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If you listened to last week's episode you'll know that we have started a change.org requesting ACARA to remove 'That Sugar Movement' from the list of resources in the Australian Curriculum. Recently there has been some great changes to the food and wellbeing curriculum resources with the inclusion of eating disorder organisation's recommendations and school supporting programs as well as some clear recommendations in the supporting documentation recommending ceasing the use of BMI, not doing any activities that label foods good and bad and not doing and calorie tracking activities. This is great but undermined by the presence of 'That Sugar Movement' as a key resource really undermines it.
There's been a good response and if you haven't signed yet we'd appreciate your support. The next step will be getting the message out to teacher who are using it that it is incorrect, harmful and a terrible example of the use of science. In a time where the critical consumption of media has never been more important it's pretty horrifying that this is show in classrooms around the country to 'teach' about sugar. It needs to go so please sign and share.
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Today we chat about a recent Dietitians conference that we attended. It was a mixed bag and the ongoing clash of weight centric and weigh inclusive ways of practicing was obvious once again.
We also talk about our change.org petition we have just started to make some noise and try to have 'That Sugar Film' removed from being showed in classrooms across the country. Is remains listed as a 'key resource' in the Australian Curriculum and it has to go!
Please sign and share the petition that you can find here.
Susan tried her first ever oyster at this fancy pants restaurant and the pickled peppercorns are these and they are totally delicious..but possible no longer available and you might have to try making your own!
Interested in group or individual clinical supervision with Meg or Susan? You can find our profiles on the Dietitians Supervision Resources Australia website. You'll have to sign up but membership is free!
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Is it rage bait or disordered eating?
Today we chat about social media....again! Yep, it's a constant source of topics, interest, joy and well, rage. The constant trend of people trying to make 'healthy' versions of classic food. This week it was a horrible looking concoction of rice cakes, yoghurt and cocoa to make 'Tiramisu'...no thanks! .
But what can we learn from it and other social media trends, and, as we are in the middle of running our Non-Diet program for parent's of teens how can we use content like that as part of teaching our kids to navigate social media well.
Restaurant where Susan had her favourite thing of the week was The Rocklea Pub, menu looks delicious, and the accommodation was https://oakhillestateglasshouse.com.au/.
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Ever since it first emerged in 2018 'The Carnivore Diet' was the most baffling fad diet trend we've ever encountered. There is literally no evidence that fewer plant based foods is beneficial for our health.
Proponents advocate for eating zero plant based foods but rather only eating meat, offal and low carbohydrate dairy (butter and cheese). They aim to have such low carbohydrate diets they they force their body into ketosis believing that this is optimal for human health. One of the 'leaders' of the movement who wrote a very popular, book released in 2020, has quit the carnivore diet less than 4 years later, declaring that ketosis is not healthy for humans (duh!).
So much harm has been done to people who have tried this diet - physically, things like gallstones, high cholesterol, heart attacks and starvation syndrome and psychologically unnecessary stress and anxiety, and the triggering of eating disorders and yet the loudest proponents just move on, take no responsibility and start selling the next version.
It's a good case study of the fad diet cycle and can be used as an example for teens of why it's not a good idea to make the way you eat part of your identity, to appreciate that these fad diets come and go and people can sounds super "sciency" and confident selling absolute nonsense.
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We're really pleased to announce doors are open to Lifeguards : The Non-Diet Way for Parent's of Teens. Use the code LGPOD for 20% of the course price. You can find more information and sign up here https://www.megandsusan.co/lifeguards
Today we dive into the troubling but seemingly growing phenomenon of teenage students not eating at school. There can be lots of reasons for this, they're not always disordered. These can range from genuinely feeling too busy to stop to eat, poor appetite due to medication or sensory and strong preference concerns (lukewarm yoghurt anyone?). In these cases we would be wise to get to the bottom and troubleshoot to ensure some nutrition is taken on but they may not be the 'red flag' emergency of an emerging eating disorder.
So we chat about some ways we can get to the bottom of it and some strategies that can be tried if parents or teachers are concerned that it is wrapped up in an eating disorder, or if they suspect there's a culture of not eating within a year group emerging. This could put teens at risk of developing an eating disorder and make recovery a lot harder for those already experiencing one.
