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Cara Harbstreet, Anti-Diet Dietitian
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I personally would like to know when we will evolve past the “eat this, not that” era of eating because as a dietitian, I am over it 😅 It seems like every day there’s another hot take about how we should all be eating for optimized health. And the new flavor of the week seems to be the Blue Zones and eating for longevity. And like, that’s fine if you strive to eat minimally processed, mostly whole foods you cook from scratch with the support of an entire community or society behind you so you can age well in your later years…but maybe read the room. This distaste for “processed foods” is food elitism, plain and simple. It’s confusing, first of all, to categorize all processed foods together when there are stark differences in the degree of processing, purpose of processing, and use cases for processed food. Second of all, when people are overworked, underpaid, and stressed about literally just existing, maybe the food isn’t the problem? If you find yourself drawn to headlines proclaiming the so-called perils of eating processed food, please slow down and ask yourself: - Do I have the privilege of changing my shopping or cooking habits without sacrificing other resources? - Why do I feel ok with some processed foods and not others? What food rules keep showing up about what I will and won’t eat, and why? - Are my other basic needs being met, or do I truly feel like the food is the source of my concerns? - Who can I ask or where can I go to learn more and feel more informed/less afraid? This is a non-exhaustive list but what would you add? How do you tune out the food fear-mongering noise? #streetsmartnutrition #fearlesslynourished #gentlenutrition #antidiet #dietculture #derailtheshame #effectivefoodguidance #nondietdietitian #nondietapproach #processedfood