Jun 14, 2019 | Adult, Eating, Eating Competence, Weight
An all too typical first meeting with a new client struggling with eating, weight and with their relationship with food goes something like this, “I have issues and I’m so hoping you can help me. I’ve been trying to lose weight on and off for as long as I can...
Apr 9, 2018 | Eating Competence, Family meals
Families always eat, but, in the words of a Minneapolis parent addressing the challenges of family dinner, “We don’t always sit down and eat together if it’s fast food, like we would if it was home cooked.” The same research group found that families are more likely...
Feb 17, 2018 | Eating Competence
Diets don’t work You probably know that diets don’t work. If they did, people wouldn’t be coming up with new ones all the time, billions of dollars wouldn’t need to be spent on ‘dieting’ and we would all be competent eaters....
Dec 5, 2017 | Eating Competence
Eating Competence One of the important concepts that Ellyn Satter has developed and researched is that of eating competence. “Eating Competence is being positive, comfortable and flexible with eating as well as matter-of-fact and reliable about getting enough to eat...
