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Nut Free Granola
There are times when I go out for breakfast or brunch and I look wistfully at the pretty bowls of porridge and granola around me and then check the menu hoping that the dish is nut free. It never is. Cue the violins. I have resigned myself to the fact that granola is...
Basic Pancakes
Having a basic pancake recipe in your repertoire is always going to be a good thing. You can pull it out when you want to make an impressive breakfast or brunch. Or you can make them in a big batch and freeze them to pull out for snacks or a quick dinner. Based on my...
living in alignment with your values: an alternative to goal setting
I wouldn’t be surprised if you hadn’t done a goal setting exercise at least once in your life. Join a gym and you will be asked what your fitness (or ugh – weight loss) goals are. In the workplace, you will often be asked what your professional or performance goals...
Food Fails Vol. 3
It is about that time again where I round up all of the food fails that have happened in my kitchen. If you wanted to go back and check out previous volumes you can get them here: Food Fails Volume 1 Food Fails Volume 2 Turns out it was not a super eventful 12 or so...
What Is Unconditional Permission To Eat?
Unconditional permission to eat is one of the hallmarks of an intuitive eater. But what is it exactly? It is often referred to as allowing yourself to eat whatever you want, whenever you want. Unfortunately, the idea of “eat whatever you want, whenever you want” is...
Convenience Food And Processed Food: Valuable Sources Of Nourishment
Convenience food and processed food have a lot of stigma attached to them. Using them is considered to be taking the easy way out. Cheating. Being lazy. Convenience food and processed foods are seen as being inferior. They are unhealthy. Eating them is a ticket to...
Unsure What Weight Stigma Is? Here’s A Quick Explainer
Weight stigma is a term that is commonplace in the anti-diet, HAES and eating disorder spaces. But if you are unsure exactly what weight stigma is, this article offers a quick(ish!) explainer. Weight loss is often pursued because of the immense pressure placed upon...
The Step That Has To Come Before Tuning Into Hunger And Fullness
To establish a more peaceful and easeful relationship with food and body, we just quit dieting and start tuning into our hunger and fullness, right? If you have tried to listen to your hunger and fullness after having been on a diet, or maybe after having spent years...
Feeling Out Of Control With Food If You Quit Dieting Is Not Your Destiny
If you were to consider not dieting or ‘watching your weight’ anymore, what would that look like to you? What would you be doing? What would you be eating? What would your eating patterns look like? When I explore the idea of moving away from diets and weight loss...
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