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Dear Dietitian: What Should I Eat and How Much Should I Eat?

February 24, 2026

Confused about what to eat and how much to eat? You’re not alone. In this Dear Dietitian column, we unpack how diet culture and shifting nutrition research fuel food confusion, and offer a simple, balanced framework rooted in intuitive eating. Learn how to build meals from core food groups, tune into your hunger cues, and eat with confidence instead of rules.

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Dear Dietitian: How do I help my kids become intuitive eaters?

November 19, 2025

Helping kids become intuitive eaters can feel overwhelming, especially when the pressure around “getting it right” starts from the moment they’re born. In this month’s Dear Dietitian column, we explore why feeding feels so personal, how our good intentions sometimes backfire, and what truly supports children in keeping the intuitive eating skills they’re born with. From structure without pressure to unpacking the role of fatphobia, this post offers a grounded, compassionate roadmap for raising confident, connected eaters.

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Dear Dietitian: My doctor is worried about my BMI

August 28, 2025

BMI in its current usage is utterly flawed and misused. Using your BMI to tell you about your risk for a disease is like saying “Your hair is brown, you must have high cholesterol”. If that sounds absurd to you, good – using BMI to assess your health is similarly laughable.

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Dear Dietitian: I’m interested in Intuitive Eating

July 29, 2025

Many clients have come to me for Intuitive Eating AND weight loss and I get it – we live in a world that is fatphobic and discriminates against larger bodies. Our culture links weight with health and assigns moral value to our body size (aka diet culture) so it is logical that many people want to lose weight.

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Dear Dietitian: Is it okay to eat fruit?

February 17, 2025

When my clients tell me that they are worried about the sugar in fruit, I hear an underlying assumption that fruit is the same as a refined carbohydrate. But that’s not true. All fruit has fiber, unless you juice them. This makes fruit a complex carbohydrate. Fiber slows down the absorption of carbohydrate from the fruit and decreases the impact on blood sugar.

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Balanced plate with vegetables, grains, and protein representing a simple approach to what to eat.

Dear Dietitian: What Should I Eat and How Much Should I Eat?

February 24, 2026

Confused about what to eat and how much to eat? You’re not alone. In this Dear Dietitian column, we unpack how diet culture and shifting nutrition research fuel food confusion, and offer a simple, balanced framework rooted in intuitive eating. Learn how to build meals from core food groups, tune into your hunger cues, and eat with confidence instead of rules.

Read the Post

Dear Dietitian: How do I help my kids become intuitive eaters?

November 19, 2025

Helping kids become intuitive eaters can feel overwhelming, especially when the pressure around “getting it right” starts from the moment they’re born. In this month’s Dear Dietitian column, we explore why feeding feels so personal, how our good intentions sometimes backfire, and what truly supports children in keeping the intuitive eating skills they’re born with. From structure without pressure to unpacking the role of fatphobia, this post offers a grounded, compassionate roadmap for raising confident, connected eaters.

Read the Post

Dear Dietitian: My doctor is worried about my BMI

August 28, 2025

BMI in its current usage is utterly flawed and misused. Using your BMI to tell you about your risk for a disease is like saying “Your hair is brown, you must have high cholesterol”. If that sounds absurd to you, good – using BMI to assess your health is similarly laughable.

Read the Post

Dear Dietitian: I’m interested in Intuitive Eating

July 29, 2025

Many clients have come to me for Intuitive Eating AND weight loss and I get it – we live in a world that is fatphobic and discriminates against larger bodies. Our culture links weight with health and assigns moral value to our body size (aka diet culture) so it is logical that many people want to lose weight.

Read the Post

Dear Dietitian: Is it okay to eat fruit?

February 17, 2025

When my clients tell me that they are worried about the sugar in fruit, I hear an underlying assumption that fruit is the same as a refined carbohydrate. But that’s not true. All fruit has fiber, unless you juice them. This makes fruit a complex carbohydrate. Fiber slows down the absorption of carbohydrate from the fruit and decreases the impact on blood sugar.

Read the Post