Faulkner Family Nutrition

If your current eating plan has you reducing or removing an entire food group or macronutrient (fat, carbohydrate, or protein), or you are not able to see yourself eating that way for the next 6 months, 1, 5, or 10 years, do your mental health a favour and walk away. Restrictive eating is one sure way to feel bad about yourself when you aren't able to sustain it. Don't forget that 95% of diets in a $71 billion industry fail. It also makes food a moral issue, and perpetuates ...a toxic diet culture that leads us to mistreat and mistrust our body and feel guilty about our food choices. Making food a moral issue just leads to feeling bad about ourselves when we eat a food that society has labelled as "bad". Sure many foods are more nutrient dense than others and some foods make us feel physically better than others, but there are no good foods or bad foods. The best way to make lasting changes, is it ensure that it is sustainable and enjoyable. A healthful diet can include fat, carbs, chocolate, and wine.

I love the simplicity and ease of sheet pan meals.

Begin anywhere. If you are looking to begin your journey towards increased health, please hear me when I say it doesn’t have to be perfect; just begin. You don’t need to spend loads of money or time to begin the process. You simply need to make the decision that you are worth it. ... Know that You are worth having the energy you desire to live your life on your terms. Know You are worth not being defined by the number on a scale. Know You are worth no longer fluctuating between restrictive and overabundance when it comes to food. Know You are worth feeling better in your body. Know You are worth feeling better in your soul. Know You are worth beginning. If you'd like to begin and be a part of a community where we share in weekly challenges, recipes and community, head over to my free private FB group https://bit.ly/3ojSDCR

Checkout this article I wrote for our local community-driven neighborhood website.

Great tips to reduce single use items like plastics in the kitchen. Have you transitioned away from any of these? What's your favourite?... I love my beeswax wraps in place of plastics wrap.

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