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6 Holiday Eating Tips

The holiday season is here! While it looks a little different in 2020 (no more potlucks in the work break room or festive happy hours at the neighborhood bar), it hopefully will still include indulging in traditional meals and treats. One thing that I hope your holiday eating doesn’t include? Prepping for holiday meals byContinue reading “6 Holiday Eating Tips”

Exploring Food Cravings

A variety of factors can contribute to food cravings including hunger, emotions, stress, hormones, and memories. Whatever the reason, I’ve found that the language around food cravings often implies guilt. In my opinion, food cravings are nothing to feel guilty for; they are simply a sign of a want or need for food, which isContinue reading “Exploring Food Cravings”

Should I Try Whole30?

This post is part of the “To Try or Not to Try” blog series. Written by a registered dietitian (RD) or dietetic intern, each post explores the claims and science surrounding a different dietary pattern or trend. After compiling this research, each RD or RD2be gave the diet a grade based on whether it appearsContinue reading “Should I Try Whole30?”

Should I Try Weight Watchers?

Should I Try a Juice Detox?

Four Assumptions about Weight, Health, and Eating that We Need to Extinguish

Originally published on Nutrition with Jenny: https://eatyourdangveggies.wordpress.com/2017/10/02/four-assumptions-about-weight-health-and-nutrition-that-we-need-to-extinguish/ With a roughly $60 billion dieting industry, increased reports of body dissatisfaction, and endless attempts to lose weight, it’s clear that people in 21st century America are obsessed with appearance and dieting (1-4). Is this obsession warranted, or does the research tell us otherwise? Read on to learnContinue reading “Four Assumptions about Weight, Health, and Eating that We Need to Extinguish”

An Open Letter from Your Body

Fad diets and food rules are so alluring because they are often sold with a promise of happiness, acceptance, control, and success. In reality, nutritious, health-promoting dietary patterns look different for all people, but they all possess the same basic principle: eat a wide variety of nutrient-dense foods and listen to your body. Before being sucked intoContinue reading “An Open Letter from Your Body”

Thoughts on “Low-Carb” Diets

Recently, I’ve received a lot of questions about eating for exercise, most involving protein – how much to eat, when to eat it, the best protein supplements, etc. Most people are surprised to hear that while protein is certainly an important piece of the puzzle, the main nutrition component to consider for exercise is carbohydrates.Continue reading “Thoughts on “Low-Carb” Diets”

How My Body Became a Manifestation of a Life I Love

Originally published on the Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-my-body-became-a-manifestation-of-a-life-i-love_b_584a0d2be4b0016e50430292?timestamp=1481248288752 Many spiritual and religious teachings focus on — for a lack of a better term — going with the flow. Work hard, eat, drink, and be merry. Whatever will be, will be. As many humans can probably relate to, letting go of control is, and always has been,Continue reading “How My Body Became a Manifestation of a Life I Love”

Lessons from a Journey Back to Intuitive Eating

Originally published on the Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lessons-from-a-journey-ba_b_12703912 While discussing childhood nutrition in my undergraduate lifecycle nutrition class, I remember being so surprised at the simplicity of Ellyn Satter’s teachings about eating. According to Satter, a child should never be forced to eat or not eat, but rather should learn to listen to their body’s internalContinue reading “Lessons from a Journey Back to Intuitive Eating”