Nutrition Unmeasured

Each day I hear something new from a client, that they probably heard on TikTok.  “I should eat my vegetables first, right?”, or “I need to go 16 hours without food before eating, right?”. It’s so easy to be swayed by influencers these days. But what’s the truth?     Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Benefits of a plan based diet (research) The post Top Nutrition Myths: Don’t Be Fooled! appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

Midlife is in many ways akin to puberty; hormonal changes and body changes that we haven’t been taught how to handle. As women, these changes can affect our quality of life, but do they need to? Today I interview Val Schonberg, a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, a Certified Menopause Practitioner with The Menopause Society, and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.  Val shares how to approach midlife in a weight neutral and body positive way, with physical and mental health in mind. Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Healing from the Grief of Midlife Body Changes: https://valschonberg.com/healing-from-the-grief-of-midlife-body-changes/ The Weight of Menopause: https://valschonberg.com/the-weight-of-menopause/ 5 Positive Things About Menopause IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDuSgqIxD8I/?img_index=1 Instagram: @V.SchonbergRD Facebook: EnlightenU Nutrition The post Handling Midlife Changes, Without a Focus on Weight, With Certified Menopause Practitioner and Dietitian Val Schonberg appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

With 24 states now legalizing cannibas use recreationally, it’s time to dive into its benefits and see if it’s right for you.  Today I’m joined with Certified Holistic Cannabis Practioner Emily Kyle. Emily is a dietitian who has spent the last several years making cannabis her business, and her life!  Emily shares her vast array of knowledge about cannabis, who may benefit from it, how to handle its possible side effects (such as “munchies”) and more.   Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Emily’s Website The post All About Cannabis, With Certified Holistic Cannabis Practitioner and Dietitian, Emily Kyle appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

Today I talk to emotional eating expert, and author, Dr. Melissa McCreery.  Together we take a deep dive into top reasons you may feel hopeless when it comes to ending your emotional eating. Melissa discusses what she calls “Hidden Hungers”, which may be getting in the way of your ability to heal.  Tune in! Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Too Much On Her Plate (Melissa’s Website)  Hidden Hungers Course   The post Ending Emotional Eating, With Emotional Eating Expert Dr. Melissa McCreery appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

Today I’m joined by my previous co-host, Nicole Morrissey, to answer some of your most curious questions about health, wellness, and everything else. Among some of the questions are; “what are your thoughts on GLP-1s”? And, “How do I make peace with food?!”.  Nicole also shares some of her top recipes of 2024 from her food blog. Join us!     Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Easy Baked Crispy Panko Chicken – Prevention RD Cranberry Gin Mule Cocktail – Prevention RD Rosemary Ginger Coconut Water Mocktail – Prevention RD Apple Cider Mocktail – Prevention RD Mini Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins – Prevention RD Bacon Balsamic Maple Brussels Sprouts – Prevention RD The post Listener Q&A, with Dietitian Nicole Morrissey appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

You’ve spent months working on your relationship with your body, but you still find yourself looking in the mirror at times and hating what you see. Does that make you a body acceptance failure? When do you know you have reached body acceptance? Is there a sign? Does body acceptanuce mean the absense of negative thoughts about our body? Join me as I interview body acceptance coach, Kristina Bruce, who sheds light on the answers to these questions. Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Kristina’s Website Body Acceptance Guide The post How Do We Know We’ve Reached Body Acceptance? With Body Acceptance Coach Kristina Bruce appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

We’ve been told a lie about how to take care of our chronic condition. We’ve been told all chronic conditions can be managed by one thing; weight loss. It’s troubling, really. Join me as I interview weight-inclusive diabetes care specialist, and my colleague, Megrette Fletcher. Megrette unravels the truth, and provides more self-compassionate and practical ways to work through and manage chornic conditions, without restirction. Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Megrette’s Diabetes Book No Weight Loss Required, Newsletter Megrette’s Website The post Intuitive and Mindful Eating with a Chronic Condition; With Diabetes Educator Megrette Fletcher, RD appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

It’s that time of year again; cold and flu season!  It’s often dark and gloomy, and we are stuck indoors because of the weather (cold, snowy, rainy, no sun!), the perfect cocktail for making us sick.  What can we do about it? Tune in today to hear some practical tips for boosting your immunity now, and all year long.   Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  The post Five Immunity Boosting Tips (No Vitamin C and Zinc Supplements Included!) appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

The holidays are a time for merriment, joy, sparkle, family and fun.  The holidays as a dieter just don’t feel as merry. Today I read another journal entry, all about my past as a dieter during the holidays, and how different they were than my holidays of the present; with full permission to eat, live life, and let go of control.   Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Previous Journal Entry; A Look At Eating Disorders The post The Holidays As a Dieter vs. An Intuitive Eater (Journal Entry) appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

