How we fuel our bodies directly affects how our bodies feel. Reaching your ideal weight, getting the proper nutrients, and maintaining healthy eating habits can have a profound impact on everything from your energy level to your lifespan.
But what is your ideal weight? How can you get the nutrients your body needs while still enjoying what you eat? And why is it so hard to break bad habits and start good ones? These are the types of questions people ask themselves every day. Because, let's face it: better nutrition isn't necessarily easy. There are so many choices, so many distractions, and so much misinformation out there. Then too, everyone's personal situation is different. We all enjoy eating different foods, we all contend with different health challenges, and we all have different needs. What's right for one person may not be right for you.
Salt Lake NutriCoaching can help. Founded by Ginger Bailey, a registered dietitian with over 14 years of both clinical and consultative experience, Salt Lake NutriCoaching can help you:
• Reach your health goals quickly and consistently through better nutrition
• Identify and overcome your specific nutritional needs and challenges so you can enjoy life instead of worrying about it
• Manage or alleviate health issues you're currently experiencing, like chronic pain or diabetes
• Develop a personalized diet plan based on the nutrients you need and the foods you like to eat
• Work towards your ideal weight
• Get all your nutrition and diet-related questions answered!
So ask yourself..."Do I want to experience a higher quality of life?"
If you answered YES, then contact Ginger Bailey at Salt Lake NutriCoaching today to get started!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, picky and selective eating is actually a quite common concern for children with autism. If you rolled your eyes looking at the steps above because your child with autism has never had a full day's serving of vegetables in their life, you are definitely not alone. As if getting kids to eat their veggies isn’t challenging enough, research shows children with autism have significantly more eating challenges than their peers who are not autistic.
In addition to sensory difficulties that can lead to a lot of anxiety with food, autistic children are 4x more likely to have gastrointestinal issues such as stomach pain and discomfort. This creates the perfect storm for extra extra picky eaters - and a lot of added obstacles and concerns for parents.
The difficulties associated with autistic children and food can cause a wide range of concerns from children being underweight to overweight (overweight children can still be at risk for nutritional deficiencies!). This can lead to slower than normal growth and nutritional deficiencies like low vitamin D and calcium levels. Even when given multivitamins, many children with autism are still found to have some of these nutritional deficiencies.
Here are some tips:
Keep to a schedule - setting schedules for meal and snack time can help picky eaters build up their appetite throughout the day
Minimize distractions - removing distractions like screens and toys can help your child be more engaged at mealtime
Approach new foods together - Make new foods less scary by trying them together. Touching and smelling the food together before tasting it
Support choice & control - Allowing your child to pick which foods they eat will help them feel more in control
It may not seem obvious, but eating is a complex behavior that involves perceptual, emotional, and cognitive processes. And we know that children with autism process things differently. While many of us look forward to things like our afternoon snack, it may be an activity that causes a lot of anxiety for your child.
Parents describe food selectivity being determined by a few of the following factors: texture (69%), appearance (58%), taste (45%), smell (36%), and temperature (22%). Uniform texture, bland and neutral color foods are reported to be overwhelmingly preferred by more than 90% of children with ASD.
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