04/29/2026
Have you ever thought “I can’t ever trust myself around xyz food?”
Try eating it everyday for a period of time, a big key is knowing you will be eating it again the next day and so on. Of course, I wouldn’t start with a food that is highest on the challenge list, but maybe one that is a 6/7 out of 10 in terms of units of distress. A light challenge but no flooding!
At first, yes it will be thrilling, exciting, maybe hard to eat calmly. By day 5,6.7- that thrill may lessen, the pleasure could still exist but with a neutrality or even disinterest you wouldn’t expect to ever experience.
Normalizing foods allows you to see all foods for what they are: food!
Sure some foods have more of a sensory or physical appeal (chips/ice cream vs carrots) but that emotional power can be managed via consistent/mindful exposure, adequate surrounding nutrition and working on your inner relationship with these foods.
Try it out, you may be surprised. If you need support in doing so, we are here 💜