“Weight bias often predates degree completion, for doctors, and one study showed 67% of medical students exhibited overt (explicit) bias against patients in larger bodies, calling them “lazy, unmotivated, noncompliant, and unhealthy” (source).  It’s no wonder so many people I meet with have such little desire to go to the doctor. Today’s episode is an interview with weight inclusive medical doctor, Mara Gordon.  Mara gives us hope that there is another way to look at health, that has nothing to do with the size of our bodies. Mara and I talk about everything from weight stigma and bias as a whole, the future of weight inclusive care, and how the increased populariy of weight loss medicaitons fit into our culture’s push towards body acceptance. Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Read some of Dr. Gordon’s work here. Check out Dr. Gordon’s newsletter, Chief Complaint, for reflections on medicine, parenting, gender, and fatphobia. https://weightinclusivemedicine.org     The post A Look At Size Inclusive Care, Weight Loss Drugs, and Weight Bias and Stigma, with Size Inclusive Provider Dr. Mara Gordon appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

With the holidays quickly approaching, I find myself being more concerned about my kid’s sugar intake. I’m all about allowing my kids to enjoy sweets and desserts, but this time of year sugar is ubiquitous, it’s everywhere they go!  Today’s episode is a repost from last year’s interview with Kids Eat in Color’s Jennifer Anderson.  Jennifer has some very practical tips for how to handle ALL the SUGAR!     Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  @kids.eat.in.col Kids Eat In Color The post All About Sugar, With Kids Eat In Color’s Jennifer Anderson (Repost) appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

Do you meal plan? I sure do! The key, for me, is to keep it simple. My meal planning system take about 10 minutes. It’s more likea template for the week ahead. Tune in to hear how my meal planning comes together each week, as well as some helpful meal planning app suggestions for those who prefer to “find an app for that!”.   Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Mealime.com Plan To Eat Emeals BudgetBytes The post Meal Planning Made Simple; A Look At How I Meal Plan! appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode briefly discusses trauma.  Please take care of yourself and to another episode if this topic is in anyway triggering for you. Are you starting or hoping to start a body acceptance journey? Today I talk with dietitian and Certified Body Trust® provider, Aaron Flores, about the importance of owning up to stigmas and biases, as part of that journey. Does having stigma and bias about those in larger bodies make you a bad person? No, it makes you someone who has grown up in a culture where that exists. But, what can you do about it? Join me! Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Harvard Implicit Bias Test Men Unscripted Instagram Reclaiming Body Trust book 19 Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon Decolonizing Wellness by Dalia Kinsey Last episode with Aaron Flores My Favorite HAES and Intuitive Eating Books The post Weight Stigma, Bias, Fatphobia, and Your Body Acceptance Journey, with Dietitian Aaron Flores appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains a lot of diet and body composition talk.  If this is at all triggering for you, please take care of yourself and go to another episode. From Johns Hopkins University, Weight-centric thinking is the conventional–and arguably outdated–approach to health that suggests weight and weight management (primarily weight loss) are the primary determinants of health.  Today I have a civil debate about weight neutral vs. weight centric care.  Honestly, this could have been more in depth, but I felt an hour was long enough, for now.  My good friend and dietitian, Casey Lewandowski, is a wonderful dietitian who uses an approach not too dissimilar to mine.  She meets people where they are at and she helps them change their health behaviors in a sustainable way. The difference? She and her clients often use weight and other body composition measurements as a measure of success. As a weight neutral RD, I do not, and never will use weight or body composition as a measure of success, EVEN IF research suggests a correlation between certain body fat percentages and health.  Why? I feel like the stress of keeping weight off outweighs the affect that weight “may have”.  In order to keep weight off for good, you have to follow certain rules and restrict certain foods, and live a certain lifestyle, forever.  Not just temporarily, but forever (near impossible, and often leads to guilt when you can’t stick to it).  I often find even after weight loss, people are still not happy. What are we doing to ourselves? Join me as Casey and I dive into our own methods of helping clients. In the end, we both agree to disagree. Guess what? That’s ok.  YOU can decide what YOU want to do and what method YOU want to use in your personal life or your dietetics practice.  There are no rules. Take a listen.   Show Notes Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  If you’re interested in Casey’s approach, check here out here The post Weight Neutral Vs. Weight Centric Healthcare; Two Dietitians, Two Approaches, with Dietitian Casey Lewandowski appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

