Episode 70: Transitioning Kids to a Plant Based Diet with Anne Marie Parent

May 3

Anne-Marie has always been passionate about health and nutrition. Her interest in food began when she started experiencing digestive issues as a teenager. After being diagnosed with IBS and told there wasn't much she could do about it, Anne-Marie began a long journey looking for answers and trying out different diets including a flexitarian diet and vegetarian diet. In summer 2020, she found her answers in Dr. Will Bulciewicz's book Fiber Fueled, which was all about the importance of eating a diversity of plants. She signed up for his course, "The Plant-Fed Gut" which gave her the confidence she needed to fully commit to a plant-based diet. Anne-Marie has continued learning about this way of living and has a certificate from Rouxbe's Professional Plant-Based Cooking Program and Essential Desserts Course, as well as a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colins Campbell Centre for Nutrition Studies through eCornell. To her surprise, she was able to influence her children and husband to follow along... probably because she was talking about the benefits of plants so much and her cooking got better!

Anne-Marie holds a Master in Health Administration. Her ultimate goal is to make the health care system more sustainable by supporting lifestyle changes, but for now, she is finding joy and meaning in helping families adopt more plant-based and plant-forward diets.

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What we talked about:

3:30- Introduction to Anne Marie

9:15- Anne Marie’s transition to becoming plant based

16:00- What has changed for her in the 2 years she has been plant based

22:50- What it looked like for her family after she transitioned to a plant based lifestyle

38:20- Talking to kids about nutrition

44:50- Her family’s favorite plant based dishes

49:20- Wrap-up

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