At one point or another we’ve all thought about eating healthier and especially getting our kids to eat healthier. Join us this month as we face our New Year’s resolutions and learn how to form better eating habits with nutritionist, Brittany Markides. Brittany’s not-diet approach to nutrition teaches people how to developing a healthy, flexible, and joy-filled relationship with food. By teaching your children healthy eating habits, and modeling these behaviors in yourself, you can help your children maintain a healthy weight and normal growth. Also, the eating habits your children pick up when they are young will help them maintain a healthy lifestyle when they are adults.

As always, we will begin with a short business meeting and we will convene in our usual breakout groups after Brittany’s presentation. APOM will be providing dinner, so please RSVP to ensure we have enough food for everyone.

About our speaker:
Brittany Markides, MS, RD, LD, CHC is a registered dietitian and licensed in the state of Texas to practice medical nutrition therapy. She is a lecturer in the Nutrition and Foods Program at Texas State University and founded Choose Food, a private practice specializing in non-diet approaches to health for families. Brittany completed a Bachelor's of Science in Nutrition Science, a Master's of Science in Human Nutrition, and a dietetic internship at Texas State University. Because behavioral health change and motivational coaching play a prominent role in her work with clients, she underwent further training with the National Society of Health Coaches and earned a credential as a Certified Health Coach. During her Master's program, Brittany was awarded the Betty A. Luxton Research Fellowship and completed research investigating the usual dietary intake of preschoolers in Hays County, Texas. She also contributed to research investigating the health behaviors of Texas WIC clients. In 2015, she was awarded the Nutrition Graduate Student of the Year award by the Nutrition Program at Texas State University. In 2016, she was selected as a finalist for the Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition at Experimental Biology.