
May 25, 2023
My Kids Want to Spend Money on Food
May 11, 2023
Nourish the Person, Not the Shame with JC Lippold
Apr 27, 2023
How Can I Support a Healthier Body Image?
Apr 13, 2023
Why is Sleep Important for Kids?
Mar 30, 2023
Cultural Foods and Shaming with Maya Feller
Mar 16, 2023
Cooking with Preschoolers with Dr. Yum
Mar 02, 2023
Disappointment and Concern: The AAP Guidelines for Children with Larger Bodies
Feb 16, 2023
How Body Image and Stigma Spur Eating Disorders in Kids with Kendrin Sonneville
Feb 02, 2023
Reframe Your Mindset: 5 Shifts for 2023
Jan 19, 2023
Weight Stigma in Youth with Rebecca Puhl
Jan 05, 2023
Raising Adventurous Eaters with Lara Dato
Dec 15, 2022
The Power of Exercise for Kids with Rebecca Hasson
Dec 01, 2022
Appetite Traits, Eating, and Self-Regulation with Alison Miller
Nov 17, 2022
Breastfeeding, Mothering and Work-Life Balance with Johane Filemon
Nov 03, 2022
PCOS in Teens
Oct 20, 2022
Tips for ADHD, Eating Habits and Behavior
Oct 06, 2022
Meet Your Superpower: Self-Compassion
Sep 22, 2022
Transform Your Parenting and Feeding Triggers
Sep 08, 2022
The Best of Feeding Young Athletes
Aug 18, 2022
The Best of Body Challenges in Children
Aug 04, 2022
The Best of Why Kids Eat
Jul 21, 2022
The Best of Brain Development
Jul 07, 2022
The Best of Extreme Picky Eating
Jun 23, 2022
The Best of Becoming a Good Food Parent
Jun 09, 2022
Body Image Issues in Boys
May 26, 2022
The Disease of Obesity: Treating the Whole Child
May 12, 2022
Formula for Baby: What's New?
Apr 28, 2022
Table Talk: How to Engage Kids at the Table
Apr 14, 2022
Iron in Children and Brain Development
Mar 31, 2022
Everything You've Learned about Building Habits is Flawed
Mar 17, 2022
The Makings of a Secure Child
Mar 03, 2022
Weight Loss Camps for Kids? with Lauren Harris-Pincus
Feb 17, 2022
Wellness vs. Weight with Dr. Lori Fishman
Feb 03, 2022
Toddler Eating with Feeding Littles
Jan 20, 2022
Ayurveda 101 for Families with Dr. Avanti Kumar Singh
Jan 06, 2022
The Biggest Nutrition Stories of 2021
Dec 23, 2021
The Infant Microbiome with Noel Mueller
Dec 09, 2021
Raising Plant Based Kids with Plant-Based Juniors
Nov 24, 2021
Child Temperament and Eating with Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Nov 11, 2021
Kids Learn How to Eat with Dawn Winkelmann
Oct 28, 2021
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and Resilience with Dr. Kelly Fradin
Oct 14, 2021
Back to School Dinner Ideas with Stacie Billis
Sep 30, 2021
Establishing a Parenting Partnership with Modern Mommy Doc
Sep 16, 2021
Cooking with the Family with Lacey Mauritz
Sep 02, 2021
TNC 142: What You Should Know About Baby Brain Development
Aug 19, 2021
TNC 141: Nutrition for Kids with Autism and Selective Eating
Aug 05, 2021
TNC 140: Understanding Your Child's Picky Taste Buds
Jul 22, 2021
TNC 139: What It Means to Raise an Emotionally Balanced Child
Jul 08, 2021
TNC 138: How to Reverse Unhealthy Snacking Habits
Jun 24, 2021
TNC 137: Why Girls Struggle with Body Image
Jun 10, 2021
TNC 136: Tips for Keeping Kids on a Summer Schedule
May 27, 2021
