Raise your hand if you grew up believing that snacking was something to feel guilty about! So many of us were handed the same message somewhere along the way. Snacking will ruin your dinner. Stop grazing. You just ate, why are you hungry again? We absorbed those rules...
But What If I Want to Lose Weight?
Let me start by saying something you might not expect to hear from a non-diet dietitian. Of course you want to change your body. Of course a part of you wants to lose weight. You live in a world that has told you, over and over, that a thinner body is the answer to...
Health at Every Size Explained: Why Two People Can Live in Completely Different Bodies
Why can two people eat the same way, move the same way, and still live in completely different bodies? It's a question I sit with often alongside clients. And the answer, once you really let it land, has a way of loosening a knot that diet culture spent years tying....
What Does It Mean to Work With a Non-Diet Dietitian?
When you book your first appointment with a dietitian, what do you picture? For a lot of people, it is a meal plan handed over on day one. A rigid list of foods to eat and foods to avoid. Perhaps you picture a dietitian like a walking nutrition encyclopedia, rattling...
Why “All Foods Fit” is Science: An Evidence-Based Approach to Food Freedom
Many of us have heard the phrase "All Foods Fit." I’ll often see this sentiment pop up in an Instagram post, depicting a slice of pizza next to a salad with a heart emoji. And as a Registered Dietitian supporting clients across Alberta and British Columbia, I often...
Meal Planning and Intuitive Eating: Can They Really Work Together?
One of the most common questions I get from clients exploring intuitive eating is: “Is it possible to meal plan or meal prep and still eat intuitively?” The short answer? Yes—absolutely! Meal planning and intuitive eating are not opposites; in fact,...






