Savor Food and Body Podcast

Join me in a conversation about why the holidays are the perfect time to practice intuitive eating. It's a great time to change the narrative around sugar and treats, and how restrictive mindsets can lead to overeating.  Listen to get practical tips for how to practice mindful eating without turning it into food rules. Learn how to embrace a balanced approach to nutrition that includes both p...

Join Amanda and Chef Shannon as they discuss the significance of taste and flavor during the holiday season, emphasizing the importance of gathering and sharing meals with loved ones. They explore traditional dishes, the concept of non-negotiables in holiday cooking, and how to build layers of flavor in meals. The conversation also touches on the five tastes and how satisfaction comes from balanci...

Join Amanda Bullat, RDN, and Shannon as they discuss why it's important to understand the science of baking before you start swapping out ingredients. They emphasize the importance of understanding why certain ingredients are included in a recipe and how they can affect baking outcomes.  Shannon shares specific examples and resources that will help you feel more confident in your baking skill...

Join Chef Shannon Cook and me as we discuss the transition from summer to fall produce, highlighting the bounty available at farmers' markets. We explore unique fruits like quince, versatile tomatillos, and the importance of processing food for preservation. The conversation also covers the delightful flavors of peppers and winter squash, encouraging listeners to engage with local farmers and...

Stop Wasting Fresh Produce: Tips for Cooking in Midlife. In episode 106, Amanda and Chef Shannon discuss practical strategies for managing excess produce and reducing food waste, especially for smaller households.  "It's ok to play in the kitchen!" The kids are gone. You eat at different times from your spouse or partner. Heck, you don't even eat the same foods anymore!  How ca...

"The chickeniest chicken you'll ever eat." In this episode of Savor Food and Body, Chef Shannon shares her experiences at local farmers' markets in Seattle, discussing the vibrant seasonal produce available and the joy of cooking with fresh ingredients.  The conversation highlights the importance of community, sustainability, and the sensory experience of food, encouraging list...

There's only one 1New Year resolution you need to make to improve your health and wellbeing in 2024. Undiet your life. Undieting is an unraveling of all the food rules, beauty standards, and weight-centered health ideals you've been taught by diet culture. Dr. Michelle May returns to the podcast for a discussion on why January is the perfect time to ditch your old dieting and weight loss...

Hopefully, for you, the holidays are a time for connections, happiness, and joy. However, they can also be a challenging time if your family, friends, or social gatherings trigger emotions stress, and anxiety around food and your body. It's okay to set boundaries with family members who don't support your intuitive eating journey and desire to undiet your life. Undieting is a process of...

The holiday season is a busy time of year. There are plenty of ways to distract you from taking care of yourself.  Here are 3 ways to use mindful eating during the holidays to stay attuned to your physical and emotional needs.  Eating enough consistently is the foundation of mindful eating Mindful eating encourages you to lead with satisfaction when choosing meals and snacks Slow down to enjoy the...

If the fear of holiday weight gain stresses you out, here are 4 tips to help you undiet your holidays and savor more of what matters most – delicious food shared with friends and family. If you’re stuck with good-food, bad-food ping-pong thoughts, let’s shake up your holiday mindset this year. Instead, lean into savoring the season without food shame, and guilt. Here’s how. In this episode, we&apo...

Every woman over 40 wants to know the best diet - without actually dieting. This is the “messy middle” between not dieting for intentional weight loss and practicing intuitive eating with intention. If you’ve ditched diets but don’t know how to get started with intuitive eating, or you wonder if intuitive eating is the best diet for women over 40 (i.e. will intuitive eating help you lose weight)....

Why do you exercise, or not? If you're a woman over 40 who struggles with motivation to exercise, this episode is for you.   If you've been focusing on exercise to lose weight, but you're not getting the results you want, it's time to shift your priorities. Learn how to shift your mindset from "shoulding" to wanting to move your body in ways that promote your physical...

