Food Wonderful

02/18/2026

I'm so beyond pleased to add Jessica Nelson, RDN, LDN to the Food Wonderful team. Jessica is experienced in treating kids (as young as 5), teens, and young adults with ARFID.

When one of our adult ARFID clients heard we were adding a pediatric ARFID specialist to the team, she asked if she could share her own experiences with extreme picky eating. Her post is worth the read:

ARFID, or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, wasn’t recognized as an eating disorder until 2013. And I didn’t get my diagnosis until 2021, well into my 30’s. Suddenly I had language to describe what I’d felt my entire life. This was so much more than picky eating. For me, it’s sens...

05/27/2025

New on the blog: https://www.foodwonderful.com/post/intuitive-eating-just-enough-isn-t-enough

Intuitive eating is all about building trust with our bodies. But we can’t build body trust in an environment of scarcity.

Intuitive eating is all about building trust with our bodies. But we can’t build body trust in an environment of scarcity. Eating "just enough" at meals and snacks keeps your body anxious for food and can lead to backlash eating.

05/27/2025

Join me this Thursday inside for a discussion on and for women. I am beyond passionate about this work and I can’t wait to share it with such an amazing community!

If you find yourself stressing about food or anxious about your body, please join us. Absolutely ZERO judgement. Just tons of support and some tips and tools to help you start feeling better right away.

If you

05/12/2025

Do you ever think, "I wish I had an eating disorder"?

Here's what I want you to know.

If you wish you had anorexia, here's what an eating disorder dietitian wants you to know:

04/14/2025

Still feeling guilty about food? This post is for you:

A few weeks ago I asked Chat GPT for some of the most frequently asked questions about intuitive eating. As my keyboard clacked out answers, I realized I had quite a bit to say about breaking free from food guilt. I hope you find the following reflections helpful.

04/02/2025

What questions do *you* have about intuitive eating? Let me know in the comments!

I asked Chat GPT for some of the most common questions about Intuitive Eating. Here are a few of my favorites:

03/14/2025

So your doctor told you to lose weight? A deep dive into the science of weight and health. And why your doctor is wrong.

What does the science say about weight loss and health? Was your doctor right in recommending weight loss? (tl;dr: no wt loss needed!)

03/02/2025

A more personal post this time. Reflections on my past disordered eating and the freedom of recovery.

Riding into town I couldn’t help but feel so much sympathy for my past self. So many days spent on the mountain stuck in disordered eating.

02/09/2025

Ahead of the big game tomorrow:

Any social event with lots of snacking can be a challenge for even the most skilled intuitive eater.

01/28/2025

Food Wonderful is proud to support the Association for Size Diversity and Health and their fundraising team Midwest! LET'S GO!

TOGETHER, Let's Build a Future Rooted in Compassionate, Accessible Care!

01/26/2025

A rare Sunday evening post on the blog! If you've ever been knocked off track by faux intuitive eating content on social media, this post is for you ~

If you’ve found social media content helpful along your intuitive eating journey, that’s wonderful. I’m so glad you’ve had that source of support! AND. Learning to recognize diet culture disguised as intuitive eating can protect you from ill-informed or ill-intentioned content.

09/07/2023

New on the blog. Guys, this is the *best part* of Intuitive Eating! This is the part with unconditional permission to eat!

This is the part of Intuitive Eating where you eat brownies!