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Two Registered Dietitian Nutritionist helping you raise your plant-based babies, toddlers, children and teens.

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Let’s get more plants on the plate.

Most kids aren’t eating enough plant foods. We provide evidence-based guidance to help you fill that gap.

We’re Whitney and Alex – pediatric dietitian nutritionists, best-selling authors, and most importantly moms.

Mealtimes should be joyful and feeding kids should be fun. We’ll teach you how to foster healthy eating habits so you can stress less and enjoy more.

The PB3 Plate

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Join our community and get a free 5-day mini course on pediatric nutrition for parents. You’ll also get access to our most popular downloads — including our PB3 Plate, Meal Builder, Food Focus Guide and our easy to follow Supplement Guide.

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    Baby Led Weaning

    10 Best First Foods For Plant-Based Baby-Led Weaning

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    Plant-Based Kids

    10 Healthy Plant-Based Meals for Kids

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    Nutrients

    3 Common Nutrition Mistakes Parents Make (And How to Fix Them)

  • Let’s face it: feeding little ones is a challenge and confusing! I love that Alex and Whitney share the answers to oodles of baby and toddler feeding questions, in a warm and non-judgemental way, while offering a variety of choices for a parent’s unique needs…

    Angela Liddon
    New York Times bestselling author of the
    Oh She Glows Cookbook

  • While never too late to invite the great advantages of lifestyle as medicine into our lives, the earlier the better…Whitney and Alexandra provide everything needed to make optimal diet a birthright—to the benefit of mother, baby, and family alike. The balanced, evidence-based guidance here should be a standard of prenatal care.

    David L. Katz, MD, MPH
    past president
    American College of Lifestyle Medicine

  • An absolutely essential read for anyone wanting to feed their little ones a plant-based diet. With a thoughtful layout from building your baby’s first plate to sample feeding schedules for toddlers, this book prepares you for the whole journey.

    Ali Maffucci
    New York Times bestselling author and founder of Inspiralized

The Plant-Based Baby & Toddler

We translate nutrition information in a practical non-anxiety-inducing way and provide everything you need to raise healthy, conscious kids.

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We know finding a health professional who understands pediatric nutrition can be overwhelming. Practitioners in our directory are accredited in their field and have completed and passed our Pediatric Nutrition for Health Professionals Course.

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Tropical Mango Pineapple Popsicles🍍 These sup Tropical Mango Pineapple Popsicles🍍 

These super creamy, delicious, fruit-sweetened pops are so yummy AND they’re packing nutrients like vitamin A, potassium, and omega-3 fatty acids! 🥕 

Here’s how to make them 👉
In a blender, puree:
* 1/2 cup mango
* 1/2 cup pineapple
* 1 banana 
* 1/2 cup carrots 
* 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
* 1 date
* 1 tablespoon hemp seeds 

You can use either fresh or frozen fruit to make these and sub any kind of milk you like (though the coconut will make for the creamiest pops) 🥥 

Making popsicles together is a favorite summer activity in our family! 😎

FYI these molds are perfect for little palms and they’re linked in our IG highlights and the shop page on our website 👍