What would you do if you realized the business and life you had created for yourself and your family was built on diet culture fraud?  After significant soul searching my guest completely changed her professional identity to heal her relationship with food and her body. Deanna Schober co-founded Built Daily and co-hosted the 5-star rated Fitness & Sushi podcast alongside her husband, Tony. Tog...

As a woman in midlife, you know how busy and demanding life can be. Between careers, family, and social commitments, it’s easy to overlook the importance of brain health after 40. But let’s pause for a second and consider this: a healthy brain is key to your overall well-being – and helping you tackle that growing to-do list. Here are 7 essential strategies to help you nurture your brain health af...

Have you felt more brain fog since you turned 40?  Do you forget little things like where you left your keys or if you're like me, forget a fully packed backpack in a friend's garage 350 miles away? Brain fog and forgetfulness are common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. They can make you feel like you're doomed with early onset Alzheimer's. But it doesn't have to b...

This superfood gets a bad wrap, but here's why you needed it in midlife. Welcome back for a season 3 live bonus episode of the Savor Food and Body Podcast. I'm your host Amanda Bullat and undiet dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor. Get 6 Strategies to help you thrive in midlife. Download the guide! https://alpinenutrition.ck.page/thriv... Bone, skin, and hair health as wel...

What is perfectionism costing you after 40? Time, money, relationships, your health. The images you see in the media make flawless perfection look easy. You think, "If I don't strive for perfection, I'll be seen as letting myself go."   For decades, you've tried to be everything for everybody - your family, friends, boss, community, career. You make perfectionism look easy...

"Should the spices go in this cabinet or that drawer?" "Did you even notice the special jam I bought for you?" Who knew questions about spices or what's in the fridge could challenge emotional intelligence?  Emotional intelligence affects all relationships - even your relationship with food. My guest in this week's episode is no stranger to navigating emotional intell...

If you're a woman in midlife, you've probably Googled "How to lose weight in your 40s." And you've probably heard hundreds of ways to "lose the meno-belly." Seeing your body change after 40 is disruptive to your body image. It's distressing - especially when your typical dieting tricks don't work like they used to. Which means, it's time to try dif...

Here's an unpopular opinion I haven't shared before. If you're a woman over 40, I want you to be more selfish. Download the Thrive Guide to learn why selfishness in midlife is essential https://alpinenutrition.ck.page/thrive-guide I've been a nutrition counselor for over a decade, but this thought just occurred to me as I was participating in an internet-breaking live event las...

What is embodiment? How does it relate to body image? Why should women over 40 care about embodiment?   As I share with my clients and group members, "to have a healthy relationship with food and your body, you have to get out of your head and into your body."   That's my definition of embodiment. As you'll hear in this interview with fellow non-diet dietitian Mimosa Collins, e...

If you've ever felt completely shut down with overwhelm, stress, anxiety, and other difficult emotions and then found yourself at the bottom of a bag of Oreos or tortilla chips, this live episode is for you! In this recorded live episode, I'll explain 4 reasons you're likely emotionally eating and show you how to connect the dots between emotional burnout, fuckit eating, and body im...

What emotion are you feeling right now?  Happy, sad, angry, lonely? What happens if your emotions get stuck in your body?   Nine times out of ten when I talk with clients and group members about body image and emotional eating, the conversation comes back to emotional coping. Especially if the person didn't learn how to express emotions as a child or it wasn't safe to express difficult e...

If you struggle with feeling confident about how your body looks in midlife, but you can't connect to the body-positive messaging directed at millennials, this episode is for you! I see body image after 40 as a collision between a lack of self-confidence and health concerns.  Let's get you out of this collision and thriving in midlife with more self-confidence and better health! Download...

When did you first realize you had a body?  Even more so, when do you first remember your body needed to look a certain way to be acceptable?   Whether it's your weight, the shape of your body, the color of your skin, or the clothes you wear, from a very early age you absorbed cultural messages that told you what an acceptable or desirable body is - especially as a woman.    If you're li...