Welcome our mini meal planning series as we enter the season of school, activities, and busy nights. 

And to kick off this series with bang, we have cookbook author, Amy  Palajan, also known as @yummertoddler food on Instagram. She was on the show back in 2021 in episode 30. Yummy Toddler Food: Easy, healthy, kid-approved!

She has an incredible following with almost a million followers and shows us how to keep food simple and real.  She will be talking about her new cookbook, Dinnertime SOS  with 100 accessible, nourishing,

In this episode you will learn how to:

Connect with Amy

You may have seen the latest weight loss program say, "You can eat whatever you want on this program", or "Lose weight and eating intuitively."

That is not what intuitive eating is about because it is a weight neutral approach.

As intuitive eating is becoming more popular, other programs and wanting to market their program with the solution.

It is a huge red flag and very misleading, so in this episode let's talk about the myths about intuitive eating to help you understand more about this concept.

In this episode, you will learn,

Connect with the experts:

59. ⁠The BEST Intuitive Eating Tips from Registered Dietitian Nutritionists⁠

Check out the guest from this summer!

We may lose touch with our internal cues after years of dieting.  Our mind games get in the way of eating and nourishing our body. We lose touch with our intuition of eating - when to eat, how much to eat, and what to eat, HELP!

We have learned diet rules telling us we can’t eat at a certain time of day, even when we are extremely hungry, or we can’t enjoy the birthday cake at a party because it has too many carbs.

In this episode, you will learn:

Connect with the experts:

59. The BEST Intuitive Eating Tips from Registered Dietitian Nutritionists

Check out the guest from this summer!

What exactly is Intuitive Eating?

Who came up with this term? What is the history behind this method? Are there benefits to doing Intuitive Eating?

In this episode, I give you a mini breakdown of the history, principles and benefits of Intuitive Eating.

We will have more episodes talking about:

Studies mentioned in episodes about the benefits of Intuitive Eating

I recently saw a headline, "How to Eat Guilt-Free on Vacation!"

My first thought, "It's vacation, enjoy the experience!" That might be harder said than done, so let's dig a little deeper.

I wanted to address this topic and last summer in our "Diet Detox Series" I pulled the best tips from two episodes:

76. "How Do I Enjoy Eating on Vacation?" with guest, registered dietitian, Lisa Schrader, MS, RDN, LD, CPT @thoughtfullyfueled

Connect with Lisa on Instagram @thoughtfullyfueled

79. "Why Do I Keep Falling Off Track on the Weekends & Holidays?" with guest, registered dietitian, Shannon Costello, RDN, LDN

In this episode, you will learn about:

1. How going on and off of diets can affect your metabolism.

2. What is the set-point theory and how it can affect your weight through each phase of life.

3. How navigate feelings of guilt after a big event or vacation

4. Steps to take each day to have you feeling your best in the summer.

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I hope you are loving this mini series! Here is our final episode for the series - part two in hearing from our guest experts on the show.

Here is our guest list:

1. Rachel Miklya, RDN, LD, CPT

2. Kim Duffy , RDN, LD, CPT

3. Krista Beck, RD

5. Shannon Costello, RDN, LDN

6. Dianna Goldman, chef, blogger, food photographer

7. Keisha Banks-Thornton, MPH, RD

8. Anne Cundiff, RD

If you were to give me the cliff notes version of your health journey, what would you tell me?

In this episode we speak with previous guests from the podcast that are graciously sharing their ONE thing that keeps them moving forward in their healthy habits!

I love hearing what helps them embrace body kindness to make each day work for them.

We hear from guests:

2. Ashley Danielson, RDN, LD\

3. Colby Thibault, RD, LDN, CPT

4. Kayde Sberal, CPT

5. Tuesday Hoeslcher, RDN