Rebuilding Our Relationship with Food

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Rebuilding Our Relationship with Food

This course is part of Food Sustainability, Mindful Eating, and Healthy Cooking Specialization

Instructor: Maya Adam, MD

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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8 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

359 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

8 hours to complete

Learn at your own pace

99%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

How to practice mindful eating or food mindfulness.
How to practice self-compassion and rebuild your relationship with food.

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Taught in English

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Have you ever made a conscious effort to change the way you eat (for health or other reasons) and then felt frustrated when your plans were derailed? You’re not alone. The best laid plans are often sabotaged by a food environment that makes it increasingly hard to make healthier food choices. This can leave many people feeling mistrustful of food or feeling that our relationship with food is somehow broken. In this course, we’ll explore the history of our changing food environment, the science behind cravings for unhealthy foods AND most importantly, you’ll learn some concrete strategies for rebuilding your relationship with food. You’ll learn to practice mindful eating and self-compassion (proven strategies for supporting healthier food choices) as well as designing a customized plan to protect your relationship with food and improve the health of your greatest asset - you! I can’t wait to start on this adventure together.

In this module, we’ll examine how the commercial food industry separates us from our food and how this impacts our long-term health. We’ll explore how attitudes towards food can differ across different global regions and different cultures and how our attitudes toward food can affect our health. Finally, we’ll examine the ways in which food can support our optimal performance at work or at play.

What's included

6 videos2 readings7 assignments1 plugin

6 videos Total 18 minutes

Introduction to Rebuilding Our Relationship with Food 2 minutes
How Commercial Food Production Separates Us from Our Food 4 minutes
Why Practice Food Mindfulness? 2 minutes
Global Health and the Western Diet 4 minutes
The Two Questions 3 minutes
Food and Optimal Performance (at work and at play) 3 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

Specialization Mission 10 minutes
Optional Reading Assignment 10 minutes

7 assignments Total 115 minutes

Reflecting on Processed Food Consumption 15 minutes
Reflecting on Food Mindfulness 15 minutes
Global Health and the Western Diet Quiz 5 minutes
Reflecting on Global Health and the Western Diet 20 minutes
Reflection on a Cooking Memory 15 minutes
Optional Practice Questions 15 minutes
Module 1 Graded Quiz 30 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

Getting to know you 15 minutes

In this module, we’ll learn about why traditional, restrictive “diets” often fail us, how to begin reframing our thinking about food from “Am I allowed to eat this?” to “Is this food worthy of me?” and how our food choices can shape our food preferences.

What's included

5 videos1 reading5 assignments1 discussion prompt

5 videos Total 14 minutes

Why Diets Fail: The Case for Food Mindfulness 4 minutes
Is This Food Worthy of Me? 2 minutes
How Food Choices Shape Our Food Preferences 3 minutes
Listen to Your Food 1 minute
Global Perspectives on Food 4 minutes

1 reading Total 30 minutes

How the Food Industry Manipulates Taste Buds with "Salt Sugar Fat" 30 minutes

5 assignments Total 85 minutes

Advice for a family member 15 minutes
Why Diets Fail Quiz 20 minutes
How Food Choices Shape Our Food Preferences Quiz 5 minutes
Reflecting on Food Attitudes in Your Global Region 15 minutes
Module 2 Graded Quiz 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

What's it like in your food environment? 10 minutes

In this module you’ll learn about the components of self-compassion, a practice that can be used to support healthier food choices and eating behaviors. You’ll also learn about how our taste receptors respond to quantity vs quality and how we can use this knowledge to maximize our eating experience while protecting our health!

What's included

4 videos2 readings3 assignments

4 videos Total 9 minutes

Practicing Self-Compassion and Investing in Your Most Valuable Asset 2 minutes
Be Kind to Yourself 1 minute
Moderate Amounts, Optimal Taste Experience 4 minutes
You Are Not Alone 2 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

Self-Compassion: The Often Missing Ingredient in Healthy Eating 10 minutes
Let Them Eat Cake (Just Not Too Much) 10 minutes

3 assignments Total 45 minutes

Reflecting on Self-Compassion and Your Food Choices 15 minutes
Reflecting on Moderate Amounts, Optimal Taste Experience 15 minutes
Module 3 Graded Quiz 15 minutes

In this module, we’ll explore some of the ways in which we can rebuild a longstanding relationship with our food, by observing our own behaviors and developing customized strategies for letting go of habits that don’t serve us well. We’ll also learn more about the practice of mindful eating and how we can incorporate that practice into our daily lives.

What's included

4 videos3 readings3 assignments1 plugin

4 videos Total 13 minutes

Daily Practices for Strengthening Your Relationship with Food 4 minutes
Lonely Mouth 3 minutes
Practicing Food Mindfulness 4 minutes
Food Mindfulness 2 minutes

3 readings Total 30 minutes

Microsteps: the Big Idea That's Too Small to Fail 10 minutes
Six Ways to Practice Mindful Eating 10 minutes
8 Steps to Mindful Eating 10 minutes

3 assignments Total 60 minutes

Reflecting on Daily Practices for Strengthening Your Relationship with Food 15 minutes
Reflecting on Practicing Mindful Eating 15 minutes
Final Course Quiz 30 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

It's not over yet 15 minutes

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Maya Adam, MD

Stanford University

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Reviewed on Aug 8, 2024

This course teach me to be mindful about food, eating, and sometime about how we think about our feeling.

Reviewed on Mar 22, 2023

Very interesting, you get in touch with concepts that usually you don't hear in a regular food course.

Reviewed on Nov 9, 2023

The class is so interesting and create to have a good relationship with food. I have learned a lot especially about mindful eating. Thank you Stanford University!

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