Diet culture has painted a toxic picture that “ethnic” cuisines are “unhealthy.” The fact is, eating a diet that honors one's cultural background and experience IS nourishment. No matter your cultural or ethnic background, food can be a way of connecting with not only...
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Recipe for Recovery: Mangú – Dominican Mashed Plantains
While overnight oats are cute and all… THIS Mangú is what I call breakfast rooted in tradition! According to My Dominican Kitchen, “Mangú is traditionally made by mashing boiled green plantains with a mix of its water, oil, and/or butter. It is heavily influenced by...
Recipe for Recovery: Avocado Chicken Alfredo
Avocado and Chicken - It’s a match made in heaven. Enjoy the scrumptious and healthy recipe. Avocado Chicken Alfredo Ingredients: Avocado Alfredo Sauce: 2 large ripe avocados 2 cloves garlic 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese 1 1/2 cups milk, any kind you like...
Recipe for Recovery: Unstuffed Peppers with Frozen Vegetables
This healthy and delicious unstuffed peppers recipe uses frozen vegetables. Unstuffed Peppers Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 Tbs Olive Oil 1 cup Onion, frozen, chopped 2 cup Bell Pepper, frozen, chopped 1 lb Turkey, 93% lean,...
Recipe for Recovery: Easy Homemade Ramen Bowls
Here's a delicious Ramen recipe that you can make at home! This easy-to-make Ramen bowl, adapted from Fork Knife Swoon, can be made and ready to eat in less than an hour. Easy Homemade Ramen Bowls Yield: 2 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1 tsp...
Recipe for Recovery: Peanut Noodle Pasta Salad
Here is an easy, quick and relatively low-cost recipe is sure to please both meat-eaters, as well as vegetarians. This salad, from Tasty Recipes, is packed with protein from peanut butter/peanuts. This dish provides plenty of fiber and anti-oxidants from the...
Recipe for Recovery: Refried Bean Tacos
When you are in Eating Disorder Recovery, eating tasty foods that satisfy you is one of the best ways to make peace with food. This recipe for Refried Bean Tacos is one that is sure to please everyone at the dinner table! It is simple to make and for those wanting a...
10 Ways to Practice Mindfulness to bring more peace in your life
Mindfulness is an important skill in learning when it comes to Intuitive Eating. Considering we are still in the midst of a pandemic and our stress levels are at an all-time high, it might be worth developing a mindfulness practice to help you and your family....
Lessons on Emotional Eating During these Trying Times
The world, as we know it, is changing, minute by minute. Who doesn’t feel some measure of fear and anxiety? It would make sense then, that some people find themselves eating food despite not being physically hungry. Perhaps we want to be comforted, to be nurtured. We...
What Does Hunger Feel Like?
How did eating get so complicated? Imagine the sound of a crying newborn baby. That baby knows when he’s hungry and makes sure to let his caregivers know very loudly! By the time we are adults, many of us have difficulty sensing when our bodies feel hungry for a wide...
Can Mindfulness Help me Make Peace with Food and my Body Image?
I had the privilege of attending the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) in Philadelphia. This is a national conference for nutrition professionals that can only be described as the Superbowl of Dietitian and Nutritionist Conferences! A highlight for me...
This one thing can change everything … Meal Planning
How can you eat intuitively when your meals are already planned? How can you plan for what your body will want in the moment? Well, if your life is anything like mine then you do not have the time, money, or energy to prepare the exact meal or snack that you want at...
What Robert Frost can Teach us about Our Bodies and Fears of Weight Gain
This quote describes the process of letting go of diets and practicing intuitive eating perfectly! “The only way out is through.” - Robert Frost It is all I could think about as I watched the TV recently, following the 12 young soccer players and their coach, trapped...
10 Facts about Taste Buds
Today we’re bringing you 10 facts about taste buds you might not have known. A hint - the elementary school text books got it wrong! This week I am doing a mindful eating exercise with the students in my Nutrition Support Group. We will be learning how to use our...
3 Surprising Tactics that help you become an Intuitive Eater and get off the Diet Roller Coaster
Many of my nutrition clients looking to let go of diets ask … “Should I have a meal plan if I am trying to become an Intuitive Eater?” When I meet a client, either recovering from an eating disorder or trying to let go of diets, they are usually weary of strict rules...
My Number One Secret To An Intuitive Eating Halloween
Halloween doesn’t have to be a scare-fest! Stick to your intuitive eating guns and find pleasure in the trick-or-treating festivities. Halloween is the start of the holiday season, and though it can be merry and bright for some, for others struggling with food and...
What is ‘Normal’ Eating? Is it Intuitive?
Dieting can easily obstruct our internal cues, and interfere with our ability to eat "normally." But what does "normal" eating even mean? Is there a "perfect" way to eat? How does "normal" eating fit in with intuitive eating? Normal eating means flexible, balanced,...
Gentle Nutrition: End Dieting, Find Satisfaction with Intuitive Eating
Satisfaction is a key part of "gentle nutrition," which is why it's the very last principle of intuitive eating! It takes time and lots of patience to unlearn years of dieting and to fully embrace and respect your body. There are many ways that diving into...
Intuitive Eating and Deprivation: AKA Why You’re Still Bingeing
Intuitive eating can feel like a big leap of faith, but what happens when you start and it just feels like you’re failing over and over again? What happens when the bingeing, the main thing that the intuitive eating was supposed to cure, just won’t stop? Written by...
5 Ways to Practice Self-care (and Love Yourself) on Valentine’s Day!
I have never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day. I spent most of my 20's searching for love, always feeling empty when I had no one to share V-Day with! To me, it’s still an artificial holiday made up by Hallmark to sell chocolate candy, flowers and cards. I mean,...
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