Toddler Milk with Dr. Jennifer Harris
January 16, 2020

Learn about toddler milk, how this product line came to be, and how to make the right choice for your child, with my guest Dr. Jennifer Harris of The UCONN Rudd Center.
Toddler Food Innovation
With so much innovation and marketing that exists around how we feed our toddlers, it can be difficult to be clear on what is good for our kids and how we should focus on making sure our toddlers get all the nutrients they need to grow. So, this week, I have the perfect guest to shed some light on this multi-billion-dollar industry for us.
My Guest, Dr. Jennifer Harris
Dr. Jennifer Harris is an expert on food marketing to youth who works with The UCONN Rudd Center. With her research being widely used by the public health community and policymakers to improve the food marketing environment surrounding children and teens, her advice on this subject is going to be incredibly insightful.
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Listen in on our conversation this week for a deeper understanding of a food product that a lot of parents don’t think twice about. We’re sharing how toddler milk came to be, the ways the industry has stayed largely unregulated, and how that has led to so much misinformation and confusion for parents on whether these products are healthy for their kids.
What You’ll Learn about Toddler Milk:
- The lack of regulation that exists around toddler milk, especially in the US.
- Why toddler milk really exists.
- How it is marketed to convince parents that their children need these products.
- Why there is no good reason to serve them to children.
- How toddler milk contains added sugar.
- Where a lot of parents’ confusion comes from around toddler milk.
- How Dr. Harris believes the toddler food industry should be regulated to provide safeguards and avoid parent confusion.
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- Kid’s drinks 2019
- TNC 098: Kid Food
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Jill Castle, MS, RD
I like empowering parents to help their children and teens thrive at every size with realistic advice centered on healthful habits around food, feeding, nutrition and health behaviors. As a pediatric dietitian and author, my goal is to share strategies and realistic advice to help you raise a healthy and happy child through my articles and podcast.