Taylored Nutrition

10/31/2025

🎃 PSA from your favorite dietitian: Week 3 of our series is officially on pause because I’m not just a dietitian, I’m also a mom, and tonight is Halloween. And honestly… no amount of willpower stands a chance against a fun-size Snickers at 9 p.m. after trick-or-treating.

Let’s call it practicing mindful eating as in, I’ll be mindfully choosing which candy to steal from my kid’s bucket when he is not looking.

We’ll pick back up next week, when I’ve recovered from the sugar rush, the glitter, and the emotional trauma of carving a pumpkin that looks like it’s seen things.

Stay spooky, stay hydrated, and remember: calories don’t count when you’re wearing a costume. 😉

10/25/2025

🌿 Week 2 of “Healing Your Relationship with Food (Because Lettuce Alone Doesn’t Fix Trauma, Babe)” 🌿

Let’s talk about fat and no, not the kind you cried about in the dressing room lighting that was apparently designed by Satan himself.

Fat is not the enemy. Fat is the reason your brain works, your hormones don’t riot, and your salad actually tastes like something other than sadness.

🧠 Science says:
Your body needs dietary fat to absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K. Without it, those fancy organic veggies you’re eating might as well be confetti. Also, fats help regulate your mood, because surprise your brain is about 60% fat. Basically, your brain is avocado toast.

🥑 Pro tip:
It’s not about cutting fat, it’s about choosing the kind that loves you back like olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocado, and fatty fish. The fats that ghost inflammation instead of texting it “wyd?” at 2 AM.

So yeah. Eat the guac. Drizzle the olive oil. Butter your damn toast.
Because balance isn’t just for yoga class it’s for your plate, too.

10/17/2025

📣 Healing Your Relationship with Food: Week 2 Is Ghosting You 👻 (But She’ll Be Back Next Week, Babe)

Hi sweet potatoes 🥔💋

So here’s the tea (it’s herbal, obvi): I know you were ready for Week 2 of our Healing Your Relationship with Food series, aka Because Lettuce Alone Doesn’t Fix Trauma, Babe, but I’m hitting pause this week. Life got lifey. (Also I double-booked myself with a webinar called “Why You Shouldn’t Cry Into Your Protein Shake” riveting stuff.)

Don’t worry, Week 2 is coming next week hotter than a fresh-baked baguette. We’ll be diving into emotional eating, food guilt, and how to stop treating carbs like your toxic ex. 🍞💔➡️💖

But for now, here’s a little science snack to hold you over:

“You are literally made of stardust. So maybe stop hating your thighs they’re just galaxies trying their best.” 🌌🔬

That’s not just a cute quote for your journal it’s SCIENCE. The carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in your body were formed in ancient stars. So when your inner voice starts being a jerk about how many chips you ate, remind it: You are celestial. And celestial beings don’t count macros at girls’ night.

See you next week for the real Week 2. Until then, hydrate, rest, and maybe give your inner food police a PTO day. 😌🫶

XO,
Your favorite dietitian with a degree in science and a minor in sarcasm 💁‍♀️🥼

10/10/2025

WEEK ONE: Meet Your Brain on Brownies (and Why It’s Not a Crime Scene) 🍫🧠
Healing Your Relationship with Food (Because Lettuce Alone Doesn’t Fix Trauma, Babe)
🎙️ Brought to you by your fave snack-positive dietitian who uses science and sarcasm in equal parts.

Hey sweetie. Literally. Let’s talk about sugar.
We’ve been blaming dessert like it stole our identity and maxed out our credit card.
But plot twist: Sugar isn’t evil. It’s not out here giving you trust issues your diet culture ex did that

🍬 Fun Fact:

Eating sweets can actually increase serotonin (aka the happy hormone) and help regulate your mood.
So that cozy, content feeling after a piece of chocolate? Yeah. That’s your brain saying,
“Thanks for not feeding me nothing but shame and zoodles today.”

And no, one cookie won’t “addicted-ify” you.
The restrict-binge cycle is what fuels the chaos — not the chocolate itself.
You’re not addicted to sugar.
You’re just really freaking tired of being hungry and judged for wanting dessert.

👏 Mantra of the Week:

“Joy is a nutrient, and I’m allowed to eat like I love myself.”

🍪 Mini Challenge:

Have something sweet on purpose. Not as a reward. Not as a last-minute pantry panic binge.
Just because it tastes good and you’re allowed to feel pleasure without earning it.

Bonus points if you eat it slowly, savor it, and whisper to yourself,
“Look at me regulating my nervous system like a sexy little neuroscientist.”

