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128: Your Latina Nutritionist Doesn’t Want You to Demonize Cultural Foods

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Show Notes

Food rules, pop culture messaging, pressure, and the demonization of certain foods have huge impacts on the meals being eaten every day across the US. There is a better way to ensure we get the nutrition we need without beating ourselves up over the meals we eat. Dalina Soto, Your Latina Nutritionist, joins us for this eye-opening conversation. Join us! Show Highlights:

Including your culture is an important part of nutrition.

Racial bias, demonized foods (like white rice), and pop culture messaging

Food IS fuel—but there’s more to it than nutrition!

Rethinking your nutritional hierarchy

Decision-making fatigue in meal planning

Reevaluating the “food rules” we follow

The “eating out” vs. “buying more groceries” dilemma for American families

Dalina’s top tips for quick meals and easy hacks (An air fryer saves the day!)

We, as women, put much of the pressure around nutrition on ourselves.

Dealing with kids: the key is to keep offering new fruits and vegetables

The beauty in finding a good nutritionist who doesn’t demonize cultural foods

Dalina’s new book, coming in March: The Latina Anti-Diet

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