Women’s Health Unwrapped
Episode 117:
Creating confidence in the kitchen for all your family
Do you struggle to know what to cook and how to cook it to eat healthier?
“How we are conditioned around food we just want the result instantly. It's like, I've decided I'm going to eat healthy, maybe to lose weight or maybe as part of a fitness campaign or just overall improving your health, especially in midlife women to balance hormones better. And you want to feel all the things immediately. But we have to take it step by step. ”
— Nicola Farndell
“I began to ask myself: when I'm feeling this way, do I need to eat? And if the answer is no, which 99 % of the time it was no, then what can I do instead?”
— Kristy Bara-Novskis
In this episode of Women’s Health Unwrapped:
Kristy Bara-Novskis joins the podcast today to explore how to have a positive relationship with food and highlights the importance of modelling good eating habits and confidence in the kitchen to your children. She’s sharing her story of overcoming her fear of food and cooking to build strong health, and achieving what she describes as ‘a friendly relationship with food’.
We discuss the complexities of food and diet culture, emphasising the importance of realising that your relationship with food is often deep-rooted, and that focusing on achieving a certain weight, size or shape for health and happiness, is actually often leading to the opposite outcome. We explore Kristy's journey from emotional eating to clean eating, sharing practical tips for meal planning and cooking confidence.
Our conversation highlights the significance of role modelling healthy habits for children and the need for mindfulness in eating. Kristy provides lots of actionable advice for families to engage with food positively, to build a joyful and healthy approach to eating.
In our chat today we explore:
Why so many women associate good health with weight and food restrictions.
How a positive relationship with food leads to better health outcomes.
Meal planning tips and how it can provide a sense of control over eating habits.
Emotional eating often stems from childhood experiences.
Mindfulness is key in recognising emotional triggers for eating.
How diet culture can create a cycle of failure and restriction.
Building cooking confidence can improve food relationships, and open up opportunities for your family to come together at meal times.
Involving children in cooking fosters healthy habits for them as they grow up.
Kristy’s approach to clean eating that focuses on whole foods and simplicity.
3 simple steps to being to confident in the kitchen and making food joyful and enjoyable for all your family.
About Kristy Bara-Novskis:
Kristy Bara-Novskis is a Kitchen Confidence Coach, helping women make confident food choices. Kristy once felt broken because she couldn't stick with a programme, but everything changed when she learned food is a friend, not something to fear. She transformed from feeling broken to confident, and now helps others do the same
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Get Kristy’s FREE guide with 3 quick, easy recipes you can use to get in front of your food for the week.
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