I originally had this post tacked on to my last post, but decided to separate them. Let’s get right into it!
For some people with certain health conditions (IBS and autoimmune diseases are a couple that come to mind), there are times when following an evidenced-based eating plan does make sense. However, for those who have struggled with restrictive eating or binging (which is typically a side effect of restrictive eating) an eating plan with any level of food restriction isn’t something you can just jump right into. Here’s why I think that doesn’t work…
A few months ago I went to a presentation my friend and mentor Nikki gave where she brought up Ellyn Satter’s Heirarchy of Food Needs. Similar to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, in general, needs on the bottom of the hierarchy need to be satisfied before one can achieve the level above it. Here’s Satter’s Food Needs Hierarchy:
