Annie Friday is joined by Michelle Zagardo of Food Bodies Families and host of The Body Competence podcast. Michelle is on a mission to raise what she calls “body competent humans.” In this episode, Michelle and Annie discuss the concept of food neutrality with young people. Often food gets moralized into binaries like good and bad or healthy and unhealthy. This conversation challenges adults to remain neutral in the presentation of new foods. Allowing young people to explore foods and how it relates to their own body can help them know what foods feel good to them. Through healthy, supportive relationships with caregivers, kids can learn to set their own boundaries with food and nutrition. Along the way, however, it can be activating to the caregivers who have their own views on and experiences with food and eating. Michelle shares about how to navigate this type of exploration, honoring autonomy and independence while also instilling values and family culture to our children through food.

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