Fill Your Plate Now Podcast
Giving Babies the Healthiest Start: The Power of Nutrition, Episode 89
What happens nutritionally during the earliest stages of life can help shape health for years to come. In this episode of Fill Your Plate Now, we sit down with Dr. Christina Valentine, a board-certified pediatrician and neonatologist, registered dietitian, and nutrition scientist who has spent more than 20 years caring for some of our most vulnerable babies and studying how nutrition can support lifelong health. Dr. Valentine takes us inside the world of neonatal medicine and explains why nutrition during the first 1,000 days—from pregnancy through a child’s second birthday—is such an important foundation for growth, brain development, immune health, and overall well-being. We explore the role dairy foods can play in providing nutrients such as high-quality protein, calcium, and vitamin D, and what parents should understand when comparing cow’s milk with plant-based alternatives. With parents facing an overwhelming amount of nutrition advice online, Dr. Valentine helps us separate science from misinformation, addresses common infant-feeding concerns, and shares practical insights parents can use to feel more confident about nourishing their children. She also encouraged listeners to visit the AAP Parenting Website https://www.healthychildren.org/ for more information on the growth and development of infants and children.
Eat This, Take That? Making Sense of Modern Nutrition, Episode 88
When it comes to nutrition, it seems like we’re constantly being told what not to eat. Cut this out. Avoid…
How to Start a Mini Homestead in Arizona: Romey Romero of Rosie on the House, Episode 87
Romey Romero, co-owner and co-host of Rosie on the House, Arizona’s longest-running home-improvement radio show, joins Fill Your Plate Now…
Bringing Whole Milk Back to the Table: School Meal Choices, Episode 86
In this episode, Katie Bambacht, Vice President of Nutrition Affairs at National Dairy Council, and a registered dietitian and credentialed…
Our Arizona Fall Festival Guide: Pumpkins, Barn Dances & Farm Experiences, Episode 85
On this episode of Fill Your Plate Now, Julie Murphree and Tammy Baker welcome Ashlee Mortimer, CEO of Mortimer Farms…
From City Girl to Cotton Fields: Sherry Saylor on Servant Leadership, Episode 84
Fill Your Plate Now sits down with Sherry Saylor, a recently retired Buckeye-area farmer, longtime school counselor, and national Farm…
How a Cordon Bleu Chef & RDN Makes Healthy Food Fast and Flavorful, Episode 83
On this episode of Fill Your Plate Now, we sit down with Michelle Dudash, RDN — award-winning registered dietitian nutritionist,…
From Desert Soil to Full Plates: 4th-Generation Farmer on Working the Land that Feeds Us, Episode 82
On this episode of Fill Your Plate Now, farm girl Julie Murphree and Nutrition Ninja Tammy Baker sit down with…
Hog Barn to Harvest: Farmer on Pork’s Value, Manure Nutrients, and Closing the Farm Loop, Episode 81
Idaho farmer and former National Pork Producers Council president Dave Roper joins Fill Your Plate Now from his multi-generational family…
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