Seanna Thomas, Nutrition for Kids, Hockey Snacks, Sports Culture || Episode #26

Seanna Thomas is the owner and founder of Hockey Snacks Inc.

Seanna has been a Holistic Nutritional Consultant for over a decade and is the mother to three very active kids. She started her company when she saw her then 7-year old son eating a bag of chips at 8:00AM after hockey practice.

Seanna’s passion is making health convenient for everyone and changing the paradigm for young athletes to learn to be active and healthy and fuel themselves properly. Her goal is to integrate an essential nutrition program into all youth sports development.

Hockey Snacks Inc on Instagram: http://instagram.com/hockey_snacks
Hockey Snacks Inc website: https://www.hockeysnacks.com/
Hockey Snacks Inc on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hockeysnacks

Topics:
0:35 - Intro
1:15 - Who are you and what do you do?
3:47 - What is your philosophy of nutrition for kids?
6:41 - Potential effects of food on child behaviour
8:18 - How to avoid demonizing certain foods ?
11:43 - Working around food allergies
14:25 - How to teach kids to manage their hunger cues?
16:09 - Convincing parents?
17:58 - How to get the parents to set the example for their children?
19:29 - Hockey Snacks workshops
22:45 - When should kids start paying serious attention to their nutrition (amounts, timing, etc..)?
24:24 - For parents: what is protein, carbs & fat?
27:04 - Restrictive diets for kids
28:26 - What to eat when for kids?
31:30 - The social role of (junk) food in sports
33:47 - Top 3 advice for parents that don’t have access to Hockey Snacks
36:04 - Where can people find out more about you?

Full Video interview: https://youtu.be/i1BYX2fJrIo