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What is Diet Culture?
Diet culture is all around us. It is the water we are all swimming in, always present but invisible. Diet culture has infiltrated nearly...
Jenn Messina, RD
Feb 21, 20233 min read


Body Image for Boys: The Forgotten Ones
Reading Time : 5 minutes Traditionally, most of the concerns about media and body image have revolved around girls. While it is...
Jenn Messina, RD
Oct 4, 20214 min read


What Is Disordered Eating?
Hey girl, I see you. It’s so hard, I know. We live in a culture that places virtue and morality in “eating healthy” or “clean eating,” so...
Jenn Messina, RD
Sep 23, 20212 min read


Obsessed with Healthy Food? There is a word for that: Orthorexia
Although not officially a mental health diagnosis, like bulimia or anorexia, the word “orthorexia” has been around for over 2 decades. It...
Jenn Messina, RD
Feb 6, 20202 min read


Do you really have to worry that your kid is eating too much? Or not enough?
Beach ball. Hefty. Big eater. Never missed a meal. Fat. We have all heard these words (or even *cringe* said these words) about someone’s...
Jenn Messina, RD
Dec 12, 20192 min read


Top 7 Reasons Your Relationship with Food May Need Help
We live in a society that is overly obsessed with weight, shape, and health. We call this “Diet Culture,” which is a system of beliefs...
Jenn Messina, RD
Nov 28, 20193 min read


Top 5 Tips to Avoid the Mealtime Battles
We’ve all been there. We’ve spent considerable time making a meal we (thought, hoped, prayed) our kids would eat and they turn their...
Jenn Messina, RD
Nov 19, 20193 min read
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