Tag: gentle-nutrition
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50 Ways to Get 30 Grams of Fiber a Day
Without calling it fibermaxxing, because taking care of your health isn’t a social media trend, it’s a long term game.– Nutritionist side note: also, if you do “fibermax” after not being used to large amounts of fiber in your diet, it will not be fun. Prepare for bloating, cramps, gas and all the inconvenience that…
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If You’re Constantly Craving Food, Read This
I’ve just published a new article all about food cravings and why they happen. In it, I explain why cravings are so often a response to restriction (both physical and mental), why fighting them usually backfires, and how an intuitive eating approach creates real relief over time. If cravings feel loud, urgent, or confusing for…
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5 Mindset Shifts to Let Go of Diet Mentality
Harmful diet mentality is deeply ingrained in our culture. It encompasses the pattern of starting new diets (or “lifestyles”) over and over again, “falling off track”, feeling guilty and like a failure, then starting again – founded on the belief that you need to be thin or achieve a certain weight to be able to…
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Romanticize Your Relationship With Food: Joyful Healing
If you happen to have worked with me, you know I love teaching about the importance of romanticizing life, in all areas. Romanticizing your life simply means intentionally finding joy, beauty, and presence in the everyday, and in ordinary activities and routines. It serves your health because it gently nudges you towards mindfulness – to…
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Breaking the Restrict-Binge Cycle With Intuitive Eating
Have you ever found yourself saying you’ll never eat carbs again on Monday, promising yourself that this time you’ll be “good for real,” only to find yourself raiding the kitchen by Friday night? If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. This experience is part of a pattern many people who diet fall into – a…
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How to Build Satisfying And Filling Meals: The Intuitive Eating Guide
With the diet culture, most of us ever looked at creating “healthy” meals to be as small as possible, afraid of ever eating “too much” and barely paying attention to taste (or we try to gaslight ourselves that carnivore oreos taste EXACTLY like the real thing.. And no, I’m not making this up, you can’t…
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5 Must-Read Books About Intuitive Eating in 2025
Intuitive eating is a self-care practice embodying instinct, emotion and rational thought. Although its main focus is, obviously, eating, it also teaches us a gentle, helpful approach to fitness, body image, and wellness in general.In a world full of diets and diets disguising as “lifestyles”, intuitive eating is an antidote, offering a compassionate, flexible path…
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Mindful And Sustainable: How to Embrace Plant-Based Eating In 2025
I remember visiting family after many years apart. It was an exciting occasion filled with joy and anticipation. Naturally, the visit was accompanied by a celebratory lunch. A week before our trip, we discussed the logistics—where to park, their address, and, then, the most important question:“What kind of meat do you eat, Nina? What kind…
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5 Worst Health Myths You Should Leave Behind in 2025
As the New Year is rapidly approaching, we’re all taking time to reflect on last year, noticing what went well, what we achieved and what would we like to achieve in the next year.Often, at least some of our New Year goals are related to health. Unfortunately, oftentimes the health related goals aren’t truly healthy…
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Intuitive Eating During the Holiday Season: A Guide to Enjoying Food and Celebrations Without Guilt
The holiday season is a time of joy and connection. We get to spend wonderful time with our loved ones, reconnect with friends and family we may not see often during the year, and enjoy lots of gifts – and delicious foods we mostly don’t prepare throughout the year. However, it can also bring stress,…
Nina Kaufmann 