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A WHOLESELF APPROACH TO

 FOOD

The Wholeself Approach to food: Eat without guilt and shame

Food is a necessary, integral part of our lives, both a source of immense pleasure as well as unnecessary stress. A wholeself approach to food aims to remove the shame and guilt that can accompany eating. Instead of a mindset that sends you on a first-class guilt trip, I focus on working with you to create a healthy, balanced relationship with food that feeds your wholeself.

We eat for a variety of reasons—for pleasure, because of stress, because we’re sad, even because somewhere someone is starving and we were taught to clean our plates. Sometimes, no matter how much we eat, we still feel empty. I have come to believe that HOW we eat is as important as WHAT we eat. I can help de-mystify fad diets and conflicting information about nutrition so that you can make informed choices that fit with your lifestyle. Imposing a rigid doctrine of “I should/shouldn’t eat that,” won’t help you in the long run.

Wholeself Cooking: Cook what you’ll actually eat

How can you cook for taste, health and ease of preparation without having to get a food science degree? My goal is to help you enjoy cooking so that it is a fun experience, not a time-wasting chore.  A few simple cooking lessons can help speed up preparation and we’ll cover some cooking basics so you can feel free to invent your own recipes.

Wholeself Shopping: Buy what you’ll cook

Instead of choosing items that end up creating a science project in your refrigerator, let's create a shopping list of the best tasting, easiest to prepare and healthiest foods you and your family will actually cook and eat.  

 

 

Food 4 Thought Healing Meals - Cook, Eat, Share

A "Food 4 Thought" meal is a new twist on an age-old ritual. Enjoy a
relaxed, small dinner party with nutritious and delicious food while sharing
stories about the role food plays in your life. I will whet your appetite
with a few simple cooking tips, tantalize you with thought-provoking
questions and let you savor the experience of sharing food with a
supportive group of friends and/or family. If you'd like to
lighten up your relationship with food, give a Food 4 Thought Meal a try. 
I encourage you check out the following video and then consider attending or holding a meal yourself.

Read what people have said about these Meals here

Get started shopping, cooking and eating food for your wholeself.

You can get started balancing your relationship with food by contacting me at 503-260-0473 or at ian@wholeselfwellness.biz.

 

 Top of page | E-MAIL IAN Ian Rubin MA CPT LWMC is a Wellness Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant and an avid home chef in Portland, Oregon.  His practice serves groups, individuals and families who want to improve their relationships with food, fitness and their bodies.  Feel free to call him with any of your health and wellness questions at   503-260-0473. 

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