5 Ways to Keep Diet Culture Out of the Classroom
We live in a time where diet culture is palpable everywhere. We live in a world where fat is shamed and food is scrutinized, and children are hearing it. Children are being fed information at home, at school, from social media and from TV shows and its time we start correcting it. Kids are born intuitive. They are born to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full. They honor their taste preferences and they don’t judge food. As adults it’s our jobs to keep that goi
Traveling and Intuitive Eating
I pride myself on being a Registered Dietitian, an Intuitive Eater and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor too. I take my intuitive eating skills with me everywhere I go, including vacation. Yet, on vacation even the baseline intuitive eater can face challenges and here’s why. We are out of our routine. Although there are no rules or rigidity to intuitive eating, we are waking up at different times, in places without access to our usual foods and sometimes on other people’
Scooped Apple Salad with Pazazz
Apples are my all-time favorite fruit! They are crunchy and also soft. They can have a sweet flavor and can also have a tart zingy flavor. They are always in season. Apples are rich in flavonoids, antioxidants and soluble fiber. The soluble fiber in apples can help maintain fullness, lower LDL cholesterol and improve digestion. This type of fiber in apples also feeds the “good bacteria” in the gut to help keep us healthy and protect us from many chronic diseases. I recently f
The Real "About Me." - A Letter to My Community on My Outlook as a Dietitian.
Hi Friends, I wanted to take this time to reintroduce myself and my company / brand. I have been a dietitian since 2013 and my company is almost half a decade old. I have had a chance to explore the industry, see what kind of clients I click with and what kind of information I want to spread. I have had the ability to make mistakes and have had the achievement of amazing success. I have learned and I have grown, and I continue to learn and grow. I am so excited for what Juli
Small Changes with a Focus on ADDING Nutrition not Restricting Nutrition this Year.
Okay, we are a week and a half into the new year. Anyone rethinking some of those changes you vowed to make? Here are 5 ways to make small changes WITHOUT being restrictive. Start today. Start tomorrow... start February 1st. Changes can be made whenever you are ready. The beauty of life is that you can hit that "reset" button whenever you want. READY? RESET? GO. 1. Plan ahead. Set yourself up for success by planning ahead. You don’t need to plan all 21 meals of your week. May
Fruit is NOT the enemy.
Fruit is NOT the enemy. I often have clients who tell me they cut fruit out of their life. Or, they limit fruit to only once in a while, eat it only at a certain time of day, or only eat certain kinds of fruits. I spend significant time discussing the differences between the makeup of fruits and refined sugar, what they do to the body, and how they are digested. There are similarities between the sugar from fruit and other sugars, but there are also clear and important differ
Honoring Hunger and Satiety: The Key To Breaking Free From Food Obsession.
You’re sitting in front of the television engrossed in your favorite show on Netflix. You’re mindlessly snacking on a bag of chips only stopping when your right hand doesn’t find anything more to grab. You begin patting down the entire aluminum casing to confirm that there is nothing more. You come to your senses. Panic. Pick up that bag of Doritos in disbelief. And think to yourself, “I don’t remember even eating that….” We live in a gluttonous, quick-fix society and many o