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Today we chat about the stories we can tell ourselves about our food behaviour, and how food and body comments, especially about appetite, can get sticky and create harmful beliefs and stories, especially for kids.
We share some examples of times we have heard things come out of our own mouths that on reflection could potentially be unhelpful for our kids. We invite you to be curious about your own food stories and to be careful with any food any body commentary.
This is the Maggie Beer recipe that was Meg's favourite thing this week.
Parent of a teen? Check out our 'Helping Your Teen Eat Well in a Food Confused Culture' for more tips on helping your kids eat well. Sign up for our weekly email here.
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We're back after a little school holiday break.
Today we chat mostly about the food we enjoyed over the break and then dig into a bit of how we mange food once the evening sport activities are back and the change from summer to winter.
We also chat about our 'Instant Pots' and what we have used them for so far.
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Today we chat about our day today when we headed to the University of Wollongong to run a 2 hour workshop on the non-diet approach and weight inclusive care.
We also address a couple of articles recently criticising or critiquing the non-diet movement despite clearly not understanding the approach at all. You can check out Fiona Sutherland's (The Mindful Dietitian) instagram post about the Australian article on her page and a great response to the Washington Post Article here. We're very tired and a bit incoherent but we hope you get something out of this chat!
We're taking a 2 week break over the school holidays and will be back week 1 of term 2 ready to jump in and launch Lifeguards : The non-diet way for parents of teens. Join the waitlist here to be the first to know.
Meg's favourite thing was the Gochuang chicken skewers from Gami Korean Fried Chicken.
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Off the back of Meg's interview on The Happy Families Podcast we dive into some of the nuances of how we see weight inclusive care 'working' in the real world. There was a good question and some discussion on Justin's facebook page that we thought worth exploring.
It was a question about a child in a larger body with low strength and fitness.
Few resources we mention - The Emerging Minds online course (free, targeted at teachers & health professionals but helpful for parents too).
The Size Inclusive Health Promotion resource we mention is here.
The Love, Food Podcast Episode "Fat Like Me"
Sign up for our weekly updates here or get on the waitlist for our upcoming program for parents of teenagers 'Lifeguards : The non-diet way for parents of teens'.
Recipe for our favourite thing is here - this is not the one but the only online one I could find and is very close.
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We got a fantastic listener question this week.
"Hi Meg & Susan, I really enjoyed your perspective on Ultra Processed Foods. It did make me reflect how our family is eating and I was surprised at how high the proportion of these foods is. I'm not worried about them but would like to reduce them but unsure how to do it without feeling restricted or making the kids feel restricted. Do you have any advice?"
So we jump into this topic, and hope you find it helpful.
Meg's favourite thing this week was the Recipetin Eats cookbook Vietnamese shaking beef and it was blade steak, not chuck! And this is the cucumber salad.
Parent of teen? Check out our 'Helping Your Teen Eat Well in a Food Confused Culture' for more tips on helping your kids eat well. Sign up for our weekly email here.
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Today we dig into the topic of Ultra Processed Foods or UPFs. There's been a lot of noise and chatter on social media and a lot of scary headlines on the back of a large review paper that was published in late February finding associations between UPFs and a wide range of physical and mental illnesses.
So what defines a food as an UPF? To answer this Meg took a deep dive into the NOVA system that is widely used to classify foods into 4 categories from group one; unprocessed or minimally processed, group 2 ; processed culinary ingredients, group 3, processed foods and group 4 Ultra Processed Foods.
We dig into what this review paper (and the studies it was reviewing) actually says and what that means for how we eat.
We also chat about Meg's recent, first ever visit to Costco where you can get lots of UPFs...but also plenty of unprocessed foods too.
This is the link to the Turkish Bread Pizza we mention, delish!
Want to help your teen navigate our food confused culture? Check out our $33 webinar here and sign up for updates so you're first to hear when we launch 'Lifeguards: the non diet way for parents of teens'.
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Today we spend the whole episode chatting about Meg's Recipetin Eats Challenge and it's a long one.
