103: When Food Insecurity Is Happening In Your Community and You Want to Help - Evita Basilio

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Food insecurity is something that’s not talked about a lot—but it definitely needs to be. After my conversation with Evita Basilio, the guest of today’s episode, I was mesmerized by the work she does and also motivated to do what I could to help.

Learn what food insecurity really is (hint: it’s not as complex as it sounds), its impacts on health, what needs to happen in order to get to the root causes of food insecurity, and what you can do to support those in your life or community with inadequate access to food. Plus, we talk about the link between food insecurity and disordered eating, and how the trend to eat organic and clean might be fueling the fire of food insecurity. 

Tune into episode #103:

In this episode, Evita and I discuss:

  • What food insecurity really is

  • The root causes of food insecurity and how some “solutions” are really bandaid fixes

  • The impact of food insecurity on your relationship with food

  • Strategies to heal your relationship with food while healing from the impacts of food security

  • How Evita got started on the work she does and why it’s so important

  • How clean eating or organic trends might actually be contributing to food insecurity

  • How we can develop a more neutral approach to “bad” foods to stop villainizing foods that might be the only ones people can access

  • The connection between food insecurity and disordered or restricted eating patterns

  • Strategies to help with food insecurity in your local community

  • Cultural appropriation of certain foods and recipes and how to make sure you’re respecting a culture’s foods

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