We welcome the opportunities that summer brings to spend time outdoors, reconnect with family and friends, and relax and unwind. But for many, summer also brings a lot of stress that can lead to imbalance in their lives.

Summer is an especially difficult season to maintain a balanced relationship with food and your body… It’s 100% okay and completely normal if you’re struggling with finding balance this summer. You’re already balancing so much!

In nutrition and intuitive eating spaces, we often talk about eating consistently and adequately as the golden ticket to being satisfied and nourished by our meals while maintaining healthy energy and nutrient levels. But what does that really mean?

There are many nuances to healthy eating. This is why we don’t have one diet or eating style that works best for every single human on the planet. Our individual genes, needs, preferences, and access all play huge roles in what and how we eat. So when I say our goal is to eat consistently and adequately, know that…

In this profession and social media space, it’s really easy to allow SEOs (Search Engine Optimization) to drive everything you create and share. If you don’t give the people what they want, no one will share your content, no one will pay you to work with them, and quite frankly with all these algorithms, no one will even know your corner of the internet even exists…

The reason why these types of SEOs are so popular, pressuring every blogger to use them (including me), is that the general population is under the misconception that eliminating ingredients makes food healthier and worthy.

One of the principles of a healthy lifestyle through practicing intuitive eating is honoring our hunger. Instead of viewing hunger as something that needs to be managed, tamed, or stifled, we learn to see signs of hunger as an opportunity to check in with what our body needs… We may even begin to look forward to hunger as an invitation to take a break from our busy day and show respect and appreciation for our body by providing it with the nourishment it needs to thrive. 

Eating is an important and often overlooked part of daily self-care…

Intuitive eating has gained a lot of popularity over the last few years, in part due to the momentum of the anti-diet and body peace movement on social media. While it’s so exciting to see the curiosity surrounding an alternative to dieting and the interest in rejecting diet culture and the patriarchal, Eurocentric, and fatphobic beauty ideals our society has adopted, I also think it’s important to talk about what intuitive eating actually is…

Planning or preparing meals ahead of time can be a game changer when it comes to eating well. What I love about using these tools is how easily adjustable they are to changes in our schedule, budget, or preferences.

Eating is an essential form of self-care. How we get our food to our plate can also be a self-care experience as well. Grocery shopping, meal planning, and cooking can all be fulfilling ways to take time out of your day to provide your body with what it needs to survive and thrive. For me, meal planning is one of the most important self-care tasks that I do all week because it prepares me to meet my needs and eliminates anxiety when suddenly my stomach is rumbling and I’m asking myself “What’s for dinner?”

One of my most frequently asked questions is how to eat well on a budget. Rightfully so, its a major concern for people who are wanting to transition to a healthier lifestyle. In order to address this barrier, I think its important to reexamine what healthy food can be.

Can it be canned or frozen? Is a banana from a bodega less nutritious than a banana from Whole Foods? Does it have to be organic and non-GMO? (Absolutely. No. Also no.)

Let’s talk about why.