How often have you scrolled through social media and come across a video of someone in a grocery store pointing out which product they’d never eat because of “toxic” ingredients, seed oils, or a common additive they can’t pronounce? Maybe they follow it up with a nutrition “fact” that leaves you questioning what’s in your own kitchen. These videos are often framed as educational, but more often than not, they rely on fear – not facts. When fear starts dictating food choices, eating becomes more rigid and harmful.
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Join registered dietitian and certified eating disorder specialist Megan good in our 6-week virtual Intuitive Eating Group for adults. Megan will guide you through the intuitive eating principles, provide nutrition education, and teach intuitive eating skills while including plenty of time to process and ask questions.
Read MoreOrthorexia: An Unhealthy Obsession with Healthy Food
The phrase ‘clean eating’ was coined in 1997 and has become the societal staple of a healthy lifestyle over the course of two decades. The sneaky thing about this phrase is that ‘diet’ is missing from the end. It sounds reasonable on the surface, flexible meals focused on fresh, natural ingredients with no foods off limits. However, if you look closer no food groups are off limits but many foods are restricted. Some of these restrictions include: no refined or processed foods like white pasta, flour, and rice, little red meat intake, and no added sugar.
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