Taylor Wolfram RDN on the Basics of Good Vegan Nutrition and Navigating Food Fears, Part 1

More Plants: A Vegan Podcast by Brownble

It’s one of those days folks. One of those days in which I get to interview one of my dream guests in the podcast, someone who you know well if you’re a long time listener, reader or student because to me she is one of the top experts in vegan nutrition out there. I found her years ago thanks to the magic of google in an article she had written and immediately started following her. I’ve read perhaps most of her blog posts, I’m a die hard subscriber of her newsletter and a student of her incredible vegan nutrition course who you’ll hear all about in today’s episode.

Something I’ve always loved about Taylor and that brought me great relief when reading her content is that although she’s an advocate for veganism, an ethical vegan, a protector of all animals and anyone who doesn’t have a voice, she is also a science nerd (I’m calling her that, and I love her for it), her articles have always had the most up to date research, if a new paper had come out and I had come across it, Taylor had written about it two days before. So all of her work is evidence based, but explained in lay person’s terms (which you know is one of my favorite qualities in a ny communicator (the knowledge and the simplicity all wrapped up together). On top of it all Taylor is one of the few voices in the vegan movement who also specialize in that intersection of veganism and eating disorder recovery, and her content, although based on all the research that is out there, isn’t about instilling fear, but rather, uplifting you into knowing what you need to know about vegan nutrition while supporting you to develop a positive and healthy relationship with food and body, that is above all, centered around peace.

Taylor Wolfram is a licensed registered dietitian nutritionist, a long-time vegan and owner of a weight-inclusive nutrition therapy practice. She is a Certified Befriending Your Body Teacher and works with adults who are interested in ditching the diet mentality, reconnecting with their bodies and learning to trust their inner wisdom. She also specializes in vegan nutrition and created the Anti-Diet Vegan Nutrition Online Course, which I am a student of and can tell you, it’s amazing.

In today’s episode Taylor shares about her journey into veganism and then into the field of dietetics, she teaches us what to her is the meaning of good nutrition, and she gives us the simplest way to think about a “balanced plate”. We talk about food groups, we talk about protein needs, recommended servings and how you can start building delicious meals, and then we get into hot territory: food fears. In a time in which fears over specific foods run rampant, Taylor helps to set the record straight on what the research actually says and what her clinical experience brings to the table in discussing things like oils, vegan processed foods, grains, and much more. This is part 1 of my conversation with Taylor and part 2 will come your way really soon in which we go deeper into some of those food fears, all in the hopes that you learn some basics, meet those nutrient needs as a vegan and then your mental and heart space is free and peaceful to go about your life, without excessive worry or obsession.

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