How to Handle Kids Obsessed with Sweets: What a Good Eater Podcast

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Dealing with sugar-loving kids can be challenging: how much sugar is okay? What foods can we purchase that are lower in sugar? How can we wean our kids off of excess sugar? In the How to Handle Kids Obsessed with Sweets: What a Good Eater Podcast, Ali and Amy talk about how much sugar is okay for kids, what to look for on labels, and ways to keep the family happy while keeping our kids healthy.

Check out the What a Good Eater! cookbook for fantastic family-friendly meals, sample food schedules by age, healthy snack ideas by age, tips on how to deal with picky eating, and meals ready in about 30 minutes or less for busy parents!

Links Mentioned

American Heart Association guidelines on sugar for kids
What a Good Eater cookbook, on Amazon
For healthy dessert options, consider fresh fruit or homemade popsicles from the What a Good Eater! blog

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About Alessandra Macaluso

Alessandra Macaluso is author of What a Good Eater! and The Real-Deal Bridal Bible, host of the Real-Deal Brides Podcast, and blogger at AlessandraMacaluso.com. Alessandra’s work is featured in several anthologies, most recently But Did You Die? which is the fifth installment in a New York Times bestselling series. She has contributed to The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, and many other online publications. Her original screenplay “Polar Suburbia” placed as a semi-finalist in the Moondance Film Festival. Alessandra is mom to two toddlers and a twenty-five pound Maine coon cat who believes he is a dog. She spends her time driving her OCD husband completely nuts with her constant rearrangement of scenery in their home. Learn more at AlessandraMacaluso.com and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.