Let us know if you try them! 🙌
#plantbasedjuniors #mangopopsicles #fruitpopsicles #rdapproved #kidssnacks #kidsnutrition
What My Kids Ate! We’re ✌️Registered Dietiti What My Kids Ate! We’re ✌️Registered Dietitians Nutritionists raising four predominantly plant-based kiddos 👧 Here’s what Whitney’s 2 and 4-year-olds ate on a day hiking at Pinnacles National Park 🌲 
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As always, these posts are for inspiration not comparison. Every child is different and their preferences/appetites vary greatly day by day.
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7 am - supplements (vitamin D, B12 + iodine - see our supplement guide *link in bio* for our recs)
7:30 am - Breakfast: “super seed oatmeal” (we have a Reel on how to make this - oats, chia, hemp and sweetened with bananas) + raspberries + 🥜 butter.
10 am - Snack: PBJ chickpea balls - great for on the go snacking (recipe on the blog) + trail mix 🐿️ 
12 - Lunch: whole wheat tortillas with @kitehillfoods cream cheese + cucumbers, apples, oranges, @miyokoscreamy cheddar sticks + a date 🥒 FYI the adorable lunchbox and lunch bag are from @austinbabyco 🙌
3:30 pm - Snack: dried 🥭 + seaweed snacks.
6 pm - Dinner: tofu, broccoli, and purple cabbage sautéed in coconut aminos and salt, store-bought marinated seitan (not “satan” 😈 as in the video 🤦‍♀️🤣), brown rice, and roasted potatoes. Kids only ate the tofu, potatoes and rice. 
6:30 pm - Dessert: @skoutorganic soft baked 🍪 Our code “PBJ” will get you 20% off 😉 
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Need help meal planning? 🍽️ Sign up for our free 5-day Pediatric Nutrition Mini Course at the link in our bio! We cover nutrients of focus, meal planning, picky eating tips, and more - all straight to your inbox 🙌 You’ll also get our top handouts: the PB3 Plate, meal planner, food focus guide and supplement guide. #plantbasedjuniors #WhatPBJsEat #kidsnutrition #plantbasedkids #toddlernutrition #kidsfood #kidsrecipes
DIY Fruit on the Bottom Yogurt Cups! 🍓 I share DIY Fruit on the Bottom Yogurt Cups! 🍓 I share these cups often in my “what my kids ate” series and thought it would be helpful to have a standalone post for reference. 🗒️ I’ll put these on our website soon! 

📝 I almost always use frozen blueberries as it’s my kids favorite, but any fruit works! 🫐 I’ve done this with raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and it’s great. If you are using a fruit that doesn’t have seeds (like a peach or mango) then know that the color will not be as pretty when you add the chia seeds. When I do those fruits, I just leave the chia out. Frozen dragonfruit also makes for the prettiest cups! 🐉 

1️⃣ Cook over low heat for about 5 minutes until cooked down, stirring occasionally. If I have some citrus lying around, I’ll do a squeeze to brighten the flavor, but optional! 🍊 

2️⃣ Add in chia seeds. I start with 2 tablespoons per 10 ounce bag of frozen blueberries and you can use more/less depending on how thick you want it. 

3️⃣ Layer in jars. We have these linked in our online store! 🫙 

4️⃣ Then add in yogurt of choice. You can do any yogurt you want— we prefer an unsweetened (or lightly sweetened kind) but any works. 

My kids take these almost daily to school
And I make about 6-8 cups at a time. You can also pack granola in a separate container for sprinkling on afterwards! I do that for my daughter and she loves it. 

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#plantbasedjuniors #yogurtcups #fruitonthebottom #kidfoodideas #kidfriendly #kidfriendlyrecipes #pickyeating #blw #nutrition #dietitianapproved #dietitiansofig
Raise your hand if you love Trader Joe’s as much Raise your hand if you love Trader Joe’s as much as we do!

I (Alex) have told my husband several times that he can’t take any job that doesn’t have a @traderjoes within 20 miles. True story. 🙂 

Thankfully, we have several in the STL area. This is a sampling of what I grabbed on a recent trip— what’s your favorite TJs products!? 

1️⃣ Pre-cut veggies are a lifesaver for busy weeknights. Great for quickly sautéing or adding into recipes. They have so many different blends/salads and I can’t pick a favorite. 

2️⃣ TJs also has the best prices on tofu, canned beans, nuts/seeds and frozen fruit. 

3️⃣ This pesto is so good. If I could buy stock in this pesto, I would. If you haven’t tried it yet, it’s a must! 

4️⃣ Great assortment of frozen meals on busy weeknights—  I love many of them, but this veggie fried rice and multigrain blend are two favorites. 

5️⃣ Their tomato basil marinara sauce is delicious— especially for less than 2 bucks a jar. It’s low in added sugar, but not salt so be aware for infants. 

6️⃣ For older kids, this popcorn is my favorite. The flavor is so delicious. 

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#plantbasedjuniors #pickyeating #traderjoes #blw #kidfoodideas #kidfood #pediatricnutrition #favoritegrocerystore
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  • About
  • Books
    • The Plant-Based Baby and Toddler Book
    • PBJ’s Nut-Free Plant-Based Lunch Box Book
    • Batch Cook Ebook
    • Plant-Based Juniors: Pregnancy Guide
    • First Bites
  • Resources
    • Recipes
    • Pregnancy & Prenatal Nutrition
    • Infant Feeding
    • Baby Led Weaning
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