# Episode 21: How to Stop All-Day Snack Battles Without Being Restrictive Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-for-the-early-years-7637720/episode-21-how-to-stop-all-day-snack-battles-without-being-restrictive Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-for-the-early-years-7637720/episode-21-how-to-stop-all-day-snack-battles-without-being-restrictive.md Podcast: [Nutrition for the Early Years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-for-the-early-years-7637720) Published: 2026-05-18T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595160/episodes/19190015-episode-21-how-to-stop-all-day-snack-battles-without-being-restrictive.mp3 Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595160/episodes/19190015-episode-21-how-to-stop-all-day-snack-battles-without-being-restrictive.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nutrition-for-the-early-years-7637720/episodes/episode-21-how-to-stop-all-day-snack-battles-without-being-restrictive Duration seconds: 1068 ## Resource Send us Fan Mail If snack time feels like it has taken over your whole day, what if the problem is not your toddler, but the lack of a clear rhythm? In this episode, Dr. Liz Daniels explains why toddlers ask for snacks so often, why their hunger can feel unpredictable, and how parents can bring calm structure back to the day. She shares how to create a simple snack rhythm, build balanced toddler plates, and offer food in a way that supports hunger cues without turning every request into a ba... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nutrition-for-the-early-years-7637720/episodes/episode-21-how-to-stop-all-day-snack-battles-without-being-restrictive/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/nutrition-for-the-early-years-7637720/episode-21-how-to-stop-all-day-snack-battles-without-being-restrictive.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.