From Picky Eating to Gut Healing: Kate Pope on Nourishing Your Child the Ancestral Way

Everyday Ancestral with James Barry

Ever feel like feeding your kid is a constant battle? Like no matter what you try, they only want the same five foods? Kate Pope gets it—and she’s here to flip the script on how we nourish our children the way our ancestors did. After her own health struggles led her to uncover the power of gut health, she became a Holistic Chef, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, and Certified GAPS Practitioner. Now, she’s helping parents take back control, teaching them how to build their child’s microbiome, introduce the right first foods, and put an end to picky eating before it starts. If you’re tired of mealtime meltdowns and want real solutions based on ancestral wisdom, this episode is for you.

Kate doesn’t just talk theory—she lives this. She’s all about regenerative cooking, ancestral nutrition, and getting back to the basics with real, whole foods. She breaks down why gut health is the foundation of lifelong wellness, how organ meats and animal fats—staples in traditional diets—can supercharge your child’s development, and why so many common childhood health issues can be fixed by eating the way our ancestors did. If you want to raise a thriving, adventurous eater and ditch the processed food cycle, don’t miss this conversation.

Key Takeaways

The Power of Gut Health – Kate Pope explains how the microbiome influences digestion, immunity, and overall well-being, just as it did for our ancestors.

Why First Foods Matter – The essential strategy behind microbiome-led weaning and introducing nutrient-dense, ancestral foods.

Rethinking Picky Eating – Why gut imbalances, not just preferences, often lead to food refusal, and how ancestral diets promote natural appetite regulation.

Healing vs. Managing Symptoms – A practical framework for addressing eczema, constipation, and other childhood health issues through traditional foods.

The Role of Animal Fats and Organ Meats – How leveraging nutrient-dense ancestral foods can support brain function and immune health.

Building a Family Food Culture – Balancing modern challenges while creating a home environment that prioritizes real, nourishing food based on ancestral wisdom.

Where to Find Our Guest

Kate Pope’s Website: https://RegenerativeCookingSchool.com

Kate Pope’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildnutritionist

Links & Resources

📌 Mama-Baby Biome Course A step-by-step program for mothers looking to optimize their child’s gut health from birth using ancestral nutrition principles. Learn more at: https://regenerativecookingschool.samcart.com/products/baby-biome-first-foods

📌 Get 20% off Pluck Superfood Seasonings using code EA20 at http://www.eatpluck.com