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02/07/2025

When I work with my clients, I always think about how important the food system is, and how nutrition is tied to the overall development of our country.

You can’t expect people to “eat better” if:
🚫 Healthy food is too expensive
🚫 They live far from a grocery
🚫 They don’t have time to cook after working two jobs
🚫 They don’t have a fridge or a safe place to store or prepare food
🚫 They never learned how to cook, shop for food, or lack nutrition education

This is why food security matters. Because until everyone has consistent access to affordable, nutritious food, telling people to “just be disciplined” or “just eat healthy” is unhelpful and pretty unfair.

This year’s Nutrition Month subtheme is:
Food at Nutrition Security, Maging Priority! Sapat na Pagkain, Karapatan Natin!
(Food and nutrition security must be a priority! Access to sufficient food is our right!)

It’s true that our food and nutrition landscape can be challenging—modern life leaves little time to cook, and accessibility is limited, especially with gaps in agricultural policy.

As regular citizens, there are still ways we can help. Supporting better nutrition, food security, and accessibility affects not just individual health, but the future of our country. At the very least, we can keep the conversation going, especially this 💙🇵🇭

22/04/2025

Save or screenshot for when city living starts to wear you down!

I’ve been spending a lot of time at my desk, and working with many clients who are also busy office workers. After a short trip out of town, I’m badly missing being in nature!

Here are some of my survival tips for living in a city without much nature and outdoor life. Being in nature is so restorative and humans really benefit from it, and arguably need it. When the best I can do is my house plants, I definitely start feeling icky and cooped up. Here are some helpful reminders for taking care of yourself well in spite of the city life. It has its perks, so enjoy what you can but remember to put energy back in! 🍃🍃🍃

12/03/2025

✨ Happy women’s month and registered dietitian day ✨

06/03/2025

I grew up hearing so much diet talk about food. Shortcuts to temporary weight loss, different types of restriction, how to feel guilty about what you eat… So much of it doesn’t even make sense, but we normalize it and it gets passed down to the next generation. It can actually make food even more special and rewarding, or keep you focused on the wrong things.

You don’t have to carry these rules around, especially if you’re trying to eat healthier and they get in the way. And especially if they make you stressed or fearful around food. You can learn a better way to think of food and how to really nourish yourself, don’t get stuck with a diet mindset!

If you’re stuck or not sure where to start, I’m here to help! Send a DM if you’re interested in working together, and let’s see how good you can feel! 💕

27/02/2025

I’ll reframe these in a healthier, happier way in my next post! This is how an unhealthy relationship with food can sound, and can actually make things worse mentally AND get in the way of your physical goals too.

Maybe you just wanted to start eating healthier, got inspired by social media, but now it’s turned into something else. These thoughts are usually from dieting, and not about health or wellbeing at all! And definitely can keep you in an unsustainable way of eating and living, even if you need to lose weight or have a health condition.

I’m here to help you eat better and think of food in a non dieting way, follow for more tips from a non dieting dietitian, and if you need more support, I’m taking new clients too. You got this! ✨

20/02/2025

Feels like everyone is sick lately, and I was recovering from a (thankfully brief) injury a few weeks ago. Here’s a few things I thought of while getting back to my habits that might help you too!

Dieting teaches us an all-or-nothing mindset that can really stress and frustrate us when naturally things happen and you can’t keep your routine going. Ditch that mindset and set yourself free from perfection to finally make changes that last! I’ve been there, so I get you.

If you struggle with the diet mindset, I am taking new clients! Let’s help you find something that works ✨

30/01/2025

It’s the peak of dieting season and I’m seeing SO many ads for so many diet products. All of these sound good but do they really mean anything??

Because I study nutrition, I can usually see how diet words are used to try to make you feel like a product will solve your problems. BUT usually it’s just marketing. Health and nutrition is not made by single ingredients or foods, and not even by everything you eat in just a day or a week. And food is just one aspect of your big picture, there is so much more to it!

So don’t waste your effort and money on things you don’t really need (or don’t do what they say!). I’m all for being empowered over your health, and I know it can take some learning, but try to think about what things really mean and do, and make informed choices that REALLY work for you.

If you need help decoding, I’m here to help! Drop me a comment with your questions about food claims, or I have spaces open for nutrition coaching for deeper work, send a DM! 💌

06/01/2025

Wellness doesn’t need to be so complicated, but the trends do make good social media content!

A lot of what makes wellness, whether in food and nutrition, exercise, or even sleep and stress management are timeless, and definitely different for every person. And maybe a little boring sometimes (how many different ways can someone say eat vegetables, do cardio and resistance training, sleep early, put down your phone?!). But when you make wellness part of your routine, it should leave you so much space for the other parts of your life, and not take over every waking moment.

So if you’re starting to explore wellness, or making edits to your routine, here are some things to set you up for a good 2025:
- don’t get caught in fads, or force things that don’t work for you, and make sure what you’re doing is not an extreme fad for no reason, you probably don’t need that!
-And don’t forget to ask for help and advice when you need it, that’s something I wish I had when I started working on my wellness routine and why I do what I do!

03/01/2025

Thankfully, it doesn’t need to be like this! As a dietitian, I do what I do to give people an option that is not just restrictive and following rules that you might not even need (and often backfire!).

If you’ve been stuck trying every diet and feel like nothing works and you feel like a failure, I get you. I’ve been there. And the diets get crazier every year 😳 so consider this: it might not be you, it’s often the diet or the diet mindset! YOU can still improve your health and wellness without feeling yucky about food and exercise. And that’s part of health too!

Send a DM to book a discovery call if you’re ready to learn a better relationship with food that improves your physical and mental health too. Let’s work together! ✨

23/12/2024

I never thought THIS is how I would teach people to eat when I started studying nutrition. But what got me into this field wasn’t nutrition at all! And learning it right has given me SO much more freedom and happiness back around food. Not to mention I’m eating and feeling better than ever 🙏🏽

If you’re still doing these things, even if you have to lose weight or manage a health condition, it doesn’t have to be like this. Ready to learn a new way to think about food? Join my little corner of instagram, and I’m taking new clients too, I’d love to work with you! Merry Christmas and have a happy, healthy, diet free 2025🎄❤️

18/12/2024

Swipe for my tips on what to do if you want to make changes! I’ve seen so many recent headlines on this topic, and I find it so confusing, especially after I saw what the actual study was. Here are my thoughts as a dietitian after looking through the “news” recently.

In short? Don’t freak out and just make some changes to your oil if you want to, and dont forget other parts of your diet too! And also, if things sound so scary, they just might be..

07/11/2024

Ran out of groceries so here’s what I grabbed mid week.
Part of eating well is making some time and effort to get the food! Make it easier with a good system for shopping and prepping in advance so you don’t get decision fatigue and spend too much time cooking. I definitely don’t cook every day and just reheat things, but that’s what works for me.

The plan is:
Fruit + nut butters
Homemade pizza
Chicken krapow
Mushroom omelette
Maybe a chicken noodle soup
Plus some other things that last a long time like carrots, potatoes, and frozen fruit. Plus I’ll make some rice that goes into my freezer.

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