Ep 137 - Do I need nutrition knowledge?

<p>Welcome to how to love your body, on today’s episode we are talking about nutrition knowledge.</p> <p>One thing people comment to us often is “shouldn’t people still know about nutrition though? Isn’t it important to know what’s in your food etc”? And in theory yes that would make sense.</p> <p>But let’s look at how things are right now. As a dieter how much nutrition “information” do you have? Do you know a lot about food, what’s “healthy” and what is “best” to eat?</p> <p>And how has that been for you?</p> <p>Has it helped or just complicated things and made it so confusing?</p> <p>If you think you need to teach a dieter or past dieter anything about nutrition you haven’t been a dieter. We know TOO MUCH!</p> <p>We know about calories, macros, what’s healthy, best options, ingredients to avoid, ingredients to add….. And it’s brought us here. To a place where we can’t just eat, everything is a mathematical and nutritional equation.</p> <p>A lack of nutrition information is not the problem. If KNOWING what were supposed to eat fixed things we wouldn’t all be here right now.</p> <p>As an intuitive eater, the majority of the time, it is best to step away from the so-called nutrition knowledge and into your body’s knowing.</p> <p>None of us need to be told it’s good to eat fruits, vegetables and a variety of foods from all the food groups. We KNOW THAT! What we do need is a complete transformation in how we think about food, how we relate to it, and how we use it.</p> <p>Food is not just fuel, food isn’t medicine, food is something we need to live, it can be fuel and it can be nourishing but it’s also social, enjoyable and even emotional.</p> <p>These are the aspects of nutrition, food and eating that we need to focus on when coming out of being a dieter, not more information.</p> <p>Here are 3 things you can do in order to honor the nourishment of food while working on food mindset:</p> <ul><li>When you are working on allowing all foods, do just that allow ALL foods. Broaden your view of