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In the Your Latina Nutrition blog, we help you learn to nourish & respect your body without harsh food rules, overcome cycles of bingeing and restriction, and embrace your here-and-now body.
You can do this all while keeping your cultural foods alive & adopting health-promoting behaviors.
Enjoy our research-backed articles written by registered dietitians Isabel and Dalina!
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ALL POSTS | RECIPES | INTUITIVE EATING | JOYFUL MOVEMENT | BODY IMAGE | GENTLE NUTRITION | CULTURA
How to Manage Your Holiday Eating Fears
A dietitian addresses four common food fears that arise during the holiday season and how you can move past them to support a healthy relationship with food.
Eating Disorders Among Latinas
Eating disorders are just as common amongst Latinas as non-Hispanic whites. In fact, Latinas have unique risk factors for eating disorders like conflicting cultural beauty ideals and mental health stigma.
What Role Do Boundaries Play in Ditching Diets?
When ditching diets, boundaries can help you practice self-care in the face of unwanted food and body comments. Learn why they're important and examples of boundaries to set.
Emotional Hunger vs. Physical Hunger: How to Tell the Difference
Emotional hunger is when you seek food to cope with an emotion, while physical hunger happens in response to your body's biological need for food. Learn practical ways to tell the difference between the two.
Fear Foods: How to Identify and Reintroduce Them
Fear foods are common amongst those struggling with disordered eating or an eating disorder. Learn what they are, how to identify them and how to reintroduce them.
3 Tips for Navigating Summer Gatherings Without Dieting
Summertime often means more family gatherings and cookouts, plus added pressure to diet and lose weight. Learn 3 tips for navigating this without reverting to diet behaviors.
Can You Practice Intuitive Eating on a Budget?
Intuitive eating has amazing benefits, but it’s not suitable for those with food insecurity. Learn why and how to practice intuitive eating on a budget.
5 Tips for Practicing Intuitive Eating While Traveling
Going on a trip can bring up unique challenges for people new to intuitive eating. Learn 5 tips to practice intuitive eating while traveling.
Disordered Eating vs. Eating Disorder. How They Differ and Overlap.
Disordered eating and eating disorders exist on the same spectrum, but eating disorders are more severe. Learn about the differences, overlaps, and how to find help.
What Is Healthism and Why Is It Problematic?
Healthism makes health an individual endeavor, rather than a systemic one. Learn more about what healthism is and why it’s problematic.
The Pros and Cons of Intuitive Eating for Latinas
Intuitive eating is an amazing framework for promoting health and fostering a better relationship to food, but there are drawbacks for Latinas that get overlooked. Learn all about the pros and cons of intuitive eating for Latinas.
Why Secret Eating Happens and How to Address It
Eating can be a great way to connect with others, but eating in secret can be a sign of a disordered relationship with food. Learn what secret eating is, what causes it, and how to overcome it.
Overcoming 3 Common Fears for New Intuitive Eaters
On the one hand, ditching diets may sound great to you. However, embarking on a food freedom journey might also bring up some fear. Learn how to overcome 3 common fears for new intuitive eaters.
Why to Set New Year's Health Intentions Instead of Resolutions. Plus 25+ intention ideas.
The new year often comes with lots of pressure to diet, lose weight, and go hard at the gym. For those who practice intuitive eating, these resolutions can be harmful. Learn why intentions are better than resolutions and 25+ intention ideas.
The 10 Best Anti-Diet and Wellness Books by BIPOC Authors
As women of color, a lot of health and wellness content isn’t created with us in mind. Learn the best books about wellness and ditching diets written by amazing BIPOC authors.
Fasting After a Binge is Harmful. Here's Why.
Fasting after a binge is pretty common, but it can wreak havoc on your relationship with food. Learn why fasting after a binge is harmful and what to do instead.
5 Tips For A Diet-Free Holiday Season
Unfortunately, the holidays usually spark lots of diet and weight talk, with people fearful of holiday foods and potential weight gain. Learn how to navigate the holiday season from a non-diet lens.
5 Tips to Prevent Bingeing on Halloween Candy
All the candy present at Halloween can cause a lot of fear, especially since sugar is so demonized in society today. Learn 5 tips to make peace with candy so you can prevent bingeing and make the most of Halloween.
How to Stop Snacking Constantly: Why You're Doing It and 5 Tips to Stop
Feeling out of control with snacks can be stressful, and the likely cause may surprise you. Learn why you can’t stop snacking, plus 5 tips to manage it.
Take the Your Latina Nutrition Food Freedom Quiz!
Food freedom may seem far-fetched, but you can absolutely find food freedom with work and intention. Take our food freedom quiz to learn if you have made peace with food.