Intuitive Eating

You might have grown up hearing messages like “clean your plate” or “don’t waste food when others are going hungry.” While well intended, these lessons can cause a fear of fasting food, leading to difficulty tuning into your body’s hunger and fullness cues. While it seems logical, your anxiety around food waste can lead to […]

If you’ve ever wondered how well you’re tuned in to your body’s hunger and fullness cues, our Intuitive Eating Quiz is here to help. Intuitive eating is all about rejecting diet rules, making peace with food, and reconnecting with your body’s natural signals—but figuring out where you stand can be tricky. This quick, evidence-based quiz

Gentle nutrition combines the process of giving yourself unconditional permission to eat with optimizing nutrient rich foods in your body. Gentle nutrition is the nutrition behaviors that focus on adding nutrient rich foods, not taking foods away. The core of gentle nutrition is that: Gentle nutrition capitalizes on the fact that every food on the

When it comes to weight loss or mindful eating, the term “zero-calorie food” sounds almost magical. Zero calorie food means the food provides no energy value. Foods you can eat without worrying about the calorie count? Yes, please. But what does “zero-calorie” really mean—and can any food truly be calorie-free? In this post, we’ll explore

Are you finding yourself reaching for snacks all day—whether you’re hungry or not? You’re not alone. Constant snacking can feel like it’s happening on autopilot, driven by boredom, stress, or habit rather than actual hunger. While occasional snacks are totally normal (and sometimes necessary), mindless grazing throughout the day can leave you feeling sluggish, unfulfilled,

Do you feel guilty after eating? Do you notice a spike in food guilt after you have eaten certain foods or a bigger portion than you intended? When I was deep in my eating disorder, I often used to wonder “why do I feel guilty after eating?” I felt like my life was a constant

So you’re hungry. Or… Are you? Did you know that there is more than one type of hunger? Or that all types of hunger stimulate a real biological reaction that increases the demand for food in your body? The types of hunger are: No matter which type of hunger you’re experiencing, you’re not doing hunger

The switch witch is a relatively modern halloween tradition that has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. The basic concept behind the switch witch is swapping halloween candy for desired non-food items on halloween night. Advocates of switch witch propose:  Along with its popularity, there has also been equal amounts of scrutiny of

Do you spend a lot of time thinking about what to eat? How much should you eat? What would happen if you gave yourself unconditional permission to eat?   Are you finding yourself snacking constantly and feeling guilty after you eat? You’re eating unconditionally when:  Having food rules about what you eat comes from diet culture

We need food to survive.  However, food is so much more than fuel. Food is the sustenance that connects us and makes us thrive as human beings.  Food is more than fuel because:  Viewing food as fuel and nothing more deprives us of all of the miraculous health, social, and psychological benefits that food has