In 2023 Meg cooked every single recipe in Nagi Maehashi's incredible debut cookbook 'Dinner'.
Nagi's website was already a favourite 'go to' place for recipes for both of us, it's super accessible, has an amazing variety of cuisines and meals and THEY ALWAYS WORK! So when she released a cookbook it was always going to be great.
We chat about why Meg set herself the challenge and what she learned, how it changed her kitchen, especially her spice rack, her cooking and meal planning. You can check out her instagram where she posted photos of most of the dishes.
This link to Khao Pla restaurant in Chatswood with the incredible eggplant chips and the best Thai food Meg has ever eaten, the Tom Yum is off the charts.
Susan's favourite thing recipe inspiration here.
Meg's favourite thing this week and maybe of all time - one for the coriander lovers! This is all we've found online and matches Meg's copy of the original recipe which is scrawled on a piece of paper.
Want to help your teen navigate eating well? Check out our downloadable, on demand webinar here.
Sign up for the waitlist to be the first to hear about our extended eating disorder prevention online course for parents 'Lifeguards : The Non diet way for parents of teens".
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Today we dive back into the ocean of social media.
What are the common sharks and rips, what can we do to protect ourselves while still enjoying a swim?
Check out our 'Detox your metaverse' downloadable guide here.
Join the waiting list for 'Lifeguards: The Non Diet Way for Parents of Teens" or sign up for immediate access to our "Helping your teen eat well in a food confused culture" masterclass.
Head to our socials for a post about our favourite social media accounts to provide floatation devices and suncream for your day at the beach.
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Today we chat about a phenomenon that we have both seen in our practice. And that is when the drive for the "perfect diet for health" actually completely undermines health and wellbeing. Whether trying to get to the bottom of unpleasant symptoms, achieve a particular aesthetic or to 'be in the best health possible' when people head down a path of excluding foods for pretty much any reason, invariably we see a reduction in most measures of health and wellbeing including dietary quality and social connectedness.
We touch on values, how elite sports can be a risk for an over focus on nutrition at the expense of health and wellbeing (check out our episode with Sports Dietitian Alissa Edge for more on this) and of course the conflicting messages we get from social media.
You might enjoy ABC's The Checkout Michelle Bridges skits ' Source of Confusion' Part one and Part Two that we mention.
Find Meg's favourite roasted carrot recipes here and here.
Join the waiting list for 'Lifeguards : The Non-Diet approach for Parents of Teens or to get some great info for "Helping your Teen Eat Well in a Food Confused Culture" RIGHT NOW check out our webinar here.
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You may have seen on the news this week a lot of chatter about a 'ham ban' and a 'fairy bread ban' in Western Australian and South Australian schools.
We've done some digging to get to the bottom of the headlines, what the actual situation is, why changes have been made and what it means. (Spoiler alert - ham is not even banned!)
For more background of the 2016 classification of red/processed meats as carcinogenic check this article by Dr Tim Crowe of Thinking Nutrition.
We also touch on some unfortunate reporting and commentary (from our own profession gah!) that decided to bring in 'overweight and obesity' rates into the discussion about the supposed ban. We mention a podcast episode by our colleague Dr Fiona Willer, it is super helpful for anyone interested in learning more about weight classification / BMI and health risk, you can watch it here or listen here.
Finally our 'Helping Your Teen Eat Well in a Food Confused Culture' is ready and available for purchase. It's only $33 for over 90 minutes of practical help for parents to open discussions with their teens, look for red flags, help navigate social media diet messages and protect them from eating disorders. Click here for more information.
Susan's favourite thing this week was from this amazing restaurant and this recipe is pretty close to Grandma's Carrot and Feta Lasagne.
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Today we chat with Dietitian and PhD Candidate Melissa Eaton. Melissa is a Mental Health Dietitian with Keeping the Body in Mind (Primary) located at UNSW (currently on extended maternity leave), an NSA Registered Nutritionist, and a former dancer and teacher - having completed a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics, a Bachelor of Science (Food and Nutrition), and a Bachelor of Arts (Dance) with a Bachelor of Education. Her PhD research explores nutrition and mental health, with a focus on weight-neutral approaches, eating behaviour, disordered eating, and weight-stigma. She is also a new Mum of a baby girl and is currently navigating the mum, work, life, juggle.
