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Teaching Intuitive Eating to Kids

Ready to bypass the battles over broccoli and introduce your kids to the magic of intuitive eating? Raising an intuitive eater may actually be easier than you think. But you may not be 100% clear on what that actually means as it relates to feeding your child. How can a

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Is Bone Broth Healthy? Bone Broth vs Regular Broth

Everything You Need to Know about Bone Broth Is bone broth healthy? If you’ve been around my account for a while or if you follow other health-oriented accounts, you’ve probably at least heard of bone broth! It’s not new (it’s actually ancient!), but it is having a recent resurgence in

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Creating Food Boundaries with Caregivers

Ah, boundaries. Everyone’s favorite topic, right?! You’ve probably had to navigate creating boundaries for and around your kids since they got here. From newborn visitors to babysitter etiquette to bedtime routines, there’s always a new topic to tackle. I’m here to help you with a topic that comes up all

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Is it okay to eat the same thing every day?

“Is it okay if my kid eats the same thing every day??” When you have a picky eater, it can become a battle to get them to branch out. And no one has the energy to battle over every meal! So it’s very common to fall into the habit of

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Everything You Need to Know About Fruit

Fruit is always a hot topic in the nutrition world, especially when it comes to kids. It’s often way more well-liked and accepted than its vegetable counterparts- and for good reason, right? Kids are wired to prefer sweet foods, which can make fruit an early favorite pretty much as soon

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How to Serve a New Food to your Picky Eater

If you’ve ever been through a meal with your picky eater where you find yourself begging, bribing, or maybe having a tantrum yourself to get them to just TRY a new food, you’re not alone. It feels like it should be so simple. But feeding becomes a big source of

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three kids sitting and eating vanilla ice cream cones outslide

Teaching Intuitive Eating to Kids

Ready to bypass the battles over broccoli and introduce your kids to the magic of intuitive eating? Raising an intuitive eater may actually be easier than you think. But you may not be 100% clear on what that actually means as it relates to feeding your child. How can a

Read More

Is Bone Broth Healthy? Bone Broth vs Regular Broth

Everything You Need to Know about Bone Broth Is bone broth healthy? If you’ve been around my account for a while or if you follow other health-oriented accounts, you’ve probably at least heard of bone broth! It’s not new (it’s actually ancient!), but it is having a recent resurgence in

Read More

Creating Food Boundaries with Caregivers

Ah, boundaries. Everyone’s favorite topic, right?! You’ve probably had to navigate creating boundaries for and around your kids since they got here. From newborn visitors to babysitter etiquette to bedtime routines, there’s always a new topic to tackle. I’m here to help you with a topic that comes up all

Read More

Is it okay to eat the same thing every day?

“Is it okay if my kid eats the same thing every day??” When you have a picky eater, it can become a battle to get them to branch out. And no one has the energy to battle over every meal! So it’s very common to fall into the habit of

Read More
array of fruits

Everything You Need to Know About Fruit

Fruit is always a hot topic in the nutrition world, especially when it comes to kids. It’s often way more well-liked and accepted than its vegetable counterparts- and for good reason, right? Kids are wired to prefer sweet foods, which can make fruit an early favorite pretty much as soon

Read More

How to Serve a New Food to your Picky Eater

If you’ve ever been through a meal with your picky eater where you find yourself begging, bribing, or maybe having a tantrum yourself to get them to just TRY a new food, you’re not alone. It feels like it should be so simple. But feeding becomes a big source of

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Hi! I’m Kacie Barnes, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, mom of 2, and founder of Mama Knows Nutrition. Here you’ll find everything you need to know to make feeding your little ones stress-free!

I specialize in nutrition for early childhood and have worked with hundreds of families to improve picky eating, get their kids eating better, and solve mealtime problems.

I have a Master of Clinical Nutrition from UT Southwestern in Dallas, TX and an undergrad degree from New York University. I also hold a second Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

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