Over the next few months Healthy Kids Inc will be featuring moms, experts, and friends that have remarkable stories or knowledge to share about kids health and overall wellness. This interview blew me away and has been a new turning point in my family's healthy eating habits.
My friend Lisa Lineberg has been a health and wellness expert for 20 years and during this interview she gives us the low-down on the Paleo lifestyle.
You've probably heard of the Paleo diet or maybe even the Wheat Belly book. During this interview, we talked about the benefits of the Paleo healthy eating lifestyle. One great take-away from this interview is that if your great grandmother wouldn't recognize the food, then it's probably not something we should eat (ie...oreo cookies and Doritos).
In this interview we cover:
- Why eating the right high quality fatty meats is o.k. and is needed for a child's healthy brain and body.
- Why limiting breads and dairy from our diet can be a good thing.
- Butter is back! And we discuss how to find the right kind.
- How to get your kids on board with a healthy eating lifestyle, What happens when they go to birthday parties, and Why it's important to create a safe haven in our home for eating healthy.
- The best breakfast for your kids (and why cereal, skim milk, and fruit isn't the best start to their day).
- A great discussion on childhood obesity in the U.S. and how the low-fat diet has actually contributed to childhood obesity.
This interview had some major "a-ha" moments for me. The last bullet point above hit me like a ton of bricks. It's a must-see portion of the interview (15:30 in the video) and caused immediate changes in my family's diet.
p.s. Don't forget to check out Lisa's AMAZING chicken nugget recipe featured after the video. I thought panko re-invented the chicken nugget but now almond flower takes the cake. Your kids will LOVE this 
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Additional resources & books noted in the video are: Lisa's Blog
(book) The Primal Blueprint, by Mark Sisson
(book) Wheat Belly, by William Davis
(cookbook) Well Fed, by Melissa Joulwan
(cookbook) Eat Like a Dinosaur, by the Paleo Parents