We MUST band together and STOP diet companies from creating another generation of dieters. You may have seen the news that Weight Watchers (or newly branded WW) has launched a "healthy eating" app for kids called Kurbo. Don't be confused by the term “healthy eating”- this is a diet in disguise because it focuses on weight loss. There are … [Read more...]
Am I the right dietitian for you?
Last weekend, my world on social media blew up with a ton of conversation between dietitians about the terms “diet” and “anti-diet” and which nutrition philosophy is “right”. Questions were asked by many dietitians including: “How do we really define the word “diet”? Is it always about wanting to lose weight?” “What if … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Meal Planning Works (and how to make it work for YOU)
As many of you may know, Elyssa and I are in the middle of creating a nutrition ecourse called the KNOWledgeable Eating Program to teach clients how to KNOW what works for YOU. A few weeks ago, we tested out our material on a group of fabulous women to see what they thought and to get feedback and make changes to our program. Good news … [Read more...]
How do you know if you have disordered eating?
I’ve recently seen a number of clients for nutrition counseling without an “official” eating disorder diagnosis but something was going on with their food, exercise, and body image. They don’t have a clinical eating disorder but they don’t feel like they have a healthy, “normal” relationship with food. I call this “in between” area … [Read more...]
