36. Food is Neutral! Detaching Morality from Food w/ Christyna Johnson MS, RDN, LDN

In today's episode of Full and Thriving: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Christyna Johnson MS, RDN, LDN, joins us to discuss detaching morality from food. Here, Christyna touches on her story of becoming a dietitian, what moralization of food is about, food neutralization, and the steps you can now take to detach from your own moralization of food. What is Christyna Johnson's favorite mantra on food neutralization? Find out in this episode of Full and Thriving: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast! A Check-up on How We View Food Why is it essential to assess how we view the food we eat? Aside from its effect on us, we should also be aware of how it affects our view of others in their relationship with food. Often, people's beliefs toward food don't remain personal, as Christyna has observed. One tendency is to put labels on the food we eat and then use that label to measure ourselves and other individuals. In this sense, food has become a criterion. Which is far from its role. Christyna and Meg discuss why this element of diet culture is so problematic. Today, diet culture expects everyone to have the same access, income, and time when choosing what to consume. If you raise that idea quickly, it's easy to disagree. But, if equalizing every person's access, buying power, and disposable time to food is far from what's possible in our reality, would it make sense to moralize everything that we eat? Find out how Christyna Johnson further unfolds the topic of moralizing food in this episode of Full and Thriving: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast! About Christyna Johnson MS, RDN, LDN: Christyna is a Christian who loves chai tea lattes, reading, and research. Her nutrition philosophy is rooted in the social justice framework of Health at Every Size (R) and seen through the lens of Intuitive Eating. Christyna Johnson MS, RDN, LD helps people find a peaceful and sustainable relationship with food and their body. Outline of the Episode: [02:20] Christyna Johnson – on becoming a dietitian [04:09] A story I cannot