TNC 135: How Children's Preference in Food Begins
May 13, 2021
TNC 134: How Did I Get Here? The Jill Castle Story
Apr 29, 2021
TNC 133: Responsive Feeding 101
Apr 15, 2021
TNC 132: How Dads Can Help Kids with Healthy Eating
Apr 01, 2021
TNC 131: How to Encourage a Child's Autonomy at Snack Time
Mar 18, 2021
TNC 130: The Dietary Guidelines for Infants and Young Toddlers
Mar 04, 2021
TNC 129: A Good Time to Be Born
Feb 18, 2021
TNC 128: Why Supertasters Need Extra Help with Vegetables
Feb 04, 2021
TNC 127: How BMI Report Cards in School Impact Kids
Jan 21, 2021
TNC 126: How to Recapture Your Family Health Goals in 2021
Jan 07, 2021
TNC 125: Food Dignity: A Lesson in Facing Blind Privilege (& Hunger)
Dec 24, 2020
TNC 124: How to Raise a Smart Snacker
Dec 10, 2020
TNC 123: What My Relationship with Sweets Can Teach You
Nov 19, 2020
TNC 122: The Body Image Book for Girls
Nov 05, 2020
TNC 121: The Latest in Eating & Early Childhood Nutrition
Oct 22, 2020
TNC 120: How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy (& Why it Matters)
Oct 08, 2020
TNC 119: How Weight Gain in College Happens (& What to Do About It)
Sep 24, 2020
TNC 118: How School Nutrition Programs Became a Champion for Kids
Sep 10, 2020
TNC 117: How to Cultivate the Eating Behaviors You Want to See
Aug 27, 2020
TNC 116: Emotional Eating in Kids
Aug 13, 2020
TNC 115: How Nutrition Helps Brain Development in Early Childhood
Jul 30, 2020
TNC 114: When Grandparents Feed Your Child Sweets & Treats
Jul 16, 2020
TNC 113: How to Uphold Food Boundaries (without Being Mean)
Jul 02, 2020
TNC 112: How to Help Kids Eat Better
Jun 18, 2020
TNC 111: Understanding Climate Change & Greenhouse Gases
Jun 04, 2020
TNC 110: Feeding the Child with ADHD: 5 Things You Should Know
May 21, 2020
TNC 109: Teen Age Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
May 07, 2020
TNC 108: The Toll of Teen Obesity
Apr 23, 2020
TNC 107: Family Feeding Tips During COVID-19
Apr 09, 2020
TNC 106: Child Food Insecurity: Challenges & Solutions
Mar 26, 2020
TNC 105: Selective Eating and Autism
Mar 12, 2020
TNC 104: Food for Baby: Past, Present & Possibilities
Feb 27, 2020
TNC 103: Puberty, Body Dissatisfaction and Girls
Feb 13, 2020
TNC 102: Children's Growth 101
Jan 30, 2020
TNC 101: Toddler Milk
Jan 16, 2020
TNC 100: 10 Tips for Your Best Food Parenting Year Ever
Jan 02, 2020
TNC 099: 9 Sports Nutrition Myths about Food, Eating & Kids
Dec 19, 2019
TNC 098: Kid Food
Dec 05, 2019
TNC 097: Parent Effectiveness Training: How to Work with Your Child
Nov 21, 2019
TNC 096: Nutrition Books for Kids
Nov 07, 2019
TNC 095: The Toddler Brain
Oct 24, 2019
TNC 094: Body Kindness for Kids
Oct 10, 2019
TNC 093: Dairy Farming, School Wellness & Motherhood with Bet Howrigan
Sep 26, 2019
TNC 092: A Solution for Family Dinnertime with Catherine McCord
Sep 12, 2019
TNC 091: 5 Barriers to Healthy Eating Every Family Faces
Aug 29, 2019
TNC 090: Ignore It! With Catherine Pearlman
Aug 15, 2019
TNC 089: Healthy Meals on a Budget with Lisa Leake
Aug 01, 2019
TNC 088: Making Sense of Sensory Issues in Children with Alisha Grogan
Jul 18, 2019
