Have you ever made a conscious effort to change the way you eat (for health or other reasons) and then felt frustrated when your plans were derailed? You’re not alone. The best laid plans are often sabotaged by a food environment that makes it increasingly hard to make healthier food choices. This can leave many people feeling mistrustful of food or feeling that our relationship with food is somehow broken. In this course, we’ll explore the history of our changing food environment, the science behind cravings for unhealthy foods AND most importantly, you’ll learn some concrete strategies for rebuilding your relationship with food. You’ll learn to practice mindful eating and self-compassion (proven strategies for supporting healthier food choices) as well as designing a customized plan to protect your relationship with food and improve the health of your greatest asset - you! I can’t wait to start on this adventure together.
This course is part of the Food Sustainability, Mindful Eating, and Healthy Cooking Specialization
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About this Course
No prerequisites. Recommended additional courses on Coursera: Stanford Introduction to Food & Health and Stanford’s Child Nutrition & Cooking.
What you will learn
How to practice mindful eating or food mindfulness.
How to practice self-compassion and rebuild your relationship with food.
Skills you will gain
- Devise a customized plan for optimizing your eating patterns.
- Rebuild your relationship with food by learning to genuinely love the foods that will support your health in the long term.
- Practice self-compassion with regard to your eating behaviors and food choices.
- Observe your own unique eating patterns and identify areas of improvement.
- Practice food mindfulness or mindful eating on a day-to-day basis.
No prerequisites. Recommended additional courses on Coursera: Stanford Introduction to Food & Health and Stanford’s Child Nutrition & Cooking.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
What Happened to Our Relationship with Food?
Moderation, Balance, and Food
How to Practice Self-Compassion and Moderation
Practicing Mindful Eating (Loving the Foods That Will Love You Back)
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- 3 stars1.96%
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TOP REVIEWS FROM REBUILDING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD
I loved it. Some much information that can be very helpful.
Really worth spending time in this course, I recommend it wholeheartedly.
Extremely change my food habit and became mindfulness.
Amazing informations, amazing transmission. Thanks!
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