by Barbara Spanjers
A diet mentality starts a chain reaction around “naughty” food. Inspired by, and with affection for, the children’s book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff. If you give a dieter a cookie she’s going to ask for a...
by Barbara Spanjers
This is what comes out of my head when I sit by the pool watching my kid get squirted in the face with a water-blaster. It’s one week’s worth of haikus about dieting, weight, and body image (with more to come). I wore a swimsuit while writing these. Gotta walk the...
by Barbara Spanjers
You could say that I am a hater of being ordered around. Lists that tell you to NEVER EAT _______ AGAIN!! and DO THIS! NOT THAT!! get under my skin. But apparently, that sort of headline gets attention, so here’s my version. Short and sweet, this post is meant to get...
by Barbara Spanjers
It’s amazing what you notice when you become aware of the cultural messages about food we take for granted. Most of the year, we are expected to control our hunger and eat only healthy foods (with an occasional treat thrown in if we’ve been good). During the holiday...
