Where should mothers start with nutrition, and what supplements or dietary changes can they implement now for themselves or their kids?

Ana-Maria Temple, MDHolistic Pediatrician | 2x Bestselling Author

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1 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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Dr. Ana-Maria Temple shares how mothers on a tight budget can feed their families better. Check ingredient lists for unfamiliar items like sorbitol. Fix your diet first, then consider supplements after blood work.

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Dr. Temple advises first evaluating the overall diet, ensuring it consists of whole, minimally processed foods low in added sugar. She recommends checking ingredient lists; if an ingredient is unfamiliar or requires a direct inquiry about safety, the product should be avoided. Only after establishing a solid diet and obtaining appropriate blood work should supplements be considered.

There are so many mamas probably listening to this and they may not be able to afford a functional practitioner or naturopath. Where should they start? What may be a few supplements to start with or a few dietary things that they can start like now today for their kid or even for themselves?
Right. So the first thing is let's look at what we're eating. You cannot, cuz a lot of the first, first question I get people like, what one supplement should I take? I'm like, okay, well you can't out supplement a diet that doesn't fit the body. Right. So before we even look at a supplement, supplement, think of a supplement, think blood work, we gotta look at the diet. Is our diet a whole foods diet that is not processed and low in added sugar? And let me clarify, processed food means if you look at a package and you turn it around, not the front part, the back part, and you look at the ingredients and you don't understand an ingredient, if you have to DM Josyra, is this ingredient safe? If you have to DM me Is sorbitol safe? The answer is going to be no. And if you can't read it, don't eat it.
Amen.
So that's the number one rule. It's like, well, but I looked up monosodium— you had to look up monosodium glutamate. That is a no. So we're going to— if you can't read it, don't eat it. We're going to put it back.