On your journey towards food freedom, it’s important to recognize any seemingly healthy behaviors that might be hindering your progress. After all, food freedom is about finding the gray area in food and dropping any rigid black or white thinking.

Have you ever heard someone say that “all processed food should be avoided?” Insert major eye roll here. The truth is that not only is that pretty much impossible to do, but it’s also unnecessary too.

Snacks are so confusing and so necessary at the same time. They play a crucial role in helping us make it from meal to meal. But at the same time, what are we supposed to eat?

As a registered dietitian who’s very much in the Intuitive Eating space, I often forget how new this framework is to many people. Even though IE has been around for 20+ years, it only really entered mainstream popularity over the last few years.

This blog post has 2 parts, because I think they really go hand in hand. Part 1) how to decide what to eat when you just have no clue. And part 2) Some easy meals to make to help give ya some inspiration.

How do you meal prep and eat intuitively? How can you listen to your body and cravings if you make food ahead of time? Can you do both?

Can you work towards food freedom while also trying to lose weight? The short answer: no. The longer answer: it’s complicated.

This is a question that I get all the time. And it’s a really important nuance that’s often overlooked in the realm of general “all foods fit” messaging.

Amidst all the “new year, new you” (insert eye roll here) headlines at the start of 2022, I present to this instead: how to know when to take a rest day off exercise.

In 2022, let’s leave behind any and all negativity: mean people, toxic social media accounts, this dang pandemic and of course, restrictive diets.

Full transparency here: I hate the word reset. It makes it seem like you did something wrong and need to start over. And eating more than usual is definitely not doing something wrong.

Sounds amazing but too good to be true? I promise, it’s not. Even though the phrase “Thanksgiving full” has become common phrase to mean so-stuffed-you-just-want-to-go-to-sleep, there’s a way to actually enjoy the holiday without any unpleasant feelings around food.

Anyone feel else feel like as soon as Halloween ended, we entered full blown holiday season?! The shift was crazy. And you know what else comes with up holiday season: diet talk. And it’s also pretty crazy.

Halloween can be such a fun – but also stressful – time. Costumes. Decorations. And candy – everywhere. I know that last part can definitely feel both fun and stressful.

The other week I shared a blog post about how to recognize your hunger. Because, let’s be real, it’s not always easy to figure out. But the thing is, it’s also not as black and white as being hungry or not. There are different types of hunger, too.