Lauren Melton and Marci Nevin unpack what it really looks like to model healthy nutrition habits in a household with kids without guilt, confusion, or food rules. They explore how tracking your food (or not) can impact your children, why language matters more than you think, and how to approach these conversations in an empowering, shame-free way. From forgotten jerseys and healthy taco nights to childhood stories of cabbage soup diets and sugar packets, this is an honest, warm, and laugh-out-loud chat for any parent trying to do it right or at least real.

 Key Timestamps:

00:01 – Babysitting chaos + the missing jersey saga

00:06 – Kids and self-sufficiency: why age 10+ is a sweet spot

00:13 – The truth about tracking in front of kids

00:20 – Why your food language matters more than you think

00:27 – Childhood stories: diet culture, cereal rules, and body shame

00:33 – “A moment on the lips…” the generational impact of food beliefs

00:40 – Empowering kids through modeling, not forcing

00:45 – Sugar packets, slushies, and silly rules we grew up with

00:51 – Why tracking isn't toxic and when it can be

01:00 – Creating teachable moments around food without guilt

01:05 – How to model balance and nourishment, not obsession

Resources Mentioned: The LifeSTYLE Collective

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