Life's too short to count almonds

Life's too short to count almonds

Hosted by: Meg & Susan

Join non-diet dietitians Meg and Susan as we chat over food and body issues and help you find ways to defend your family against dieting, disordered eating and navigate a really difficult food culture.

Episodes

S3 E17 : Why it matters who is talking about the non-diet approach.

Season #3

Today we chat about our day today when we headed to the University of Wollongong to run a 2 hour workshop on the non-diet approach and weight inclusive care. We also address a couple of articles recently criticising...
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S3 E16 Is not pursuing weight loss 'doing nothing'?

Season #3

Off the back of Meg's interview on The Happy Families Podcast we dive into some of the nuances of how we see weight inclusive care 'working' in the real world. There was a good question and some discussion on Justin's...
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S3 Ep 15 How can I reduce UPFs without triggering scarcity mentality

Season #3

We got a fantastic listener question this week. "Hi Meg & Susan, I really enjoyed your perspective on Ultra Processed Foods. It did make me reflect how our family is eating and I was surprised at how high the...
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S3 Ep 14 : Ultra Processed Foods and Meg goes to Costco

Season #3

Today we dig into the topic of Ultra Processed Foods or UPFs. There's been a lot of noise and chatter on social media and a lot of scary headlines on the back of a large review paper that was published in late...
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S3 Ep14 : Meg's Recipetin Eats Cookbook Challenge

Season #3

Today we spend the whole episode chatting about Meg's Recipetin Eats Challenge and it's a long one.  In 2023 Meg cooked every single recipe in Nagi Maehashi's incredible debut cookbook 'Dinner'. Nagi's website was...
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S3 Ep 13 : Social Media: a beach full of sharks and rips

Season #3

Today we dive back into the ocean of social media. What are the common sharks and rips, what can we do to protect ourselves while still enjoying a swim? Check out our 'Detox your metaverse' downloadable guide...
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S3 Ep 12 : When 'Healthy Eating' leads to Poorer Health and Wellbeing

Season #3

Today we chat about a phenomenon that we have both seen in our practice. And that is when the drive for the "perfect diet for health" actually completely undermines health and wellbeing. Whether trying to get to the...
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S3 Ep11 : A Ham Storm in a Teacup

Season #3

You may have seen on the news this week a lot of chatter about a 'ham ban' and a 'fairy bread ban' in Western Australian and South Australian schools. We've done some digging to get to the bottom of the headlines,...
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S3 Ep10 : Life's Too Short to Pressure New Mums to 'Lose The Baby Weight'

Season #3

Today we chat with Dietitian and PhD Candidate Melissa Eaton. Melissa is a Mental Health Dietitian with Keeping the Body in Mind (Primary) located at UNSW (currently on extended maternity leave), an NSA Registered...
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S3 Ep9 : Being Your Teen's Lifeguard on Diet Culture Beach

Season #3

This week we chat more about the challenges of parenting teens in a culture obsessed by weight and dieting. We suggest some eating disorder and body image red flags and some strategies to get ahead of things before...
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S3 Ep 8 Life's too Short to Measure your Life in Numbers with Mari Harrison

Season #3

Today we chat with fellow dietitian Mari Harrison. Mari is a non-diet dietitian with lived experience of Type 1 diabetes working with people with eating challenges with diabetes, chronic dieting and after bariatric...
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S3 Ep7 : Managing (surviving) holidays, food & routine...or lack of!

Season #3

Back to 'regular programming', we hope you enjoyed out Movement Mini Series, let us know if there is a different 'mini series' topic you'd like us to do.  Today we have a bit of a rambling chat that reflects our...
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