The Thanksgiving holiday can be filled with dread when you are working on recovery from an eating disorder or letting go of diets. Living in diet culture, we are surrounded by people inadvertently judging food choices, while at the same time commenting on their own food intake and body image, especially those with eating disorders. Here are some strategies that we share with our clients and … [Read more...] about Tips to Manage the Holidays when Letting Go of Diets
Diana Ushay
Recipes for Recovery Cookbook
The Recipes for Recovery Cookbook is on sale now !! My colleague and fellow dietitian, Diana Ushay, and I created the Recipes for Recovery Cookbook, to help you challenge the eating disorder voice and take back control of your life. I am excited to announce that it is now available for purchase. Get your copy of this cookbook today, filled with recipes to help you and inspire you to try new … [Read more...] about Recipes for Recovery Cookbook
Tips on Planning Snacks with Success
How do you feel about snacking? Do you have any thoughts about eating between your meals? I have noticed some of my clients struggling with deciding what to eat, particularly snacking between meals. They acknowledge that snacking is scary if it goes against their “food rules” about eating at specific times, even if they notice feeling hungry. Snacking is very important in eating disorder … [Read more...] about Tips on Planning Snacks with Success
Recipe for Recovery: Macaroni and Cheese … Comfort Food
When you are on the road to becoming an intuitive eater, to stop dieting, to recover from disordered eating…some days you just need to eat food that makes you feel good. Comfort food. Today's recipe is one of those… Macaroni and Cheese Recipe by Diana Ushay, MS, Lead Recovery Coach at Monte Nido & Affiliates Ingredients 1 pound pasta or macaroni: tube shapes, elbows, shells or … [Read more...] about Recipe for Recovery: Macaroni and Cheese … Comfort Food
Recipes for Recovery: Stuffed Peppers
Here is an easy recipe developed by Diana Ushay, Lead Recovery Coach at Monte Nido & Affiliates and also a Meal Coach for Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists. Stuffed Peppers Serves: 2 peppers with 2 Tbsp sour cream or guacamole Ingredients: 4 Red or Orange Peppers, sliced lengthwise 1 Lb. lean ground turkey or 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained 2 cloves garlic, minced … [Read more...] about Recipes for Recovery: Stuffed Peppers
Recipes for Recovery: French Toast for 1
Here is an easy recipe developed by Diana Ushay, Lead Recovery Coach at Monte Nido & Affiliates Meal Coach Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists. This simple recipe can be a great breakfast, snack, dinner, or even post workout meal! It calls for vanilla Greek yogurt on top for some extra protein. French Toast for 1 Serves: 1 Ingredients: 3 slices of sandwich bread (any type: white, … [Read more...] about Recipes for Recovery: French Toast for 1