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Food For Kids

The Food for Kids Podcast is the quick, practical solution for anyone who wants to make feeding kids easier and less stressful. If you’re at your wits" end trying to juggle kids’ food alongside everything else in your busy life, this is your podcast for practical, fun, and easy-to-digest info on raising healthy, happy, confident eaters. With bitesize episodes of around 5-10 minutes twice a week, it’s perfect for the school run, your daily commute, or whenever you’re looking for practical tips and

kids & family nutrition

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02:58

FFK90: A short Easter message

Food For Kids ·

2026/04/06

This episode is going out on Easter Monday, so this is just a quick episode to wish you a lovely bank holiday and to give you a quick reminder that you don't need to be stressed or feel bad or any kind of way if your child is eating more chocolate than usual over the next few days. Links in this episode:Episode about protecting kids from other people's food talk: https://www.thefoodies.org/ffk58/Episode about how to talk to children about food: https://www.thefoodies.org/ffk71Music "Happy Days" by

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08:05

FFK89: Foods in season in April in the UK

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2026/04/02

In this episode, Joanne runs through a list of fruits and vegetables which are in season in the UK in April, and offers tips for getting children to try each of them. There is also a short list of imported foods that are currently in season.This will be useful if you want to increase your intake of seasonal fruits and vegetables, and want some ideas for helping to build your child's familiarity with them, whether they eat the end result or not!Links in this episode:List of foods in season in April

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15:55

FFK88: Is my child getting enough protein? With Lucy...

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2026/03/30

These days you would have to live under a rock to have missed everyone trying to make you eat extra protein. There is protein added to everything. First it was just for athletes, then it was older people and menopausal women. Then it was sporty kids, and then inevitably it’s now just growing kids full stop.Meat and fish can be difficult textures for many kids and they will often go through a phase of not wanting to eat them, which can lead to worries that they are not getting enough protein. But how

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13:41

FFK87: How exploring foods in school can help kids,...

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2026/03/26

Over the year you will have picked up that the main focus of The Foodies products and content is on building children’s exposure to food without any pressure to eat, and we have had several episodes focussing on how to do that in your own home and with your own kids.But today we are exploring what happens when we take that work into a group setting. So Joanne was very happy to speak to Jason O’Rourke who is a primary headteacher and co-founder (along with food writer Bee Wilson) of a charity called

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15:58

FFK86: How to store alliums (leeks, onions and...

Food For Kids ·

2026/03/23

This episode is part of a monthly series where Joanne runs through some ideas to reduce food waste and save money by storing foods well and using them up effectively.This episode is about brassicas alliums (leeks, onions and garlic) so there some ideas about how to store alliums to make them last longer, and stop them going off. This includes how to store them in the kitchen, how to freeze them and how to dry them.And then there are a few good ideas on how to use up leftover leeks, onions and garlic

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15:49

FFK85: How to save money on food and make meal...

Food For Kids ·

2026/03/19

Today's show is a real treat for anyone who finds that day-to-day bind of working out what to cook for tea tonight stressful, or for anyone who's finding shopping for food increasingly hard on a budget with everything that's going on in the world right now and the effect on prices.The show is lucky enough to have an interview with Jo from This Mum Cooks who is a super helpful food creator who shares practical ideas with her hundreds of thousands of followers online. She was kind enough to come and

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15:46

FFK84: The influence of diet culture on parenting,...

Food For Kids ·

2026/03/16

We've had a few episodes now on this podcast that are all about helping children with their relationship with food, including episodes on how we can talk to children about food, how we can fend off harmful food talk around children from other people and how we can work towards food freedom in our own relationship with food so that we don't pass on our issues with food to our children.And it's that final piece that we are coming back to in today's episode, our own relationship with food. But today

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15:06

FFK83: How to get my child to eat fish.

Food For Kids ·

2026/03/12

This episode is for anyone out there whose child really isn’t keen on fish and is looking for ways to encourage them to explore and maybe accept more fish in their diet. I have called the episode how to get my child to eat fish, because that is a question that gets searched a lot online, but I need to start the episode by putting in two caveats.Firstly, we don’t get our kids to eat anything. Pressure to eat, sneaking foods in without permission and trickery or bribery all are proven to have the

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07:08

FFK82: Five March seasonal meals, easy and family...

Food For Kids ·

2026/03/09

In this episode of the Food for Kids podcast, Joanne shares simple, family-friendly meal ideas using seasonal produce available in March. The focus is on easy-to-make recipes that require minimal prep time, making them perfect for busy families. Joanne discusses three main meals, a dessert, and a quick snack, all utilizing fresh ingredients that are in season. She gives suggestions on adapting recipes to suit children's tastes and some swap ideas too.Links to all the recipe ideas are in the

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17:00

FFK81: Does food affect children's sleep? With Lucy...

