Bite by Bite: Nutrition for Life

In this 15 minute digest we break down Lauren Link's episode on Who can you trust? The only way to know what is in our food, is to read the food label. Listen to learn what to look for on the label.

In this episode we are joined by Lauren Link, Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Lauren speaks to us about nutrition misinformation she often encounters and how to identify reliable information. We take a deep dive into supplements and their potential dangers and how to know if you really need one.

Each week we are going to take 15 minutes to digest what we heard from our guest on the previous episode. This week we are breaking down the Social Determinates of Health as well as the 10 principles of Intuitive Eating. There are many factors that influence our health, not just weight. Listen in and think about what factors might be keeping you from reaching your health and wellness goals.

In this episode we are joined by Amanda Atkinson, Registered Dietitian who has been working with people who have eating disorders in all levels of care from Outpatient to Residential, since 2011. She shares with us the difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating, how to recognize unhealthy food attitudes, and how to move away from a cycle of dieting and toward a focus on health promoting behavior that can give us lasting quality of life. Because, that's all we really want, isn't it

In this episode of Bite by Bite: Nutrition for Life Katie Hake Intuitive Eating Counselor walks us through what Intuitive Eating means and how we can reject the diet mentality. Many believe they need to loose weight and turn to the latest fad diet to help with that. Katie shares strategies to make peace with food and discover the satisfaction of food.

We are a group of Purdue Extension Educators who are dispelling myths about foods and nutrition. This is our first episode. Meet the team, and learn about a few of our biggest food pet peeves.