The Fresh Tummy

The secret to living a healthy life. It’s really that simple! 🙃🤍

Hi there! 👋🏻

It’s been a while since I’ve introduced myself so I wanted to take a minute to say hi for those who may be new to The Fresh Tummy gang. 🙃

I’m Lauren and the little dude in the photo is the whole reason behind The Fresh Tummy. Let me explain. I realized about two years ago that my 3 year old was a terrible eater. He was picky. Loved junk food & sweets. And just wasn’t on the path to a life of healthy eating! And this realization hit me pretty hard!

The ironic thing is I’m a nurse practitioner in family practice so I KNOW how I’m supposed to feed my family. But…the practical piece of making that a part of our daily routine was mediocre at best. I felt guilty. I felt like a hippocrite. I taught families daily how to live healthier lives while me & my family were chowing down on Oreos & Chick-Fil-A. 🐥

I started to try harder to help my little guy have a better relationship with food. I tried new recipes. I offered him healthier options. I tried to be a better example. And I failed. Over & over again. Because this whole idea of raising healthy kids is actually really HARD!

After a bit of frustration, I decided that I probably wasn’t the only mom out there struggling with a picky eater and who felt like they were failing! And from this repeated failure, The Fresh Tummy was born! 🙃

My goal with TFT was to be transparent with the day to day struggles, to encourage other moms going through the same issues, and to find & create resources to make this whole raising healthy kids a bit easier! 🎉

I continue to try (& fail) at encouraging my little guy to love foods that fuel his body! I continue to practice as a family nurse practitioner and encourage other families to do the same. And The Fresh Tummy is a tool to merge these two worlds together! Where I can be transparent about my kid loving veggie straws & ice-cream but also provide resources and encouragement to other mamas who are just trying to figure it out, too!

Because in the end, we all want our kids to Eat. Learn. Grow. & Prosper! And that’s what TFT is all about.

Thank you for following along with The Fresh Tummy. Let’s make it our mission to raise healthy kids together! 🤗

This is perfect for all you mamas with the picky eaters! 😂😂😂

Who can relate?! 🙋🏻‍♀️