Intuitive Eating, coined by two dietitians who wanted to encourage individual body cues for guiding eating practices, was not meant to be a diet by another name. However, like the majority of eating regimens, the big multi-billion dollar diet industry dug its claws in to...
Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to eat without an external diet plan? As a dietitian who preaches body attunement and food autonomy, I can speak from experience, personally and professionally, that there is another way. A well known term for this is intuitive...
In an earlier blog post, I reviewed simple carbohydrates and why sugar is ideal for our health. There are several reasons why it is easy to forget that carbohydrates are the preferred source of fuel for our body: a lot of research claims that excess...
A common theme in eating disorder recovery is following an individualized meal plan to encourage meeting adequate nutrition and hydration. Ideally, this recovery meal plan is prescribed by someone’s dietitian with examples of meals and snacks discussed to meet the plan. These plans can take...