Ep 120: Evelyn Tribole: Raising Intuitive Eaters and Overcoming Diet Culture
Host: Cindy Hovington
GUEST: Evelyn Tribole
Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, is the author of 10 books and co-author of the best-selling Intuitive Eating, a mind-body self-care eating framework with 10 principles, which has given rise to over 125 studies to date showing benefit. Evelyn enjoys public speaking around the world and trains health professionals on how to help their clients cultivate a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body through the process of Intuitive Eating. To date there are over 1,500 Certified Intuitive Eating Counselors in 38 countries.
The media often seeks Evelyn for her expertise, appearing in hundreds of interviews, including New York Times, CNN, NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, Fox News, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Vogue, Ten Percent Happier and People magazine. Evelyn was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America, and a national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for six years.
Evelyn qualified for the Olympic Trials in the first ever women’s marathon in 1984. Although she no longer competes, she is a wicked ping-pong player and avid hiker.
Summary
Are you unknowingly fostering unhealthy food relationships in your household? Join us as we chat with Evelyn Tribole, co-author of Intuitive Eating, to discover how to nurture a healthy relationship with food for ourselves and our kids, and break free from the detrimental diet culture that can creep into our homes.
Unintentionally, parents may contribute to the restriction of their kids' eating, causing more harm than good. In this episode, we delve into the intuitive eating framework, which relies on our body's internal wisdom. Evelyn shares valuable insights on setting boundaries and fostering a safe space for teen food relationships, emphasizing the importance of mental health and making peace with food.
Don't miss this enlightening conversation as we also discuss understanding our body's biology and its role in our eating behaviors. Learn how to create a loving environment at home and have respectful conversations about food with family members. Tune in and empower your family with a healthy and intuitive relationship with food.
Resources:
Visit Evelyn on her website
Intuitive Eating book on Amazon
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1471015318302046
Time Stamps:
6:27 - How did Evelyne get into the research behind Intuitive Eating?
8:32 - What is Intuitive Eating and how can we implement it in our homes?
14:34 - Is there a limit when it comes to intuitive eating? What if our kids would eat the entire box of cookies?
21:41 - How can we get out of emotional eating?
28:25 - How can parents avoid passing on their bad eating habits to their kids?
33:49 - If we are trying to raise an intuitive eater, how can we talk to our family members to get them on board?
38:46 - What are some steps parents can take today to reinforce good eating habits in their children