Cheers to 2020! I hope your new year has been off to a great start. I love this time of year to get organized, be back in my routine, and dream about the future. What I HATE is all the diet commercials on TV and diet products on Instagram. Have you seen them? WW, Atkins, Noom…. Different “weight loss shakes”, gym ads… the list goes on … [Read more...]
Holiday Gift Guide: Anti-Diet Merchandise
Happy holidays!! In the true spirit of giving, it's my turn to give back to all of you. Last year in 2018, I created a gift list that was incredibly popular. I received so many messages and thank you notes and so many of you bought gifts! I wanted to create a similar resource for this year. This gift list is for you if you care about … [Read more...]
Why It’s Okay to Let Kids Eat Halloween Candy (and you too!)
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Costumes, pumpkins, hayrides, and yes… candy! Clients and friends always ask me what I think about Halloween candy for themselves and their kids. Questions like “How much should kids eat?”, “What about all that sugar???”, and my personal favorite… “What do you think about the Switch Witch”? … [Read more...]
No Child Should Ever Be Put On A Diet
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...]
Why I Don’t Support Weight Loss Diets
Yes, I am a dietitian who does not support weight loss diets. I had a really good conversation on the phone with a potential client family last week. A mom called me, recommended by her pediatrician, because her 16-year-old daughter wanted to lose weight. Her daughter has been complaining to her about her weight for the past year and mom … [Read more...]