We first met Melissa when she was a student dietitian who 'got it'. She already had a super firm grounding in weight bias and weight inclusive care, not to mention a really cool and popular instagram page where she shared great non-diet information to her many followers.
Now as a mum of a toddler she's a bit shocked and horrified by the pressure she sees being placed on new mums to lose weight, control their child's diet and weight and how this can do a lot of harm to both parents and children.
We also chat to Melissa about her PhD research into mental health and experiences of weight bias that patients can have when accessing health services.
If you want to go back and listen to our interview with Alicia Edge it is episode 24, you can find it here
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This week we chat more about the challenges of parenting teens in a culture obsessed by weight and dieting. We suggest some eating disorder and body image red flags and some strategies to get ahead of things before they become entrenched and how to be your child's lifeguard. Helping them learn to swim and develop their endurance and strength, understand rips and tides, remember to wear suncream and call for help if they get into trouble.
Resources mentioned;
National Eating Disorders Collaboration
Eating Disorder Families Australia
Feed Your Instinct
The Butterfly Foundation
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Today we chat with fellow dietitian Mari Harrison.
Mari is a non-diet dietitian with lived experience of Type 1 diabetes working with people with eating challenges with diabetes, chronic dieting and after bariatric surgery.
If Mari's 'best thing I ate this week', Joulutorttu, sounds good, check out the recipe she developed especially for our podcast audience!
Check out her 'Am I Hungry ' group programs here.
We mentioned these 2 TED talks - Dr Renee Engeln 'An Endemic of Beauty Sickness' and Dr Michelle May 'Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat'.
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Back to 'regular programming', we hope you enjoyed out Movement Mini Series, let us know if there is a different 'mini series' topic you'd like us to do.
Today we have a bit of a rambling chat that reflects our headspace by this stage of the holidays. We have loved holidays but we are ready for a return to routine and to some alone time!
We chat about some of the challenges that summer holidays can kick up, especially for parents of teens. This the podcast episode Susan was a guest on to talk about the worst board game ever "YiYo - energy in Energy out" which is unfortunately still available and advertised to teachers as "Literacy is supported with pictorial association, and colour coding and icons are used to indicate nutritional characteristics including fruit and vegetable serves, dietary fibre, added or ‘free’ sugar and energy load. Available in kilojoules only" and even sold in the Perth Children's Hospital's fundraising shop! Gah!
We announce that we are working on 'a teen thing' - probably an intensive week of live webinars for parents of teens who are having concerns about eating, dieting, body image and want some practical help in how to help their kids through this challenging time. you can sign up here to stay up to day for when it launches.
This was the burrata salad mentioned and the restaurant where she had the scallops and wants to eat steak (it wasn't Woodcut, ti was Black Bar & Grill) and this is the Spanish Restaurant that was Susan's fave.
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*******Movement Mini Series********
Welcome to the final in our Movement Mini-series. It's peak 'New Year New You' / New Year's Resolution Season and the diet culture vultures are out in force. So we thought it the perfect time to provide another perspective.
In this series we speak with 5 wonderful Australian Fitness Professionals to provide some support in navigating movement.
Today we chat with the incredible Natasha Korbut, founder of Diverse Personal Training.
We get practical today with Natasha giving us a bunch of fantastic tips for getting moving in a supporting, sustainable, enjoyable and healing way.
We chat about her background in prosthetics and policy and how that impacts her work as a PT, and her involvement in the 'This Girl Can' campaign to help inspire women of all walks of life to get moving.
Natasha does individual and group training online, you can find out her new 8 week group programs or check out her website for all the options.
She also has a YouTube channel with a range of different workouts from a 3 minute dance break to 40 minutes high intensity workouts and everything in between.
Check out her brand new E-book "One Fit Size All, a beginners guide to joyful movement."
That is the last in our movement series, we hope you have enjoyed it. We will be back Thursday!
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