Hormones & Healthy Eating for Tweens and Teens | ParentingU Podcast Episode

Supporting our kids as they learn to eat well is a constant for parents, and children’s nutritional requirements change as they hit the tween and teen years, ages 10-18. In this ParentingU podcast episode, Lisa Le, MD, pediatrician with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, walks us through how puberty – and growth spurts – impact tweens’ and teens’ nutrition needs. Dr. Le provides valuable insights and practical tips to foster positive family eating habits.

Key moments:

Nutritional Needs for Tweens and Teens – 1:27
How Hormones Impact Appetite – 4:06
Establish and Maintain Healthy Eating Routines – 6:03
Body Image and Healthy Habits – 12:54
Busting Diet Myths – 15:10
Meal Planning with Variety – 18:45
Healthy Choices at Restaurants – 22:22
Snacking Well On-the-go – 24:55
Screentime and Getting Active – 26:26

Learn more from the AAP about nutritional guidelines (https://www.healthychildren.org/Engli..., which Dr. Le mentions for its parent-friendly advice for meal planning. She also shares that the National Institutes of Health has good meal tips for everyone (https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/health....

Learn more about Dr. Le and request an appointment: https://doctors.ololrmc.com/provider/...

We hope you enjoy the new season of ParentingU as we focus on all things tweens and teens! Listen to all episodes of ParentingU on our website (http://parentingu.ololchildrens.org/) or use your favorite podcast app including Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher.

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