Most people benefit from some degree of meal planning. However, the goal should be ensuring you have enough satisfying food to eat, not to rigidly control what you eat. This blog post shares a simple, non-diet tool you can use for meal planning in intuitive eating.
Read MoreThe exchange system is a common eating disorder meal plan, but it has many flaws and is often over and inappropriately used. This blog post discusses the problems with the exchange system, and shares other tools for meal planning in recovery.
Read MoreBurnt out? You might not have energy to cook or feel like going out to eat, but your body still needs food. This blog post has ideas for what to eat when you’re too tired to cook.
Read MoreThanks to diet culture, most of us have learned meal planning centered around eating as little as possible without keeling over. Rarely are we taught how to plan a satisfying meal. This post shares one of my favorite tools to teach clients for meal planning for satisfaction.
Read MoreWith the popularity of macro counting, people are more aware than ever of what macronutrients are, yet there is still a lot of misunderstanding about carbs, fat and protein that can make eating stressful. This post answers the question “what are macronutrients” and will hopefully help you feel less stressed knowing how to feed yourself!
Read MoreOne way intuitive eating works is by building trust that adequate and pleasurable food is always coming. One way to do that is by stocking your kitchen with the ingredients to easily prepare satisfying meals. Read this post to learn how to stock your kitchen for intuitive eating.
Read MoreThis easy chipotle pumpkin chili recipe is my favorite chili recipe on the blog! Make it with crumbled tempeh or meatless crumbles for a vegan/vegetarian recipe, or use ground turkey. Either way it’s delicious and the perfect chili recipe for fall!
Read MoreWith less structure, more going out to eat and travel, and sometimes, more alcohol, navigating eating on the weekends can be a challenge. It’s not unusual to get trapped in a cycle of eating “perfectly” during the week, then binging on the weekend. Learn 9 tips for how to stop weekend binging in this post.
Read MoreA big part of Intuitive Eating is learning to make decisions about what to eat based on what sounds and feels good in the moment. It may seem like intuitive eating and meal planning conflict, but I actually think they go hand in hand. When meal planning is done in a way that allows for flexibility and takes pleasure into consideration, meal planning can be a powerful ally in making peace with food. Learn how to meal plan for intuitive eating!
Read MoreLately, I've been doing a lot less cooking and a lot more throwing together of random edible ingredients. Hey, at the end of the day, food is food! If you've got a busy week coming up, check out this post for ideas for quick and easy meal inspiration, so you can keep yourself fed and fueled. Everything takes less than 20 minutes hands on time, is balanced, and most of all, tasty!
Read MoreFried rice is one of those dishes that’s perfect for using up kitchen leftovers! One of my favorite versions is this recipe for fried rice with bok choy, a simple and satisfying vegetarian meal!
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