Episode 35:
Diet Culture and Balancing Nutrition with Samantha Gollup of @anti.diet.mama
Samantha Gollup is a Registered Dietitian from Madison, Wisconsin. She began her career in Surgical Weight Management for several years and through that has found her niche in the intuitive eating world at her private practice, Anti Diet Mama. Sammie is passionate about helping mamas to heal their relationships with food and body by dismantling what we've learned from diet culture and finding space in their busy lives to take care of their own health in a balanced way. Through Intuitive Eating Counseling, she helps mamas to honor their bodies, create healthful habits, and improve overall quality of life, all while simplifying nutrition. Sammie aims to help each mama break the dieting cycle so she can become her authentic self and raise the next generation without the toxic influence of diet culture. When Sammie isn't working, she's spending time with her husband and her busy toddlers. She loves moving her body in many different ways, self care, eating delicious food with her friends and family, and traveling.
Show Notes
In today's episode, our guest Samantha Gollup and I discuss the importance of improving our relationship with food and our bodies, especially as parents. We talk about diet culture and generational trauma on our attitudes towards food and body image, not to mention the need for autonomy and self-regulation when it comes to eating and the importance of modeling healthy behaviors for our children.
In this episode you'll hear:
-The importance of creating a positive food environment
-Allowing children to have autonomy in their food choices
-Focusing on functionality rather than appearance
-Challenges of parents not agreeing on feeding strategies
-The impact of diet and beauty culture on parenting
Hit play for an important conversation about the need for education, open communication, and acceptance of children's individuality and genetic predispositions!
Takeaways
Improving our relationship with food and our bodies is crucial, especially as parents.
Diet culture and generational trauma can negatively impact our attitudes towards food and body image.
Autonomy and self-regulation are important when it comes to eating.
Modeling healthy behaviors is key in teaching our children about food and body image.
Portion sizes can be guided by the age of the child, but it's important to listen to their hunger and fullness cues.
Introducing new foods should be done in a neutral and non-pressured way.
Creating a positive mealtime environment can help foster a healthy relationship with food. Create a positive food environment and allow children to have autonomy in their food choices.
Focus on functionality and what the body can do rather than appearance.
Address the challenges of parents not agreeing on feeding strategies through education and open communication.
Accept children's individuality and genetic predispositions when it comes to their bodies and food preferences.
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