Building a Healthier Relationship with Food

This week our staff had the pleasure of hearing tips from Registered Dietitian, Kathleen Nielsen! Here are two tips from her presentation...

1- Mindful Eating

Mindful eating is not only being aware of not only what we are eating, but

• Its taste
• Its texture
• Its flavor
• How much
• How fast
• How we feel while eating it
• How we feel after eating it

Try eating a variety of foods using this practice and learn to eat strategically.

2- The 90/10 Rule

Eat 90% nutritious and 10% whatever your heart desires. 

If we ate perfectly all the time, let's be honest, we would all give up eventually. I will be the first to admit that I eat unhealthy food sometimes.

• I eat ice cream.
• I eat at the cheesecake factory, where everything is high calorie and cooked in ridiculous amounts of butter.
• I also love pasta with creamy sauces- whole wheat of course! ;)

The point is that I do these things rarely, but regularly. Throughout the work day, eat carrots, snap peas, apples, yogurt, and whole wheat bread. They will make your body feel awesome in so many ways, but I totally get it, sometimes you just want something that tastes dang good.

Here's where mindfulness comes back in. Choose the treat of your dreams and take your time with it. Love your brownie. Give a good piece of pizza all the attention it deserves. Who knows, maybe it will get easier to eat right the next day.