The Meat Mafia Podcast #418 Ali Miller: Building Resilient Kids With Real Food
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Aug 18, 2025 Join Ali Miller, an integrative functional medicine dietitian and best-selling author, as she shares her insights on raising resilient kids through real food. She discusses the impact of first foods on palate development and the hazards of ultra-processed diets. Learn strategies for creating positive food cultures at home and how to make mealtime a family bonding experience. Ali emphasizes the importance of healthy fats for brain function and offers practical tips for parents to foster strong relationships with food and nutritious eating habits from an early age.
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Recipes Born From Real Family Moments
- Ali and her coauthor built recipes over years tied to their children's milestones and parties.
- Examples include Stella's strawberry collagen lemonade and zucchini fritters from birthdays.
Teaching Kids By Growing And Cooking
- Ali led a school project where kids harvested beets, roasted them, and made beet hummus.
- The class learned gardening, cooking, labeling, and entrepreneurship from the activity.
Make Protein The Priority
- Prioritize whole real foods and make protein the plate's anchor for growing kids.
- Increase protein above US pediatric minima and tighten carbs when addressing metabolic or neurological issues.