You look in the mirror and hate what you see. You try on clothes and want to scream. The feelings that can overcome you in these situations are hard to handle, but they don’t need to take you over. Learning more about what these feelings are, what they mean, and how to handle them in the moment, can help you on your journey of body acceptance. Join me as I speak with body image coach, Brianna Campos, to break down these moments of distress and discomfort, and talk about how grounding, curiosity, and body connection can help.   Show Notes Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Brianna’s website  (find all of Brianna’s continuing education courses here!) Follow Brianna on Instagram: @bodyimagewithbri Unshrinking, By Kate Mann     The post How To Handle Body Discomfort and Distress, with Body Image Educator Brianna Campos appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

Do you have a morning routine?  If not, it’s time to start one!  Join me as I lay out the pros of having a morning routine (because, there are no cons) and some simple tips for jumpstarting one.  Good news, it doesn’t have to be long!   Very Well Mind – morning routine Very Well Mind – Mental Health Benefits of Making Your Bed! The post Jump Starting Your Morning Routine appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

Feeling out of control around food can feel incredibly scary and uncomfortable. Often we blame ourselves; “I have no control! What’s wrong with me?!”.  But feeling out of control doesn’t have to feel so isolating. Maybe there is a better way to feel better around food, and maybe it has little to do with control, and more about self-compassion and permission. Show Notes Work with me using your insurance by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  My Body Connection Retreat Kristin’s website Kristin on Instagram: @KristingrimesRDN Kristin on TikTok: @Dietitian_Kristin S’more cookies (I would use the more flat marshmallows!) Fourth of July S’more dip The post Why Am I Always Hungry, And Feel Out Of Control Around Food? With Dietitian Kristin Grimes appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

TRIGGER WARNING: Just a warning some of the content may be triggering if you are sensitive to certain weight related topics. Please take care of yourself. Intuitive Eating work is about permission, body trust, self-compassion and satisfaction, but can this work be done while also trying to lose or maintain weight? The short and long answer, well, listen to today’s episode!   SHOW NOTES Work with me using your insurance, by emailing Gina.Forster@usenourish.com My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  My Body Connection Retreat Episode with Aaron Flores, Doing Intuitive Eating Work with thin privilege  Episode describing the Ten Principles of Intuitive Eating The post Can I Do Intuitive Eating While Trying to Lose Or Maintain Weight? appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

Disclaimer: This episode contains discussion about weight and weight loss. If this type of discussion is at all triggering to you, please take care of yourself and skip it. Thank you. Today I take you on my journey as a dietitian.  I had big dreams starting out as a dietitian, and I wonder, where would I be now if my dreams had actually come true? Hint: I’m glad they didn’t. Starting off at a weight loss clinic (you read that right) and making my way to the University setting, I’ve learned quite a lot in the past twenty years. I never would have guessed I’d end up where I am now, as a weight-neutral dietitian.  I’m happy where I am, and I know I would never be here if I hadn’t had some of the professional experiences I’ve had. Show Notes Work with me using your insurance! My Website (one-on-one Intuitive Eating coaching)  Nicole’s Cookbook The post A Look At My Past Jobs, and My Journey From Weight Focused to Weight Neutral RD appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

It’s been a while since Paige has been on the podcast! Now she’s 9, going on thirteen, can you believe it? Today we are doing a taste test to help you find some new quick and convenient summertime snack ideas.  Just a warning, there is a lot of “gas talk”, as Paige politely pointed out afterwards.  I made a very distinct discovery that a certain ingredient is lurking in just about every snack food we eat, and it’s one that is linked to bloating and gas. Any idea what it is?  Tune in to learn more and to get out delicious (or not so delicious) feedback! Scores below are for taste, texture, overall yumminess, out of 5 Chobani Protein Yogurt Drink (Complete) Gina (1), Paige (2) — stick to the regular Chobani drinks, they are much better! KIND Protein granola Both of us (1) – no flavor, tasted like nothing Nature Valley Breakfast Bars: Gina (4), Paige (4.5)– but she hates that they have chia, she’s not a fan KIND Cereal Bars Gina (2), Paige (3.5) Daisy Cottage Cheese Cups Gina(5), Paige (1) Perfect Bars Gina (3.5) Paige (3), we both like these but they all seem to taste the same! Olipop Drinks Both of us (2) — this is even a stretch. The flavor we tried (Strawberry Vanilla) was just NOT good, way too “Sweet” and artificial tasting Poppi Probiotic Drinks Ging a (3.5), Paige (4) — this tasted more like a Spindrift (yum!). It contains real sugar and it just tasted much better! Yasso Greek yogurt bars  Both of us (3) — satisfying but just missing something, a texture maybe…chocolate!  The Mint Chocolate Chip is better in my opinion The post Summer Trips- Snacks and Drinks Taste Test; With My Daughter Paige! appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.