When we hear the words “meal planning” or “meal prep,” it’s not uncommon for your brain to immediately jump to diet culture infused behavior. And…we get it! Mostly when we hear about meal planning it is for controlling weight and shape. However, what if we told you that meal planning could be a helpful strategy […]

When’s the last time you asked yourself, “what do you feel like eating? or “what food(s) sound good to you?” To be satisfying, a meal should include foods that you genuinely enjoy and that “hit the spot.” And for many of our clients, feeling a sense of satisfaction in a meal decreases their yearning for […]

In our diet-focused society today – the idea of enjoying foods can sometimes be seen as bad or wrong. Diet culture tells us that food is meant to be portioned out, “clean” (whatever that even means), and perfect but no mention of satisfaction or enjoyment. Sometimes diets will even claim “and the food tastes good, […]

We’ve touched on unconditional permission before when we’ve chatted about why “cheat days” are problematic, but we wanted to give you some concrete steps to get there. When we give ourselves full permission to eat all foods, we eliminate that “forbidden fruit” factor, thus enabling us to have a much more fluid, relaxed relationship with food.

Providing a healthy, home-cooked meal for your family every night sounds ideal, but even the most well-intentioned people succumb to time crunches and end up ordering takeout or quickly heating up frozen meals. With the following tips, you can cut down your meal planning from hours every week to only a few minutes!