Nutritionism

Nutritionism

In a culture that emphasizes โ€œnutritionismโ€โ€” a reductionist way of thinking about food that assumes the whole point of eating is to maintain and promote bodily healthโ€”it is easy to forget that food is so much more than the sum of its nutrients. The term โ€œnutritionismโ€...
What Makes a Competent Eater?

What Makes a Competent Eater?

March is National Nutrition Month, and while most helping professionals will focus on healthy food, we thought weโ€™d talk about eating competency.ย Eating competencyย reminds us thatย how and whyย we eat have a big impact on our relationship to food and ourselves. In fact,...