TNC 087: Simple Tips for Adding New Foods
Jul 04, 2019
TNC 086: The Science of Emotions and Eating with Melanie Smith
Jun 20, 2019
TNC 085: Training for the Olympics and for Life with Gevvie Stone
Jun 06, 2019
TNC 084: The Emotionally Healthy Child with Maureen Healy
May 23, 2019
TNC 083: PREP: The Essential College Cookbook with Katie Morford
May 09, 2019
TNC 082: Are Protein Supplements Good for Young Athletes? With Stuart Phillips
Apr 25, 2019
TNC 081: Whole Foods vs. Supplements: Which Is Best? With Stephan van Vliet
Apr 11, 2019
TNC 080: Why Kids Need a High Protein Breakfast with Heather Leidy
Mar 28, 2019
TNC 079: What Causes Constipation? (& Constipation Relief Tips)
Mar 14, 2019
TNC 078: Brain Development in Early Childhood with Dr. Bob Murray
Feb 28, 2019
TNC 077: How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder with Wendy Sterling and Casey Crosbie
Feb 14, 2019
TNC 076: 10 Things I've Learned from Nourishing Four Kids
Jan 31, 2019
TNC 075: Healthy Snacks for Toddlers with Stephanie Ferrari, MS, RDN
Jan 17, 2019
TNC 074: Best Wishes for Health and Wellness, 2019
Jan 03, 2019
TNC 073: Quality Carbs, Fat, & Optimal Weight with Leslie Mattimore and Amanda Rauf
Dec 20, 2018
TNC 072: Grandparents Feeding Grandchildren with Dina Rose
Dec 06, 2018
TNC 071: Healthy Snacks: Satisfy Hunger with 3 Key Nutrients
Nov 22, 2018
TNC 070: How to Feed Children of Divorce
Nov 08, 2018
TNC 069: Family Table Drama: Disarm Your Unhappy Eater
Oct 25, 2018
TNC 068: Differently Wired with Debbie Reber
Oct 11, 2018
TNC 067: Let's Get Real! Are Team Snacks Fuel or Just for Fun? With Karla Reisch
Sep 27, 2018
TNC 066: Make Dinner in Record Time with Toby Amidor
Sep 13, 2018
TNC 065: Should Kids Pack their Own Lunch for School?
Aug 30, 2018
TNC 064: Strong & Muscular: Boys Have Eating Disorders, Too with Dr. Barbara Greenberg
Aug 16, 2018
TNC 063: Should You Ask Your Child What He Wants to Eat?
Aug 02, 2018
TNC 062: How to Raise Middle School Girls Who Eat with Katie Hurley
Jul 19, 2018
TNC 061: Feeding Rules that Help Kids Eat Better
Jul 05, 2018
TNC 060: Nourish: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Body and Self with Heidi Schauster
Jun 21, 2018
TNC 059: 5 Nutrition Myths for Young Athletes, Demystified
Jun 07, 2018
TNC 058: Sad Perfect: A Story of a Girl with ARFID with Stephanie Elliot
May 24, 2018
TNC 057: Won't Eat Breakfast, Food Restriction & Picky Eaters
May 10, 2018
TNC 056: Salty Foods: How Much Sodium is Good for Kids? With Melissa Halas Liang of Super Kids Nutrition
Apr 26, 2018
TNC 055: Let's Get Real! Feeding Picky Eaters Is Hard with Shira Gluck
Apr 12, 2018
TNC 054: How to Help (and Not Hurt) the Heavy Kid
Mar 29, 2018
TNC 053: Healthy Meal Planning Tips with Jessica Levinson
Mar 15, 2018
TNC 052: Super Healthy Meals with Amy and Natalie from Super Healthy Kids
Mar 01, 2018
TNC 051: Teen Athlete Nutrition: Easy Tweaks to Boost Performance with Chris Rosenbloom
Feb 15, 2018
TNC 050: The Benefits and Barriers to Family Dinner
Feb 01, 2018
TNC 049: How To Serve Meals "Family-Style" [& Why You Should!]
