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Why Eating Together is so Important #NutritionMonth

Why Eating Together is so Important #NutritionMonth

by | | Everyday Resolutions, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Nutrition Month

Why Eating Together is so Important #NutritionMonth This topic is so close to my heart. I grew up in a family who ALWAYS ate dinner together. So when I moved out on my own, it left a huge hole in my soul. My natural sense of hospitality kicked in, and I started...
High-fat vs Low-fat: What’s healthier? Nutrition Month

High-fat vs Low-fat: What’s healthier? Nutrition Month

by | | Food and Cooking Tips, Gentle Nutrition, Nutrition Month

It’s an age-old myth: “Fat makes you fat.”  This is just one of the beliefs that historically led to the popularity of low-fat diets and many people fearing foods high in fat.   In honour of one the themes for Nutrition Month, “Potential to Prevent”, I want to share...
Foods That Fight Inflammation and Disease: Nutrition Month

Foods That Fight Inflammation and Disease: Nutrition Month

by | | Gentle Nutrition, Nutrition Month

This blog series is focused on Nutrition Month’s theme of the power of food and its multitude of potential and benefits. So far I’ve shared with you how to stay fueled and avoid hunger pains and how to get kids more involved with cooking. This week...
How To Get Kids To Help in the Kitchen: Nutrition Month

How To Get Kids To Help in the Kitchen: Nutrition Month

by | | Food and Cooking Tips, Kids Cooking Camps, Nutrition Month

How To Get Kids To Help in the Kitchen: Nutrition Month We’re investors in healthy futures! I love this week’s theme, how to get kids to help in the kitchen, because it’s so close to heart. As you may have read from last week’s blog about My...
Nutrition Month: What Role Does Food Hold in Your Life?

Nutrition Month: What Role Does Food Hold in Your Life?

by | | Anti-Diet, Body Positivity, Health At Every Size, Nutrition Month

We all have a story to share – and specifically, we all have a version of our food and body story. I hear so many things in common like: “I eat when I’m sad or bored”, or “I don’t judge others, but there’s NO WAY I could be...

Digestive Problems: Eek! What’s causing all this gas: Nutrition Month

by | | Nutrition Month

Digestive Problems: Eek! What’s causing all this gas: Nutrition Month It’s such a broken record. You’re having lunch with friends, and you mention that you’ve been experiencing a health problem. And with that remark, your friend goes into “problem-solving mode” by...
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Cristel Moubarak, Registered Dietitian

