Episode 5: Dismantling Diet Culture and Embracing Intuitive Eating with Cara Harbstreet, MS, RD, LD

The Good Clean Nutrition Podcast

You may have heard the term “intuitive eating” on social media in recent years, but don’t mistake it for another fad diet. In this episode of The Good Clean Nutrition Podcast, host Mary Purdy, MS, RDN speaks with registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor Cara Harbstreet, MS, RD, LD to dismantle diet culture, bring clarity to the concept of intuitive eating and debunk myths about the Health At Every Size approach. Listen in as Cara shares ways to equip individuals with healthy and sustainable nutrition habits, along with how to recognize diet culture at work in order to get support and fight back, when needed.

Cara Harbstreet, MS, RD, LD is a registered dietitian, nationally recognized food and nutrition expert, and certified intuitive eating counselor based in Kansas City. She earned a B.S. in Dietetics and Nutrition from Southeast Missouri State University, and M.S. in Dietetics and Nutrition from The University of Kansas Medical Center, where she also did a dietetic internship. She is the founder of Street Smart Nutrition, a private practice where she specializes in sports nutrition and intuitive eating. Cara is a published author of two cookbooks and the workbook Healthy Eating for Life: An Intuitive Eating Workbook to Stop Dieting Forever.

For show notes, transcripts, and to learn more about host Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, visit https://healthcare.orgain.com/podcast/episodes/listen/season/1/episode/5.

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