Hi, friends! I’ve decided to say goodbye to the blog in favor of Instagram and Facebook as my new platforms of choice. I’ve found that I no longer want to develop my own recipes, in part because I’ve really moved away from low-FODMAP, but I do want to share what I’m cooking, what I’m wearing, and what I’m thinking–in, perhaps, a more abbreviated format. Use the social icons at the top and bottom of the page to follow me there ..read more

Lately, I’ve started eating Banza chickpea-based pasta on a regular-ish basis. I like its taste, and I like that it aligns with some of my values around food. Since it’s a plant-based protein, I like that it’s a carbon-friendly alternative to animal proteins. The fact that it’s high in protein and fiber means that I can also use it to make a filling meal quickly; I don’t have to make a meat or high-protein side dish but can quickly pair with some fresh fruit or veggies and/or some chocolate for an easy-prep meal. So often, though, I hear Banza discussed in ways that essentially fear-monger ..read more

These three ideas are interrelated but essentially different concepts, and I think it’s useful to clear up potential confusion. Body positivity is psychological and internal. It’s about one’s personal journey toward having healthy, positive thoughts about one’s own body and about others’ bodies. Health at every size is about, as the name would suggest, health. It’s about reforming the health care system to make sure that size is not a barrier to effective care. It’s about understanding that health is about more than just size, and about more than just food and exercise. And it’s about re ..read more

Photo by Gianni Scognamiglio on Unsplash There are so many stupid things you’re supposed to spend money on. You can get balloons that say “Mr.” and “Mrs.” You can get a box of wine you’re supposed to open on your first anniversary. You can get a bowl full of rocks your family members have each personally endowed with love. You can get confetti that spells out “love” to sprinkle all over your table. You can get a wedding cake topper that spells out “for like ever.” (I wish I had invented that last one.) You’re supposed to have champagne. You’re supposed to have an open bar. You’re ..read more

One of the most common responses I see to body-positive and HAES-oriented rhetoric is that they are “promoting obesity.” My short response is: “Yup.” My long response is more nuanced. People who have this response tend to believe that a person’s size is entirely determined by behavior. That if a person simply eats less and exercises more, they will get thinner and stay that way. But science shows over and over again that this claim has limited truth. Sure, we can practice certain behaviors–many of them very unhealthy–that manipulate our size and shape, but the size our bodies natu ..read more

On Saturday I was in a short-sleeved t-shirt, wandering around the Denver Botanic Gardens, and today all the tulips I photographed are covered in snow. That’s spring in the Colorado front range for ya! As I was walking home from the bus stop after work, I was thinking about how the transition from winter to summer is a lot like recovery. I was thinking about the big swings–you’re going along, and everything seems like the skies are gonna be blue from here on out, and then wham! you’re back in a blizzard. But more so, I was thinking about waiting. No more than a year or two ago, I remembered he ..read more