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Lebanon NEEDS OUR HELP! 🇱🇧 ♥️ 🇨🇦 Lebanon NEEDS OUR HELP! 🇱🇧 ♥️ 🇨🇦 . . Between a pandemic, corrupt government, economic crash, extreme inflation, 83% drop in the Lebanese pound value, famine, high unemployment rates, and now a blast that's one of the top 5 strongest and most devastating explosions in history... they need us. . . My homeland is forever in my heart, and my family is thankfully safe from the explosion, but not the turmoil. I feel the pain in my bones... and it's worse not being able to help in person. So instead, I'm doing my part from afar. . . This is not normal for Lebanon... it was the jewel and the "Paris of the Middle East". It was known for its beauty, heritage, history, amazing food, generous people, and incredibly fun and stylish entertainment everywhere you go. . . Our people might be resilient, and they'll keep waking up every day with hope, and faith. They have rebuilt Beirut 8 times over... and I know they'll try and do it again, but they have so little energy left to fight for their homeland, when their government has neglected its people. . . None of us would ever want to go through a sliver of what they've endured this year. . . So please, please... if you can, donate. . . They need every dollar for available shelter, food, and aid. . . If you are struggling to make ends meet yourself, please share. This doesn't cost a thing. Share this post to your story, and let others know. Thank you in advance for reading and sharing. . . #Repost @virginradiolebanon • • • • • • We can all help ♥️ 🇱🇧 ♥️
Challenge Accepted - thank you @carmenmnohra, @don Challenge Accepted - thank you @carmenmnohra, @donna_dabb and @patriciachuey 🥰 . . It's noteworthy to explain why this trend is happening right now, and this post by @zeycan_rochelle explains it all too well, I had to reshare. All credit to her as I did not write the info below. . . . #Repost • • • • • • Istanbul, Turkey The reason for #challengeaccepted I’ve seen has become mistranslated & reduced to only #womenempoweringwomen . But the true reason behind this viral trend is for more than just vanity ✨ . Turkey, with its 6th most global users for Instagram, began the viral trend to bring light to Femicide and how common it is for us to see black & white photos of women murdered by the senseless arrogance & uncontrolled violence of men. . We are no strangers to waking up to a new black & white image, a new hashtag on Instagram & a solidarity of outcry of the nation banding together for the change we desperately hope to see. . This hashtag was therefore shared for women to empower women, to let each other know that our pain is the same & we are all hurting together, but MORE importantly that we know that we can be the next trending image & hashtag too, neither of us are exempt no matter how privileged we may believe we are‼️ . I think it’s beautiful how quickly this hashtag has become a global trend amongst women, it’s just important to know the truth behind it so we can use it for that much more power. ✨✨ . Violence against women anywhere is a tragedy. We have to be our biggest supporters leaving the hate aside. Being a woman as is, is tough enough❕ . #femicide #kadınaşiddetehayır #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır #feminism
You might be losing weight with strict eating plan You might be losing weight with strict eating plans and exercise.... but what else are you losing?! Drop a heart ❤ below if you feel this. . . . If you are struggling with changes in your body from quarantine, remember that you need to give yourself a lot of compassion in navigating your emotions around it. . . . It's hard enough to exist in this world, let alone dealing with all that 2020 has *graciously* (🙄) brought us...so here's 3 tips on handling this right now: . . . 1) Prioritize your mental health above all else. Instead of thinking it must be black or white, in that it's either focusing on you OR everything else.... think of it as everything else will fit in AROUND you and your mental health needs . . . 2) Create a list of stress relieving activities. These must be varying in length of time, effort, cost, etc... that would touch on different areas of self care. If you need help with this, check out my 7-day SELF CARE E-CHALLENGE - link in bio. . . . 3) Take inventory of your thoughts, feelings and actions without judgment. Notice when you're struggling and what has triggered it. Gently ask yourself what you need to support you right now... that might be food, activity, rest, friend, or therapy. Whatever it is, it has to be judgment-free. . . . Your feelings are valid. And I'm here to sit with you. . . . If you need more support with understanding your body and exploring your feelings around it, DM me or schedule a 15-min discovery call to see how I can help. Link in bio or here: https://nutrifoodie.ca/book-an-appointment/ 😘
"Have you lost weight?" ... . . "No I got happy!" "Have you lost weight?" ... . . "No I got happy!" . . The thing is.. society and diet culture has taught us that in order to be loved, successful, and happy, we need to be thin. . . . So what does it mean when we don't conform and pursue happiness, confidence, love, and better self esteem instead of pursuing weight loss?! . . . Well.. we actually get there. . . @themindfuldietitian graciously invited me to talk about my story as a dietitian struggling with disordered eating on the verge of an eating disorder. We uncovered a lot of what I went through and how I processed it, and how it now serves me in being a better, more compassionate counselor to my clients. (Link in bio, or here: https://www.themindfuldietitian.com.au/blog/ep-64-cristel-moubarak) . . If we're distracted with counting numbers and letting the scale speak our truth, we're not going to have enough space to allow healing to happen. . . When you do heal your relationship with your body and food, you'll start finding that the validation, acceptance and love you were looking for, come from more authentic and lasting connections. It looks different, but it's 💯 worth it!!!!
I constantly wish I lived in a world where we don' I constantly wish I lived in a world where we don't have to *advocate* for ALL people to be treated with respect... for ALL lives to matter... and yet we live in a world where we see black lives taken away as though they don't. . . My tears are light and flowing, and my heart is heavy and broken. I don't have the words to speak to these issues eloquently and do it justice. I want my BIPOC friends to know I may never go through what you are having to... but I STAND with you. . . ✊ . . Photo source unknown. If you know who's the original author, please let me know so I can give them credit.
