Raising Healthy Eaters with Nutrition Expert, Maria Emmerich

Raising kids is hard work. Raising healthy eaters is even more challenging. There’s picky eaters, kids with food allergies and sensitivities, kids with auto-immune diseases, ADHD, anxiety and many more variables That affect why our kids eat the way they do. Starting with feeding babies, managing toddler meals and moving through school age kids, high school teens and, of course, college dorm students, healthy eating requires patience, proper nutrition education and some serious meal prep and planning. Most parents and caregivers are living very busy lives and often do not have the time to think all of this through. Nutrition expert, Maria Emmerich, shares her own struggles raising her two boys to be healthy eaters, as well as her top tips and hacks she uses in the kitchen to prepare nutrient dense and delicious meals that her family loves. Maria has raised her two boys on a high protein and fat ketogenic diet since they were babies while debunking almost all of the nutritional advice most of us have received since becoming new parents. We discuss the importance of animal protein, saturated fats and cholesterol being front and center in our kids daily diet. We dig into type 2 diabetes, the Food Guide Pyramid and MyPlate, and end with Maria giving us her top food choices that should be in all kids diets.

Maria Emmerich is a nutritionist who specializes in the ketogenic diet and exercise physiology. She struggled with her own health and weight throughout childhood which led her to become such a passionate nutrition expert. She earned her master’s degree in health from the University of River Falls and has been a keynote speaker both internationally and nationally. Maria has appeared on Good Day NY, New Orleans and Twin Cities Live. Maria specializes in brain neurotransmitters and how food can increase mental wellness. She has also cooked with Halle Berry and writes for Halle’s website. She has written 20 books with 2 more coming out this year. Her books focus on low carb, ketogenic and carnivore recipes that are delicious and easy to make. She resides between Hawaii and her home state of WI with her husband and two sons who are becoming quite the Youtube stars with their cooking skills! Maria’s goal is to help transform people’s lives and start living again!

You can find Maria here:

website: www.ketomaria.com

IG: mariaemmerich

FB: Keto Adapted - Maria Emmerich

Youtube: Maria Emmerich

Find her books on Amazon

Links to Maria’s top 3 favorite recipes for kids:

Protein Sparing Bread: https://mariamindbodyhealth.com/protein-sparing-bread/

Protein Chocolate Pudding:

https://mariamindbodyhealth.com/hard-boiled-egg-pudding/

Protein Lasagna:

https://mariamindbodyhealth.com/protein-noodle-lasagna/