by Melissa Bloom | Feb 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Having mealtime battles with your toddler or older child is no fun. In fact, it can be downright scary. What about when picky eating seems like it is more than “picky eating”? Maybe you’ve heard about picky eating gone too far and are asking, “What is ARFID?” This...
by Melissa Bloom | Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Written by Kathryn Durston, Dietetic Student Intuitive eating is a way of eating that emphasizes eating for internal and physiological cues rather than external and emotional cues1. It has risen in popularity over the past few years in the media and continues to be...
by Melissa Bloom | May 23, 2021 | General Nutrition
In the wake of being a dietitian in today’s instant gratification-crazed jungle, it has become apparent that ‘magic foods’ and ‘quick fixes’ have achieved an astonishing level of falsified trust from consumers. I have found it particularly contradictory to believe...
by Melissa Bloom | Feb 12, 2021 | Eating Disorders, General Nutrition
You’ve tried everything. Your health is at risk. What do you do now? Answer: A diet. You tell yourself “It’ll be different this time around.” But let’s be real. Is it ever different? Time and time again I hear women and men shame themselves for not being able to...
by Melissa Bloom | Feb 5, 2021 | General Nutrition
Imagine yourself strolling down the grocery store aisles, gazing at 30 different types of cereal boxes. You do not know which type of cereal to pick, so you decide to buy the one that has the most appealing packaging. That’s what food advertising is: a way to lure...
