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Send me an email at rosie@therosienutritionist.com or connect with me on social media.

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🤔 What are some of the microaggressions you've

🤔 What are some of the microaggressions you've heard about your cultural foods? Have you ever avoided eating them because you felt guilt or shame? (Let me know in the comments)

Food is so much more than the nutrients it provides. It is identity, culture, memories, and experiences. Who decides what is considered healthy anyway? We must continue to think critically, learn, and unlearn what is deemed to be healthy.

A big part of my work is educating and empowering people to lead more fulfilling and enjoyable lives through food while embracing their culture and lived experiences. An opportunity for me to do this is by providing information on social media and hosting webinars and discussions to give you the tools and resources you need to nourish yourself and your community.

📸 september photo dump Sharing some of my fav

📸 september photo dump

Sharing some of my favourite photos from September … preparing my mind for the cold weather coming up soon for us here in Toronto 😅.

Highlights from September:

✌🏾won a snake plant at @blackfoodie.co week
✌🏾went to Montreal
✌🏾had dim sum for the first time
✌🏾had a date night for one with truffle pasta and wine
✌🏾embraced golden hour 😎

🍂What’s something fun you’ve done this fall?

More monthly photo dumps to come!!

As I build a better relationship with food and my

As I build a better relationship with food and my body, I hope to empower you to do the same. There are SO MANY factors that contribute to your current relationship with food and your body.

As a dietitian, I take pride in making connections and using intersectionality to understand health behaviours. We live in a society that constantly makes you question yourself and your food choices and health behaviours. It takes work to unlearn a lot of what you 'know,' but you can create a new narrative for yourself.

A big part of my work is educating and empowering people to lead more fulfilling and enjoyable lives through food. I love hosting webinars and discussions to give you the tools and resources to nourish yourself and your community.

On #WorldFoodDay, let me remind you of this. ☝🏾

Don’t get me wrong; short-term solutions play a role. People need to eat. But things like food banks, holiday food drives, or campaigns to “feed the hungry” will not end food insecurity. Food has been used for centuries to control people, and when someone suffers, other people benefit. Until policies and longer-term practices are created to ensure everyone has access to food, we won’t address this problem.

Band-aid solutions do not solve structural social issues.

🚩There are so many red flags in the health and

🚩There are so many red flags in the health and wellness industry. Let's start thinking clearly about the 'health' information we are being provided with and where it comes from.

In the past, when I saw clients in a clinical setting, they always had such a hard time communicating to me what they ate. Most of my clients were women of colour, and they felt shame and guilt when talking to me about the cultural foods they ate.

It was honestly so saddening to see them hesitate to provide me with that information because they thought I would judge them or tell them they were wrong for eating that way.

I would often ask them where I could buy some or how to make it 😩😂.

It's time to stop feeling guilt and shame to eat the foods you grew up with and the foods of your ancestors. These foods are healthy, delicious, and nutritious.

What's a red flag you are starting to notice more often? Let me know in the comments.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but life go

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but life got a lot more enjoyable once I finally accepted this (👆🏾). ⠀
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Parents, aunties, partners, siblings, friends, society etc., everyone is going to have something to say about how you look. ⠀
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With all these comments flying around, or reminders from negative childhood experiences, it is challenging for you to accept your body and genuinely love the skin you are in. A billion-dollar industry is very good at telling us that our bodies are wrong - and selling us products to “fix” it. ⠀
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I get it. Understanding and applying this mindset is easier said than done. But I hope you can get to a place where these comments, visuals and daily reminders don’t make you think that your body is wrong.

Every day I feel like I am creating a better relationship with myself and the skin that I am in. It takes intentional work, but it is so worth it!! I hope you can join me.

➡ Share this post with someone who may be struggling with negative body image and who could benefit from this reminder. ⠀

🤯😊😩😭 I don't know about you, but I've

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I don't know about you, but I've been feeling extra drained, a little unmotivated, but inspired all at the same time over the past few months.

A lot of my work in dietetics has been focused on health equity, food justice, and addressing anti-Black racism (ABR), and although that work is extremely important and necessary, it can be draining from time to time.

However, today, I was reminded of how far I (we) have come in this work to move dietetics into a new and more equitable direction.

And this is just the beginning! Swipe for some highlights from the past year.

I am grateful for this community that has been created and I'm excited for all the good to come!! Thank you for your support :)

I'm looking forward to being a panelist for the co

I'm looking forward to being a panelist for the conversation on 'Preserving African and Caribbean Food Traditions' during @blackfoodie.co week!

Our food doesn't become superfoods just because they become popular among white folks in North America. These foods have been superfoods that have nourished communities for centuries!

Join us next week for this conversation exploring topics such as:

Should traditional African foods like baobab and teff be commercialized for broader consumption, or should the Black community keep these incredible foods a cultural section?

Join me and these fantastic panelists @chefbashir, @beequammie, and @kitchenbutterfly on September 20th at 7 pm EST to discuss these kinds of questions and more as part of BLACK FOODIE Week! This will be an excellent conversation, so grab a FREE ticket to this live session at www.blackfoodie.co/black-foodie-week and come support me! Also, in the link in my bio.

September 19-25th is BLACK FOODIE Week, a digital celebration of Black food culture in Toronto! Join @blackfoodie.co for lively cook-along, inspiring panel events, and a one-of-a-kind live marketplace this Sunday.

#blackfoodieweek #africanfoodie #fortheculture #blackfood #culturalappreciation

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