by SjP | Apr 30, 2026 | Food Strategies, Personal Insights
There’s a habit I haven’t quite let go of and, for a while I thought that meant I was failing in some fundamental way. Every now and then, I open DoorDash or a restaurant’s website, scroll through the menu, build an order down to the last detail, and...
by SjP | Mar 5, 2026 | Food Strategies, Personal Insights
Once in my life, I made a very clear decision about how I ate. I decided that I didn’t eat sugary snacks or desserts, and I didn’t eat in between meals. If it was meal time, I ate. If it was not, I did not. I wasn’t avoiding sugar entirely. If it was...
by SjP | Jan 29, 2026 | Food Strategies, Weight Loss
Last year, I was having dinner with a group of friends, and one of them was telling us how she started walking for better health. She felt better, had better stamina, and had lost a few pounds. I listened quietly, but inevitably it came down to what it always comes...
by Alisa Bloom | Oct 30, 2025 | Food Strategies, General Health
If you were like me, you cracked open another jar of the newly branded Kirkland peanut butter the other day and paused. Something tastes… off. The familiar richness, hint of sweetness, and smooth “just-right” nuttiness from your go-to Kirkland Organic Peanut Butter...
by SjP | Oct 23, 2025 | Food Strategies, Mental Health
Food noise. I had never heard of it before. When people started talking about GLP-1 drugs, I started hearing about food noise. And suddenly, I felt like I wasn’t alone anymore. It wasn’t just me who had this constant mental chatter about food running in...
by SjP | Sep 18, 2025 | Food Strategies, Personal Insights
I’ve always said I’m a compulsive overeater. If food is in the house, I’ll eat it until it’s gone. At least, that’s the story I believed about myself. A few months ago, though, I ran a small experiment that challenged that old belief — and surprised me. The Ice Cream...
