About this episode

Kelsey Parker interviews nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert about the crisis of unhealthy eating among children in the UK and practical tips for parents.

This week Kelsey Parker sits down with Nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert, founder of Rhitrition, for the conversation every parent needs to hear, and one that'll probably start a few arguments. Rhiannon doesn't hold back: why the UK now feeds kids more ultra-processed food than anywhere on earth (yes, above America), the childhood obesity stat that just jumped from 1 in 4 to 1 in 3, and why for the first time in history we're not outliving our grandparents. Then the stuff you're not supposed to say out loud: the real truth about weight-loss jabs, why "diet" and "zero sugar" might be worse than the full-sugar version, why less than 2% of nutrition advice on TikTok is actually true, and the study proving a home-cooked meal beats the identical ready meal, calorie for calorie. Plus the bits that'll actually make your life easier: why two eggs and a red pepper are doing more than you think, the genius "sometimes food" trick for ice cream vans and party bags, raising boys who can actually cook, and why even a nutritionist has UPFs in her cupboard. She is also releasing her fist kid's book Ready Set Cook in the new year, to get your children having fun in the kitchen. If you've ever felt…

People in this episode

Host: Kelsey Parker

Guest: Rhiannon Lambert

Topics covered

• nutrition
• childhood obesity
• healthy eating
• parenting
• ultra-processed food
• cooking with kids

Keywords

• nutrition
• childhood obesity
• healthy eating
• ultra-processed food
• cooking
• parenting
• Rhiannon Lambert

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rhitrition

Products: Ready Set Cook

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