That’s it for Week One.
More joy. Less judgment.
And absolutely zero celery juice cleanses.
See you next week. Bring chocolate. Or cake. Or both.
✨💅

10/03/2025

🌟 IT’S HERE! The Series You've Been Weighting For 🍕🧠 (yes, I went there)

You heard it right the new series “Healing Your Relationship with Food (Because Lettuce Alone Doesn’t Fix Trauma, Babe)” kicks off TODAY. 🥗✨

We already hyped up the launch now it’s go-time. Whether you're tired of fearing carbs like they’re exes with boundary issues, or you've had one too many “cheat meals” that felt more like shame meals... this is for you.

💥 This series is NOT:

Another plan to make your plate look like a beige Pinterest board

A 30-day detox (because your liver literally does that for free, every day thanks, biology!)

A vibe where we clap when you skip dessert. Ew.

💡 This series IS:

Grounded in real science (hello, neuroscience and gut-brain connection)

Rooted in trauma-informed nutrition therapy

About YOU getting back to food freedom, minus the guilt and calorie math

Basically like therapy... but with snacks

🧠 Fun Fact: Did you know that chronic dieting actually increases cortisol (stress hormone)? That’s right the more you restrict, the more your body thinks it’s in danger. So if you’ve ever felt hangry enough to punch a pigeon, congrats your nervous system is just trying to save your life.

So grab your snacks, your sass, and your inner child who still misses Dunkaroos and let’s dive into a world where all foods fit and shame gets shown the door 🚪💅

📅 New episodes/posts/whatever you want to call them will drop every Monday-ish. Let's heal loudly, proudly, and probably with a cookie.

🧁 Ready? Let’s go, babe. Because healing is real... and so are Pop-Tarts.

09/19/2025

✨FRI-YAY PSA from your friendly ED dietitian✨
Just a reminder: carbs aren’t the enemy your ex is. 😘

Next week I’m dropping a brand new series all about healing your relationship with food (because lettuce alone doesn’t fix trauma, babe).

Stay tuned, bring snacks, and let’s un-diet together. 🥯💃

09/12/2025

✨ Feed Your Feelings: Final Post because my anxiety said “enough already”!

Hey y’all we’ve reached the end of Feed Your Feelings, my series about how food and mental health connect. (Yes, I know. Cue the slow clap. Maybe some wine. 🍷)

Before I sign off this chapter, I want to share something heavy but super important an article that asks a question I hope you’ll sit with: How do you feel after you eat? Satisfied? Too full? Or maybe… guilty?

If your brain answers anything besides “meh, that was a nice meal,” it might be trying to tell you something bigger than “stop eating the leftover pizza at midnight.”

What to know (without a lecture):

Thoughts about food that feel overwhelming? They might be trying to morph into an eating disorder. That’s not just “being dramatic” it’s serious.

Eating disorders aren’t a choice. They’re illnesses with risks: heart issues, kidney trouble, even worse.

There are different kinds binge‑eating (yes, it’s more than just “oops I ate too much”), bulimia (the cycle of binging + purging or fasting or over‑exercising), and anorexia (eating so little that your body goes, “Hey, are you okay?”).

Anyone can develop one; slim, curvy, tall, short, quiet, loud no size or volume requirement.

Help (real help, not just “you should eat more salads”) can include therapy, nutritional counseling, and sometimes medication.

Why I wrote this series:
Because too often, we pretend the way we feel after eating is just about the food. But it’s not. It’s about feelings, identity, body image, shame, guilt, and hope for something better.

🔗 https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2017/11/when-food-consumes-you please read. Share. Sit with it. Talk about it.

If you're feeling maybe “off” around your eating or body guilty, obsessed, anxious I see you. And you deserve help that treats you as a whole person, not just a “meal pattern” or “calorie counter.”

Thanks for reading along with Feed Your Feelings. You’ve been brave. You’ve shown up. And now, let’s keep going together. 💚

Being too focused on food can sometimes turn into an eating disorder.

09/05/2025

🧠💔 Week 3: Feed Your Feelings – “How Eating Disorders & Mental Health Hold Hands Like Clingy Exes”

It’s the weekend, baby! Time to relax… unless your brain and your body are locked in another toxic love triangle. 😵‍💫

Mental health and eating disorders? They’re like that clingy ex who shows up every weekend, pretending it’s “just to talk.” One brings anxiety, the other cancels brunch. Rude.

Truth is: depression, anxiety, and food struggles love to tag-team. But guess what? You can break up with both. And no, the answer isn't cutting out gluten unless you're actually allergic.

✨Tip of the week: Start noticing why you're eating, not just what. Stress-snacking? Boredom bites? That awareness is the first step to kicking your clingy exes out of the kitchen.

08/29/2025

📣🚨 No Feelings This Weekend, Just Ribs 🚨📣

Hey friends! Normally I’d be here with another Feed Your Feelings post where I gently guide you through the emotional minefield of food with the grace of a kale-wrapped therapist.

But not today.

Today, I’m taking a break. Why?
Because it’s a HOLIDAY WEEKEND and I’m too busy eating my body weight in potato salad.

💥 That’s right. This weekend’s meal plan?

