As a descriptor for food, it’s meaningless and manipulative. As a diet goal, it’s straight-up dangerous. The first time I remember encountering a food product called “skinny” was at Starbucks, probably a decade ago (yikes). I found out that you could order any drink “skinny” and you’d get fat-free milk, sugar-free syrup, the whole nine yards. I…
Category: nutrition
This. This. This.
The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines on preventing eating disorders in kids, and they don’t suck! These sorts of things usually involve a lot of food rules and calorie-counting recommendations that make me REAL mad, but I was pleasantly surprised to see a lot of really great stuff in here! It’s also depressing as…
Actually, cravings are amazing
Cravings are what tell you after a long holiday of cookies and ham and heavy cream, “You know what sounds so delicious right now? A SALAD.” Let’s give it up for cravings. Poor, misunderstood cravings have this terrible reputation, and I don’t know why. Cravings are the best! When I’ve been drinking a little too much…
What Non-Diet Nutrition Might Look Like
Originally posted on Dare to Not Diet:
All foods fit. YES THEY DO. One day last week, I found myself mentally running through what I ate that day – not for any reason other than as a memory exercise. I started tallying the different fruits and vegetables I ate just out of curiosity: peach, banana, green pepper, red pepper,…
Let’s talk about homeostasis
And let’s stop trying to fight it. The human body is all about maintaining equilibrium — homeostasis. When we’re hot, we sweat. When we’re cold, we shiver. These subconscious reactions help the body adjust to sub-optimal conditions, but then your conscious self jumps in to help, too. You make a conscious choice to go in…
“Everything in moderation” is not helpful
Oh how I hate that old chestnut. Theoretically, “everything in moderation” makes perfect sense. But in reality, it sends some very unhelpful, unhealthy signals. Moderation implies that you are a moderator. That line of thinking: Puts you on the slippery slope of arbitrary counting (“I can eat 10 gummy bears every day….actually though wouldn’t 9 be better? Well…
six months to sanity 