I had the pleasure of attending the annual conference of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics this past week where, among other things, I took a workshop on food photography. Now if I can only find the time to focus (bad pun intended) on that. But that’s not what I wanted to write about today. Rather, I wanted to share […] read more »
If you haven’t noticed, school is back in session! Whether you are a brand new college student, a mother and “manager” of your own students, or you’re perhaps taking evening classes as you pursue a second degree, getting back in the school mindset and in a routine can take some time. While you adjust to the chaos, however, you can […] read more »
Just in time for summer bounty, Rebecca Scritchfield, RD, tells us how to fall in love with veggies. One of my favorite tweets of the week from Marc David @psych_of_eating: “Nutrition facts are like #food. Choose wisely, ruminate over it slowly, & check to see that it’s fresh & not outdated.” Read more here. Did you catch the research this […] read more »
Seeing food, smelling food, watching TV shows about food, talking about food, or just plain thinking about food are all various types of food exposure. Food exposure is something we can’t avoid completely. However, a common result of frequent food exposure is frequent food cravings. If your environment is littered with food cues, our latest FitBriefing, What Your Food Cravings […] read more »
Negative self talk, body hate, and being overwhelmed are common feelings for women who use food to cope. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine that anything can change, that you can stop emotional eating, that you can change your eating patterns. We use food in so many different ways, but one we have been discussing at Green Mountain at Fox Run […] read more »
Anyone who watches MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” knows that Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough’s co-host, has made it her personal mission to fight obesity in this country. She’s frequently ridiculed by Joe and others on the show about her position on food, physical activity and weight. But if you go by the recent psa-like spot in which she and Joe discuss portion […] read more »
This is the fifth post in our series exploring the seven hungers — eye hunger, nose hunger, mouth hunger, stomach hunger, cellular hunger, mind hunger and heart hunger — as discussed in Jan Chozen Bay’s book “Mindful Eating.” Each hunger provides a unique voice to help you discover your relationship to food and the body. By noticing your eating through […] read more »
One of the many life-changing things I learned at Green Mountain (a place that people see as a weight loss retreat but is so much more than that) was to eat a satisfying and filling breakfast – one preferably consisting of 2-3 servings of carbohydrates and 1-2 proteins, depending on what works for you and your body. Life before Green […] read more »
Today is the third post in our series on mindful eating. We’ve been exploring the seven hungers — eye hunger, nose hunger, mouth hunger, stomach hunger, cellular hunger, mind hunger and heart hunger — as discussed in Jan Chozen Bay’s book Mindful Eating. Each of these hungers provide a unique lens through which to investigate your relationship to food and […] read more »
We are exploring the seven hungers as part of our mindful eating series this month. In Jan Chozen Bay’s book Mindful Eating, she identifies eye hunger, nose hunger, mouth hunger, stomach hunger, cellular hunger, mind hunger and heart hunger. By exploring each, you can also explore your relationship to food and your body. The key is to do it from […] read more »
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