Brisket

Burgers

Buns (plural)

Maybe a vegetable, if it’s hiding under ranch

Look, I love mindful eating. I love emotional awareness. I love helping you figure out why you cry into your cereal.

But I also love pulled pork like it wronged my family and I’m out for revenge.

So this weekend, I want you to do one thing:

👉 EAT. THE. FOOD.
The BBQ chicken? YES.
That suspicious-looking jello salad? ALSO YES.
A 4th hot dog at 9 p.m.? BABY YOU DESERVE IT.

Let’s all take a collective deep breath, unclench our butts, and remember that food is joy, especially when it’s served on a paper plate next to someone’s aunt who says “I don’t usually eat gluten but today doesn’t count.”

🥳 Have a safe, happy, sauce-covered holiday weekend.
💋 Feed Your Feelings will be back next week (with extra celery to atone for our sins).

Now pass the damn corn.

(on pause)

08/18/2025

📣 WEEK TWO DROP! 🧠🥑
Welcome back to Feed Your Feelings: A Dietitian Gets Real About Food, Feelings & Figuring It Out aka the only series where we talk about mental health and snacks in the same sentence and nobody gets judged for crying into a quesadilla. 🌯💅

This week’s spicy little truth bomb:

Intuitive Eating Isn’t Just Eating Cake with Your Eyes Closed 🎂🙈

Let’s talk about the term “intuitive eating.”
Because I know some of y’all heard that and immediately thought:
“So... just eat whatever I want and call it self-care?”
And to that, I say: kinda yes... but also, stop it.

Look, intuitive eating isn’t just vibing with a muffin and hoping for the best.
It’s about rebuilding trust with your body after diet culture made you feel like you couldn’t be alone with a baguette without adult supervision.

Here’s what it actually means:
🥑 Listening to your hunger and fullness cues (like, actually listening not gaslighting them because your fitness tracker told you it’s not lunchtime yet)
🧠 Honoring cravings without spiraling into guilt or Googling “how to undo eating 3 cookies” like it’s a crime
🚫 Not turning food into a morality test (“Good girl for eating a salad,” vs. “Bad girl for eating fries” we’re done with that energy, Susan)

The real kicker?
Most of us have spent so long dieting, restricting, bingeing, or mentally negotiating with toast that we don’t even know what our hunger cues sound like anymore.
(Spoiler: they’re not supposed to scream.)

Because here’s the truth:
You were born knowing how to eat. Diet culture just came in like an unqualified ex and messed everything up.

I hope this helps some of you out there DM me with any questions. Have a fab food filled week and see you next week!

08/10/2025

🍋 Lemonade Stand Tomorrow in Marblehead! 🍋

Exciting news, friends! My sweet neighbor will be running her lemonade stand tomorrow, Monday, August 11th from 4–5 PM at the Eveleth School in Marblehead, MA! 🏫

She’ll be serving up fresh-squeezed homemade lemonade made from real lemons (truly delicious I can confirm! 💛) along with some tasty snacks.

Such a fun way to support a young entrepreneur and enjoy a refreshing summer treat! ☀️

Swipe through to see:
📸 A pic of her at her stand a couple weeks ago
📸 Me holding one of her amazing lemonades!

Come by and show her some love and bring your thirst!

08/05/2025

🧠🍕 FEED YOUR FEELINGS: EPISODE 1 (ish)
“Is It Emotional Eating… or Are You Just a Human Being?”

Let’s clear something up real quick:
Emotional eating is not a personal failure.
It’s not a moral issue.
And it definitely doesn’t mean you need to go on a juice cleanse and find yourself in the woods. (Unless you're into that. In which case, pack snacks.)

Here’s the deal, backed by science and sarcasm:

👉 Your brain is hardwired to seek comfort.
👉 Food provides comfort.
👉 Therefore: sometimes, your brain + a cookie = survival, not sabotage.

Yes, emotional eating can be a sign that something deeper’s going on (hi, burnout, loneliness, diet culture trauma), but it can also just mean... you're feeling things and your body’s doing its best. Wild, right?

🍫 Eating chocolate after a stressful meeting? Normal.
🍿 Mindlessly snacking while doom-scrolling? Also normal.
🍟 Using food as your only coping tool? That’s where we get curious, not shamey.

Because here’s what we’re not doing anymore:
❌ Labeling food as “bad”
❌ Calling ourselves “bad” for eating
❌ Pretending we’re robots who only eat when physically hungry (cute in theory, not how real life works)

So before you spiral about that snack you had “for no reason,” ask yourself:
💬 “What was I feeling?”
💬 “What did I really need?”
💬 “Was that peanut butter straight from the jar actually kind of perfect?”

You’re not failing.
You’re not “addicted to sugar.”
You’re not a lost cause.
You’re human, with emotions and taste buds; both are valid.

This is your invitation to get curious, not critical.
Welcome to the series where we feed ourselves with compassion, not guilt. 💜