Savor Food and Body Podcast

Savor Food and Body Podcast

Welcome to Savor Food and Body, a podcast for women in midlife about health and wellness without obsession, intuitive eating, health at every size®, and savoring delicious food. I'm your host Amanda Bullat, a former athlete who had a disordered relationship with food and my body - turned undiet dietitian and certified Intuitive Eating counselor. Join me and guest experts for inspiring conversations about how to savor food and your body through gentle nutrition, self-compassion, and mindfulness. Like what you hear? Rate, review, subscribe, and share! Get show notes and additional resources by going to www.alpinenutrition.org/blog

Episodes

June 17, 2025 25 mins

"The chickeniest chicken you'll ever eat."

In this episode of Savor Food and Body, Chef Shannon shares her experiences at local farmers' markets in Seattle, discussing the vibrant seasonal produce available and the joy of cooking with fresh ingredients. 

The conversation highlights the importance of community, sustainability, and the sensory experience of food, encouraging listeners to adopt a seasonal eating appr...

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There's only one 1New Year resolution you need to make to improve your health and wellbeing in 2024. Undiet your life.

Undieting is an unraveling of all the food rules, beauty standards, and weight-centered health ideals you've been taught by diet culture.

Dr. Michelle May returns to the podcast for a discussion on why January is the perfect time to ditch your old dieting and weight loss behaviors and in...

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Hopefully, for you, the holidays are a time for connections, happiness, and joy. However, they can also be a challenging time if your family, friends, or social gatherings trigger emotions stress, and anxiety around food and your body.

It's okay to set boundaries with family members who don't support your intuitive eating journey and desire to undiet your life.

Undieting is a process of letting go of food rules and rigid ex...

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The holiday season is a busy time of year. There are plenty of ways to distract you from taking care of yourself. 

Here are 3 ways to use mindful eating during the holidays to stay attuned to your physical and emotional needs. 

  • Eating enough consistently is the foundation of mindful eating
  • Mindful eating encourages you to lead with satisfaction when choosing meals and snacks
  • Slow down to enjoy the flavors of the season
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November 15, 2023 17 mins

If the fear of holiday weight gain stresses you out, here are 4 tips to help you undiet your holidays and savor more of what matters most – delicious food shared with friends and family.

If you’re stuck with good-food, bad-food ping-pong thoughts, let’s shake up your holiday mindset this year. Instead, lean into savoring the season without food shame, and guilt. Here’s how.

In this episode, we'll at what the ...

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November 8, 2023 22 mins

Every woman over 40 wants to know the best diet - without actually dieting.

This is the “messy middle” between not dieting for intentional weight loss and practicing intuitive eating with intention.

If you’ve ditched diets but don’t know how to get started with intuitive eating, or you wonder if intuitive eating is the best diet for women over 40 (i.e. will intuitive eating help you lose weight). This post is for ...

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Why do you exercise, or not? If you're a woman over 40 who struggles with motivation to exercise, this episode is for you.  

If you've been focusing on exercise to lose weight, but you're not getting the results you want, it's time to shift your priorities. Learn how to shift your mindset from "shoulding" to wanting to move your body in ways that promote your physical and mental health. 
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What would you do if you realized the business and life you had created for yourself and your family was built on diet culture fraud?

 After significant soul searching my guest completely changed her professional identity to heal her relationship with food and her body.

Deanna Schober co-founded Built Daily and co-hosted the 5-star rated Fitness & Sushi podcast alongside her husband, Tony. Together, they have ...

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September 13, 2023 21 mins

As a woman in midlife, you know how busy and demanding life can be. Between careers, family, and social commitments, it’s easy to overlook the importance of brain health after 40. But let’s pause for a second and consider this: a healthy brain is key to your overall well-being – and helping you tackle that growing to-do list.

Here are 7 essential strategies to help you nurture your brain health after 40, and boost your cog...

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Have you felt more brain fog since you turned 40? 
Do you forget little things like where you left your keys or if you're like me, forget a fully packed backpack in a friend's garage 350 miles away?

Brain fog and forgetfulness are common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. They can make you feel like you're doomed with early onset Alzheimer's. But it doesn't have to be that way. 

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This superfood gets a bad wrap, but here's why you needed it in midlife.

Welcome back for a season 3 live bonus episode of the Savor Food and Body Podcast. I'm your host Amanda Bullat and undiet dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor.

Get 6 Strategies to help you thrive in midlife. Download the guide! https://alpinenutrition.ck.page/thriv...

Bo...

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What is perfectionism costing you after 40? Time, money, relationships, your health. The images you see in the media make flawless perfection look easy. You think, "If I don't strive for perfection, I'll be seen as letting myself go."
 
For decades, you've tried to be everything for everybody - your family, friends, boss, community, career. You make perfectionism look easy. At lea...

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"Should the spices go in this cabinet or that drawer?" "Did you even notice the special jam I bought for you?" Who knew questions about spices or what's in the fridge could challenge emotional intelligence? 

Emotional intelligence affects all relationships - even your relationship with food.

My guest in this week's episode is no stranger to navigating emotional intelligence in all areas of her life. Aa...

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If you're a woman in midlife, you've probably Googled "How to lose weight in your 40s." And you've probably heard hundreds of ways to "lose the meno-belly."

Seeing your body change after 40 is disruptive to your body image. It's distressing - especially when your typical dieting tricks don't work like they used to.

Which means, it's time to try different instead of harder.

What if y...

Here's an unpopular opinion I haven't shared before.

If you're a woman over 40, I want you to be more selfish.

Download the Thrive Guide to learn why selfishness in midlife is essential https://alpinenutrition.ck.page/thrive-guide

I've been a nutrition counselor for over a decade, but this thought just occurred to me as I was participating in an internet-breaking live event last week, hosted by Matthew McConaugh...

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What is embodiment? How does it relate to body image? Why should women over 40 care about embodiment?
 
As I share with my clients and group members, "to have a healthy relationship with food and your body, you have to get out of yo...

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If you've ever felt completely shut down with overwhelm, stress, anxiety, and other difficult emotions and then found yourself at the bottom of a bag of Oreos or tortilla chips, this live episode is for you!

In this recorded live episode, I'll explain 4 reasons you're likely emotionally eating and show you how to connect the dots between emotional burnout, fuckit eating, and body image.

Resources mentioned in the sho...

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April 18, 2023 40 mins
What emotion are you feeling right now? 
Happy, sad, angry, lonely?
What happens if your emotions get stuck in your body?
 
Nine times out of ten when I talk with clients and group members about body image and emotional eating, the conversation comes back to emotional coping. Especially if the person didn't learn how to express emotions as a child or it wasn't safe to...

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If you struggle with feeling confident about how your body looks in midlife, but you can't connect to the body-positive messaging directed at millennials, this episode is for you!

I see body image after 40 as a collision between a lack of self-confidence and health concerns. 

Let's get you out of this collision and thriving in midlife with more self-confidence and better health!

Download the Thrive Guide https://alpinenut...

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When did you first realize you had a body? 
Even more so, when do you first remember your body needed to look a certain way to be acceptable?
 
Whether it's your weight, the shape of your body, the color of your skin, or the clothes you wear, from a very early age you absorbed cultural messages that told you what an acceptable or desirable body is - especially as a woman. 
 
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