Jan 18, 2018
TNC 048: Starting Baby on Solids, Flexibly
Jan 04, 2018
TNC 047: Making Healthy Food Choices in College with Gracie
Dec 21, 2017
TNC 046: Baby Nutrition, Nutrition Intuition & Born to Eat
Dec 07, 2017
TNC 045: TEDx, Turkeys & Table Manners
Nov 22, 2017
TNC 044: How to Help Extreme Picky Eaters with Melanie Potock
Nov 09, 2017
TNC 043: Feeding Picky Eaters with Natalie Muth, MD, RD
Oct 26, 2017
TNC 042: Milk Alternatives: Which Milk is Best for My Child?
Oct 13, 2017
TNC 041: The Evolution of Sports Nutrition with Nancy Clark
Sep 28, 2017
TNC 040: The Mind of a Champion & Coach with Dan Walsh
Sep 14, 2017
TNC 039: Smarter Lunchrooms with Brian Wansink
Sep 01, 2017
TNC 038: School Nutrition Today with Donna Martin
Aug 18, 2017
TNC 037: Lead, Breastfed Toddlers & Milk Allergy
Aug 04, 2017
TNC 036: Cooking with Kids
Jul 20, 2017
TNC 035: 8 Tips to Help Your Child Snack Better
Jul 06, 2017
TNC 034: Modern Management of Food Allergies in Children
Jun 22, 2017
TNC 033: Caffeine and Kids: Cracking the Code
Jun 08, 2017
TNC 032: How to Teach Nutrition to Kids through Healthy Eating Activities
May 25, 2017
TNC 031: Food Rewards – Are They Good for Kids?
May 11, 2017
TNC 030: Low FODMAP Diet for Kids
Apr 27, 2017
TNC 029: Food Restriction and Forbidden Food
Apr 13, 2017
TNC 028: Type 1 Diabetes in Children
Mar 30, 2017
TNC 027: 7 Tips for Helping the Thin Child Grow
Mar 16, 2017
TNC 026: How to Raise a Mindful Eater
Mar 02, 2017
TNC 025: Young Athletes: Dieting & Supplements
Feb 16, 2017
TNC 024: Childhood Food Insecurity and Affordable Food
Feb 02, 2017
TNC 023: 12 Reasons Kids Won't Eat (& What You Can Do)
Jan 19, 2017
TNC 022: Artificial Food Dyes & The Influence on Children
Jan 05, 2017
TNC 021: Family Nutrition Goals, 2017
Dec 22, 2016
TNC 020: Teen Talk: Helping Daughters Communicate
Dec 15, 2016
TNC 019: Better Breakfast Recipes for Busy Kids
Dec 08, 2016
TNC 018: Healthy Bone Growth in Kids
Dec 01, 2016
TNC 017: Kid-Friendly Lunch Ideas: I've Got an App for That!
Nov 17, 2016
TNC 016: Your Child's Healthy Relationship with Food
Nov 10, 2016
TNC 015: First Food is Fundamental
Nov 03, 2016
TNC 014: The Real Mom Nutrition Perspective on Snacking
Oct 27, 2016
TNC 013: Beat the Short-Order Cook Syndrome
Oct 20, 2016
TNC 012: Striking the Sugar Balance in Kids
Oct 13, 2016
TNC 011: Healthy Lunch Boxes for Little Ones
Oct 06, 2016
TNC 010: How Play Therapy Helps Your Child
Sep 29, 2016
TNC 009: Top Notch Young Athlete Snacks
Sep 22, 2016
TNC 008: Kids & Weight: Prevention, Treatment & Acceptance
Sep 15, 2016
TNC 007: How to Help Your Child Eat a Healthy School Lunch
Sep 08, 2016
TNC 006: Picky Eating Perspective & Sanity Secrets
Aug 31, 2016
TNC 005: Top Baby Nutrients Parents Need to Watch
Aug 26, 2016
TNC 004: 13 Easy Food Upgrades for Kids
Aug 21, 2016
TNC 003: Feeding Matters: What's Your Feeding Style?
Aug 18, 2016
TNC 002: Putting Food in Its Place
Aug 14, 2016
TNC 001: Introducing The Nourished Child Podcast
Aug 12, 2016
TNC 000: The Nourished Child Promo Reel
Aug 11, 2016