Category Archives: Intuitive Eating Tips

We are born intuitive eaters!

Posted on February 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

I’ve become aware of research recently which supported my belief that we ARE born intuitive eaters, but we go astray if we succumb to being conditioning by fast food and highly processed food.  There may be exceptions to this premise, but I doubt that many of us were born with disordered eating problems.  So what happened?

One report that I read indicates children can begin to identify brand name fast food and soda products as early as age 3. This is frightening!  Further, children who have a high brand knowledge (that means they are eating a lot of it) are the same kids who prefer salty, fatty, and sugary brands.  However, if children were fed healthy food, they developed a preference for it. Continue reading →

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Finding your balance in the New Year!

Posted on December 29, 2010 | Leave a comment

Driving back from St. Louis on Monday morning, I was listening to NPR’s Morning Edition.  The story about how parenting style plays a role in teen binge drinking reminded me of how our own attitudes towards ourselves affect our eating behavior.  The study by researcher Stephen Bahr at Brigham Young University looked at three types of parenting styles—strict (typically called authoritarian), indulgent (or permissive), and a style that borrows something from the two extremes(typically called authoritative).  The style associated with the lowest levels of problem drinking, was the authoritative style.  It includes holding the teen accountable and having consequences for behavior, together with warmth and support.  The indulgent style was associated with the highest levels of binge drinking, closely followed by the strict parenting style. Continue reading →

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Quick (foodless) Fixes

Posted on July 7, 2010 | Leave a comment

You’re stressed, anxious, worried, bored, or sad.  You reach for food!  You feel better (at least temporarily).  Anybody had that experience?  It is a well known phenomenon that people tend to eat to feel better emotionally.  It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s quick.  Unfortunately, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, there is a consistent pattern of evidence that people will eat food that is higher in sugar and fat when stressed and worried.  Continue reading →

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Intuitive Eating–what it is and why it’s important

Posted on February 23, 2010 | 14 Comments

In case you haven’t heard about “intuitive eating” I want to introduce you by directing you to the website www.intuitiveeating.com.  Here you will find the 10 principles of intuitive eating outlined in the book “Intuitive Eating” by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD and Elyse Resch, MS, RD, FADA.  These principles have become important components of the Eat for Life class taught at the University of Missouri.  These principles, paired with the wisdom of mindfulness training and other wisdoms from academic science, re-teach a way of being at peace with our bodies and delight in the pleasures that can be found when exploring the world of food.  Become a part of the Intuitive Eating Movement by familiarizing yourself with these principles and then reading the article by Karen Koenig (below).  While you might not be a researcher or educator, everyone can play a part in stopping the madness propagated by our culture of dieting, bodily discontent, and the prevailing belief in a quick fix.  I won’t pretend it’s always easy, but the overall quality of our lives can tremendously improve by daily choices to live a more mindful and intuitive life.  Like the title of this blog, “It’s more than just about food.”    Continue reading →

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