Did you know that 1 in 5 kids suffer from obesity in America? Or that on average, kids are eating about 1.8 daily servings of fruits and vegetables, less than half the recommendation of 4.5 servings? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson is joined by pediatric dietitian, Ali Elliott. They discuss how the deterioration of the family has negatively impacted children’s overall health, and they break down what kids should be eating daily through the 5-2-1-0 principle.
Healthy Kids, Thriving Families, Part 1
About Our Guest(s)
Ali Elliott is a registered and licensed dietitian at Thrive Pediatric Nutrition in Birmingham, Alabama. Her postgraduate fellowship focused on leadership education in adolescent health at the University of Alabama. She also served as a medical liaison with the Nestlé-Gerber Maternal and Infant Nutrition division. Ali provides individual nutrition therapy to infants, children, and adolescents at each developmental stage. She has particular interest in working with children with both organic and inorganic failure to thrive symptoms. Ali and her husband, Edward, have two daughters.