Growing up, I was called many names and nicknames, Growing up, I was called many names and nicknames, like King Kong and the Laughing Elephant. I was hurt, but I always wanted to laugh it off instead of showing those emotions and being made more fun of. . Being called Fat was *meant* to be something that hurt me. But you know what I've learned? . . It's a neutral descriptor. It is. It's like using tall or short and blonde or brunette as adjectives. . When did we add so much value and morality to the word fat? It has no power over you or me. It is a descriptor and I have no shame in using it to describe my body type because it is what it is... . But it doesn't define me. Whatsoever. And neither should it define you. . If you're struggling with your body, know this: . Weight loss is an outcome, not a behaviour (or even an indicator of health) and therefore, doesn’t make for a good goal because it's not something you can control. . Behaviours are things that we can measure and set goals around. These can be things like “walk 30 minutes 5 times a week” or “add a fruit to my work lunches”. . Health behaviours like exercising or eating more fruits and vegetables may or may not lead to weight loss which is highly complex and linked to your past behaviors (such as yo-yo dieting), mental health, environment, accessibility, finances, and genetics to list a few. . Rather than being about body size, health is about having a positive relationship with food, being physically active, getting enough sleep and balancing your mental and emotional wellbeing . If you want to see if you have a healthy relationship with your body and food, take this quiz linked in my bio @nutrifoodie_org or at https://nutrifoodie.ca/quiz/. You'll get personalized feedback and resources to improve your own relationship with food and your body, in order to have a more positive impact in your own life and those around you.
Despite what we are sold by diet culture, being “shredded” or thin is not the epitome of health! . . Media and society have constructed an image of what a “healthy” individual should “look” like. This is problematic in many ways, affecting how we view ourselves, how we treat one another, and misinforming the core definition of health. . . The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” very strongly applies to our bodies as well. The person with a bit of extra belly fat could be more nourished and healthy than their neighbour with shredded abs. The actual markers of health are more than meets the eye; like blood work, mental health, and energy levels. . . Improving health should be a more compassionate process, focusing more on what you want to gain out of life, rather than what you want to lose. . . If you want to learn how to embrace your body and radically accept yourself, DM me or schedule a discovery call to see how I can help you get there. I will guide you through finding peace and freedom with your food and body with my experience and expertise as a weight-inclusive registered dietitian. Link in my bio @nutrifoodie_org and at https://nutrifoodie.ca/book-an-appointment/ . . . . . . #bodyneutrality #fatpositive #bodytrust #allbodiesarebeautiful #bodylove4all #endthestigma #bethebestyou #findyourhappy #bekindtoyourself  #selfloveclub #healthyandhappy #Healthyishappy #allbodiesaregoodbodies #bodywisdom #losehatenotweight #dietculturedropout #bodyrespect #bodyacceptance #takeupspace #sizeinclusive #bodyliberation #joyfulmovement #bodypeace #riotsnotdiets #weightstigma #foodfreedom  #ditchthediet #antidiet #dietsdontwork #nutrifoodie
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY! 🥳 And I'm celebrating w IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY! 🥳 And I'm celebrating with a **$400+ GIVEAWAY** from me to you! 🎁 . . . I wanted to do something special 🎀and memorable, instead of allowing the weight of this pandemic take down my birthday celebration that's usually filled with warm hugs, shared meals and lots of quality time with friends and family. . . So I collected a bunch of my fave things to cover what brings me joy: cooking and food, food freedom and body peace, self-care and my herb garden! ➕ PLUS a bonus from my labor of love: nutriFoodie gift cards, meal planning guide, recipe booklets and my fave spice mixes! . . Enter this giveaway within 24 hours, before my story expires! 1️⃣ Tag 3 friends in the comments below (separate entries - 1 point each) 2️⃣ Reshare my post on your feed or story, and TAG ME @nutrifoodie_org for 5 more points 3️⃣ BROWNIE POINTS: DM me a happy birthday 🥳🥰😘 . . . That's all, I'm a simple girl y'all!! 😜 Thanks for all the love in advance. ❣ . . . (Lower Mainland residents only. Giveaway is in no way endorsed, administered by, associated with, or sponsored by Instagram. Winner will be announced May 17th and will receive a DM and mention in our story to arrange the delivery of the giveaway! Good Luck!) . . . . . . #nutrifoodie #nondietapproach #nondietdietitian #nondiet #whatadietitianeats #dietitianlife #vancouverfoodie #rd2be #dietitiansofinstagram #ditchthediet #antidiet #healthyeats #intuitiveeating #healthateverysize #haes #mindfuleating #bodydiversity #bodypositivity #mentalhealth #wellness #selfcare #stressfree #stressbegone #GIVEAWAY
One day a year is no where near enough to celebrat One day a year is no where near enough to celebrate mothers and mother figures who give so much of themselves to their children. I'm lucky to have an incredible mom, mother in law and aunties who have blessed me in a million and one ways. . . Happy Mothers' Day to those celebrating today! . . I also extend much love and compassion to those who have a difficult time during this time of year for whatever reason. Be kind to yourself today. 💐
Hands up if you agree 🙌🙌🙌 . . . One of my Hands up if you agree 🙌🙌🙌 . . . One of my clients had an epiphany recently. She realized that all this time she was fighting with herself and feeling like she needs to take care of everything before taking a break.... . . All that did was make her give more of her core self. She couldn't give herself compassion enough to focus on her needs. . . What this does is drive your stress hormones up. And what that does? Make your health outcomes worse, physically and mentally. . . Things you might have associated solely with weight or food choices, like blood pressure and blood sugars, gut health and fertility, are all correlated with higher cortisol as a result of chronic high stress levels. . . So when I share that with my clients, and help them develop plans around stress management, they then have more space to problem solve other areas in their lives, including goals related to food, eating and body image. . . If you want in on that magic, join us for the free 7-day self-care challenge starting on Monday! You've got NOTHING to lose and EVERYTHING to gain from it 😉 LINK IN BIO @nutrifoodie_org or click here https://nutrifoodie.ck.page/self-care-challenge . . . #nutrifoodie #nondietapproach #nondietdietitian #nondiet #rd2be #powerthrough #ditchthediet #foodforthought #antidiet #intuitiveeating #breakingthestereotype #healthateverysize #haes #mindfuleating #vancouverdietitian #eatingdisorderrecovery #edrecovery #bodypositivity #positivemindset  #selfcare #selfcarechallenge #selfcareisnotselfish #dietitianapproved #verifyhealthcare
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