What You Need to Know About Gentle Nutrition

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What You Need to Know About Gentle Nutrition

Gentle nutrition begins to consider how we can incorporate information about nutrients and the health-promoting properties of specific food-types in a way that is not morally laden or rule bound. But we need to be actively challenging both the moral judgments we’ve attached to food and the food rules we’ve internalized before we are going to be able to integrate nutrition information in a way that is truly neutral. Which means, we’ve really got to work through the earlier Intuitive Eating principles before this one is going to be accessible.

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We’re Over “Clean Eating”

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We’re Over “Clean Eating”

We’ve all heard the term “clean eating” before. Maybe you read about it in a blog, or saw someone post about their clean eating routine on social media, or have found yourself in a conversation with a coworker or friend who has decided to start eating clean.

When we speak with our clients about concepts like food flexibility and the permission to eat all foods, it’s not uncommon for us to hear that yes, they like the sound of that, but shouldn’t they also try to stick to clean eating for their health?

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Recipe: Satisfying Overnight Oats

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Recipe: Satisfying Overnight Oats

My clients report that breakfast tends to be one of their more challenging meals. They are short on time, they don’t know what they feel like eating, or they don’t have the energy to prepare anything are some of reasons that come up. But, they also know that getting adequate nourishment into their bodies early in the day is important for giving them the much needed energy they’ll need to follow through with work, school, childcare, and other obligations, and may play a role in setting the stage for what eating looks like the for the rest of the afternoon and evening, too. This recipe for overnight oats can be a game-changer.

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