Have you had these thoughts or maybe even said these out loud? I’m going to be good today order a salad. I’ve been so bad lately, I should eat the salad and not the hamburger. Those brownies look delicious but…
Emotional Eating
I always thought Emotional Eating was WRONG and something BAD, but it’s actually OK. It’s perfectly ok to eat when you are not hungry for emotional reasons as long as you are aware you are doing it and you choose…
Measuring Success
Measuring success when it comes to a non-diet approach looks very different than the conventional diet and weight loss approach. It can be a little uncomfortable at first because you don’t feel like you are doing it right if you…
What’s your earliest dieting or weight loss memory?
Most young girls exposed to early dieting behaviors end up dieting throughout their life. They aren’t able to trust themselves around food and they often have a very negative relationship with food and their body. Their self-esteem is…
Trust or Control?
90% of parents interfere with their kid’s eating I’ve done it and I have to stop myself multiple times a week from trying to control my daughters eating. I still do on occasion mess up and cross over and try…
Birthday Goal!
It’s my birthday and I learned so much from writing my weekly blog posts. I appreciate all of the comments and engagement these posts received. I’ll be speaking on the topic of feeding kids at Rollette Chiropractic in two weeks.…
Moms and Kids Discussion
I did a new thing! 🙂 I did a Facebook Live with Northshore Parent. You can watch the video at the link below and I’ve also but a recap below: https://www.facebook.com/NorthshoreParent/videos/2390430461033833/ Katy and I met in my kitchen to talk…
Trust Yourself and Your Child Around Food
“ The secret to feeding a healthy family is to love good food, trust yourself and share that love and trust with your child.” Ellyn Satter, Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family Do you trust yourself and your child around…
Involving Kids in the Kitchen
Cooking in the kitchen with my daughter is one of my favorite things to do. She has her spot on the counter and usually a cutting board and her knife and she works in her station chopping veggies. We started…
Family Meals
“For children, time spent at mealtime has more social, emotional, and nutritional value than any other activity. That’s because your child benefits from time with you where he can have your undivided attention. Your making that regular time together a…