Food For Kids ·

2026/03/05

If there was an Olympics of things that parents worry about, there would be a few contenders, but food and sleep would definitely be up there on the medals podium. And when those two things combine, there's a lot of room for self-doubt. So today's episode is an interview with Lucy Upton about children's food and sleep.We discuss whether children need to eat a big dinner at night to sleep through properly, whether foods or lack of nutrients can cause issues with sleep and how to figure out whether

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10:32

FFK80: Foods in season in March in the UK

Food For Kids ·

2026/03/02

In this episode, Joanne runs through a list of fruits and vegetables which are in season in the UK in March, and offers tips for getting children to try each of them. There is also a short list of imported foods that are currently in season.This will be useful if you want to increase your intake of seasonal fruits and vegetables, and want some ideas for helping to build your child's familiarity with them, whether they eat the end result or not!Links in this episode:List of foods in season in March

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10:38

FFK79: How growing food helps kids even if they don't...

Food For Kids ·

2026/02/26

If you're a family or an education setting that grows fruit or veg with children, then you will already be aware of many of the ways it can be helpful and magical.But if you're new to gardening or you're not sure if it's for you, this is a quick episode to give you some ideas for ways it could be helpful for the children you care for and a couple of suggestions for super low key ways to start.Links in this episode:Episode on three growing projects for kids: https://www.thefoodies.org/ffk15Easy bean

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15:41

FFK78: How to store brassicas (cabbages, broccoli and...

Food For Kids ·

2026/02/23

This episode is part of a monthly series where Joanne runs through some ideas to reduce food waste and save money by storing foods well and using them up effectively.This episode is about brassicas (cabbages, broccoli and cauliflower) so there some ideas about how to store root veggies to make them last longer, and stop them going off. This includes how to store them in the kitchen, how to freeze them and how to dry them.And then there are a few good ideas on how to use up leftover cabbages,

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12:42

FFK77: What supplements does my child need? Part 2,...

Food For Kids ·

2026/02/19

Today's episode is the second part of our two parter about vitamins and supplements for children.In the last episode we talked through the basic UK government guidelines for average families in average times, so that was the guidelines for vitamins A, C and D for babies and children, so if you haven’t listened to that one, it's highly recommend to go back and check that out as the advice is the broad government advice for everyone. But all families have phases where life doesn’t feel particularly

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FFK76: What supplements does my child need? Part 1,...

Food For Kids ·

2026/02/16

Today is the first of a two-parter about vitamins and supplements for children.There's a lot of wellness information online for parents right now between ultra processed foods and gut microbiome information and allergies and deficiencies and picky eating advice. It's hard as a parent to know whether or not you're meeting your child's needs. And for sure, there is always someone trying to tell you something. And unless you have the time and skills to dig into the nutrition recommendation, you can be

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14:16

FFK75: What is food chaining? with Emma Shafqat

Food For Kids ·

2026/02/12

Over the year we have had a few episodes talking about how to encourage your child to branch out a bit with their tastes, how to help picky eaters and how to help kids relax at the table with their safe foods while exposing them to new foods over time. In this episode we are going to talk about one of the tools parents can use when their child is reluctant to try things that look or feel different from their safe foods, which is a technique called food chaining.Emma Shafqat is a qualified paediatric

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06:51

FFK74: Five February seasonal meals, easy and family...

Food For Kids ·

2026/02/09

In this episode of the Food for Kids podcast, Joanne shares simple, family-friendly meal ideas using seasonal produce available in February. The focus is on easy-to-make recipes that require minimal prep time, making them perfect for busy families. Joanne discusses three main meals, a dessert, and a quick snack, all utilizing fresh ingredients that are in season. She gives suggestions on adapting recipes to suit children's tastes and some swap ideas too.Links to the recipes:Meal 1 – Cabbage wedges

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16:33

FFK73: 25 Ways to save money on food

Food For Kids ·

2026/02/05

Today's episode is a fairly speedy run through of 25 practical ideas for saving money on family food.Chances are you'll know a lot of them, but it never hurts to refresh your memory about something you might have stopped doing if you've got in a rut and you might pick up one or two new ideas to try. so pick and choose what you want and there'll be some links in the show notes to additional information for them too.Links in this episode:Website to find meals in your cookbooks to use things up:

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08:53

FFK72: Foods in season in February in the UK

Food For Kids ·

2026/02/02

In this episode, Joanne runs through a list of fruits and vegetables which are in season in the UK in February, and offers tips for getting children to try each of them. There is also a short list of imported foods that are currently in season.This will be useful if you want to increase your intake of seasonal fruits and vegetables, and want some ideas for helping to build your child's familiarity with them, whether they eat the end result or not!Links in this episode:List of foods in season in

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16:27

FFK71: How to talk to children about food, with Dr...

Food For Kids ·

2026/01/29

Today’s episode is an interview with Dr Anna Colton who is a leading clinical psychologist specialising in the psychology of food, eating, and emotional wellbeing in children and adolescents. She works with families on everything from fussy eating to eating disorders and body image concerns and recently published a book called How to Talk to Children About Food.We have had some episodes dealing with the way we talk to children directly about food, but one of the very interesting things in Anna’s

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