Trust Your Gut

Learning To Trust Your Gut

Food and Culture

Written by: Andrea Olmedo, UH Intern Fall 2024

Have you ever wondered what your body is really trying to tell you when it comes to food? This is what Intuitive Eating is all about! Intuitive eating (IE) is an approach that focuses on tuning into our bodies’ hunger and fullness cues to guide our eating habits- because we are the experts of our own bodies! Our bodies can tell us when to eat, what to eat, and how much to eat as well as how the food makes us feel, both physically and emotionally. For more information about intuitive eating, click here. To learn more about listening to hunger and fullness cues, click here.

Principles for Intuitive Eating

Listening to our bodies takes time and practice, so here are some principles we can use to help us:

Honor your hunger

Honor your hunger:

Nourish your body when feeling signs of hunger to prevent being super hungry later on.

Make Peace with Food

Make Peace with Food:

All foods that you have access to help nourish your body, and that’s what matters.

Respect Your Fullness

Respect Your Fullness:

Listen to your body’s signals and finish eating when you feel comfortably satisfied.

Discover the Satisfaction Factor:

Find foods that are enjoyable and satisfying to both your mind and body.

For more information on the principles of intuitive eating, click here.

Intuitive Eating chart