cait's plate https://caitsplate.com/ helping chronic dieters ditch diet culture, regain pleasure in eating & regain body trust Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:26:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://caitsplate.com/wp-core/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-p-32x32.png cait's plate https://caitsplate.com/ 32 32 daily reminder #10 https://caitsplate.com/daily-reminder-10/ https://caitsplate.com/daily-reminder-10/#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:40:59 +0000 https://caitsplate.com/?p=38108 I’m sure most of you have heard about, if not seen, the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) that were released last week. I could go on and on about how and why “eat real food” is incredibly problematic messaging (and in fact over the years, I have tackled this in various ways on different...

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]]> https://caitsplate.com/daily-reminder-10/feed/ 0 body size is not a disease https://caitsplate.com/body-size-is-not-a-disease/ https://caitsplate.com/body-size-is-not-a-disease/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:28:18 +0000 http://caitsplate.com/?p=37833 framing body size as a disease is stigmatizing in and harmful, but it won’t stop diet culture from doing it. If your ears (and social media feeds) are buzzing with news of ‘miracle’ weight loss drugs and #thinisinagain messaging – I want to offer you compassion. It’s incredibly difficult to work on healing your relationship...

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]]> https://caitsplate.com/body-size-is-not-a-disease/feed/ 0 14 chocolate recipes perfect for valentine’s day (& every day) https://caitsplate.com/14-chocolate-recipes-perfect-for-valentines-day/ https://caitsplate.com/14-chocolate-recipes-perfect-for-valentines-day/#respond Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:48:26 +0000 https://caitsplate.com/?p=35067 rounding up some of my favorite chocolate recipes to give you some inspiration for this valentine’s day (and every day really, because chocolate isn’t just for Valentine’s Day)! One Bowl Peanut Butter Cup Brownies Double Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies Easy Chocolate Yogurt Mousse Baked Chocolate Glazed Doughnuts Easy No-Bake S’mores Pie Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter...

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]]> https://caitsplate.com/14-chocolate-recipes-perfect-for-valentines-day/feed/ 0 daily reminder #9 https://caitsplate.com/daily-reminder-9/ https://caitsplate.com/daily-reminder-9/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:55:33 +0000 http://caitsplate.com/?p=37687 Diet culture teaches us that there’s a ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ way to eat, move and have a body, so we’re used to relating to food and body in this way. But intuitive eating is not about getting something ‘right’ or achieving some ‘perfect’ relationship with eating, movement or our body. Rather, it’s about learning and...

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]]> https://caitsplate.com/daily-reminder-9/feed/ 0 fullness is not failure https://caitsplate.com/fullness-is-not-failure/ https://caitsplate.com/fullness-is-not-failure/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:22:40 +0000 http://caitsplate.com/?p=37681 exploring why feeling full (or even overly full) is not the sign of failure diet culture makes it out to be We discussed last week just how much diet culture has interfered with our ability to connect with, honor and make peace with our hunger and sadly, the same is true for fullness. If hunger...

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]]> https://caitsplate.com/fullness-is-not-failure/feed/ 0 black bean sweet potato chili https://caitsplate.com/black-bean-sweet-potato-chili/ https://caitsplate.com/black-bean-sweet-potato-chili/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:15:08 +0000 http://caitsplate.com/?p=37630 this quick and easy vegetarian chili from What’s Gabby Cooking is a winter staple in our house. This black bean sweet potato chili from What’s Gabby Cooking is a go-to in our house. It’s super comforting in the winter, but if I’m being honest, we make it year round. It’s so simple, doesn’t require a...

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]]> https://caitsplate.com/black-bean-sweet-potato-chili/feed/ 0 the critical tenets of making peace with your hunger https://caitsplate.com/the-critical-tenets-of-making-peace-with-your-hunger/ https://caitsplate.com/the-critical-tenets-of-making-peace-with-your-hunger/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:50:47 +0000 http://caitsplate.com/?p=37601 diving into the most important aspects of making peace with hunger Before I begin this post, I first want to take moment to acknowledge that there is extreme privilege in being able to make peace with and honor your hunger. Experiencing food insecurity makes much of the process of intuitive eating really difficult. If you...

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]]> https://caitsplate.com/the-critical-tenets-of-making-peace-with-your-hunger/feed/ 0 daily reminder #8 https://caitsplate.com/daily-reminder-8/ https://caitsplate.com/daily-reminder-8/#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:25:10 +0000 http://caitsplate.com/?p=37573 Last week on the site we talked about two important concepts when working to make peace with food: the fact that there are no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ foods and the importance of pleasure & satisfaction. But there’s actually a step in between those two: learning to honor your hunger without judgment. So, once you’ve made...

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]]> https://caitsplate.com/daily-reminder-8/feed/ 0 cheesy veggie eggs & hash browns https://caitsplate.com/cheesy-veggie-eggs-hash-browns/ https://caitsplate.com/cheesy-veggie-eggs-hash-browns/#respond Sun, 29 Jan 2023 18:03:00 +0000 http://caitsplate.com/?p=37526 this easy meal comes together quickly and works any time of day I’ve recently fallen in love with the Cup of Joe site and I found a recipe using hash browns and cheesy eggs that I knew I had to try. I put my own spin on it based on what I had on hand,...

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]]> https://caitsplate.com/cheesy-veggie-eggs-hash-browns/feed/ 0 the importance of pleasure & satisfaction https://caitsplate.com/the-importance-of-pleasure-satisfaction/ https://caitsplate.com/the-importance-of-pleasure-satisfaction/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2023 12:27:52 +0000 http://caitsplate.com/?p=37462 diet culture often ignores pleasure and satisfaction. here’s why you shouldn’t. This week’s reminder talked about the importance of removing moral value from foods and understanding that eating is neutral. We discussed how this is often one of the hardest concepts for people to grasp because, from early on, it’s drilled into us that there...

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