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Food & Body Conversations / Carien Meyer Registered Dietitian Carien Meyer-South African Dietitian & Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Online consults. Special interest: Disordered eating/Eating disorders.

Practical, gentle nutrition for building sustainable habits and a healthy relationship with food & body. Carien Meyer is a dietitian with a special interest in supporting people in eating disorders, disordered eating and chronic diseases of lifestyle. She has a Masters degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, have been involved in conducting support groups for UCT research projects, and have experience in private practice, community health care as well as hospital nutrition.She has also been involved in lecturing, supervising and presenting workshops to UCT medical and dietetic students. Her experience with the needs of patients varies from Constantia and Somerset West to Lavender Hill and Mannenberg, which makes her deeply aware and sensitive to each person's unique circumstances.

23/10/2026

Just a reminder from me to you.

Day 5: The 5 minute mealEggs on toast. Yoghurt with oats and fruit. Leftover mince with a potato and some frozen vegetab...
23/10/2026

Day 5: The 5 minute meal

Eggs on toast. Yoghurt with oats and fruit. Leftover mince with a potato and some frozen vegetables.

Not particularly exciting meals. But they can provide useful nourishment, and they don't require you to spend an hour in the kitchen.

A meal doesn't need to be elaborate to count. Look at what you can realistically put together, what will satisfy you, and whether it gives you the nourishment you need.

Keep the ingredients for a few easy meals at home. Then, when you're exhausted, you have options instead of standing in front of the fridge hoping inspiration will strike.

Sometimes the best meal is the one you can actually MAKE!



23/10/2026

Food cannot simply fix every mood problem. Low mood has many possible causes, and persistent symptoms deserve proper attention.

But nutrition belongs in the conversation — and sometimes the first step is much less glamorous than the supplement aisle.

When your mood is low, it's tempting to look for something that promises quick effects. And there is no shortage of supplements making those promises!

But before spending money on another bottle, look at the less glamorous things. Addressing these might not "solve" a low mood, but create an opportunity to function from a better baseline, as you search for answers:

Are you eating enough, and eating regularly? Going for hours without food can leave you tired, distracted and irritable.

Are you drinking enough water? Dehydration can affect how you feel and concentrate.

Could a nutrient deficiency be contributing? Low iron, vitamin B12 or folate, and vitamin D can cause symptoms that affect energy, concentration and wellbeing.

It's worth looking at the basics before you assume the answer lies in another product.



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Day 4: When knowing isn't the problem (and it often isn't, right!)You know what a balanced meal looks like. But at the e...
22/10/2026

Day 4: When knowing isn't the problem (and it often isn't, right!)

You know what a balanced meal looks like. But at the end of a long day, even deciding what to make can feel like too much effort. (Who else!?)

More nutrition information won't help with that!

Try keeping a short list of suppers you can make without a recipe, special ingredients, or much thought. Put it somewhere you can see it when the familiar question — “What's for supper?” — comes around again. (On the fridge is a great place).

The aim isn't (always) to just get over yourself. 😉 It's to have a few decisions already made before you're too tired to make them. I am all for that!





Day 3: Poor sleep can leave your concentration and patience running low. Something sweet can be particularly appealing. ...
21/10/2026

Day 3: Poor sleep can leave your concentration and patience running low. Something sweet can be particularly appealing. It often provides readily available energy, and the pleasure of eating something you enjoy can be a welcome lift when everything feels like hard work.

Tip: Try giving yourself a small intentional pause around it. Make your tea, put your phone down for a few minutes, sit and enjoy what you're eating.

Then notice: did the snack hit the spot, or are you still looking for something more? What can you add? A powernap in your car or at your desk? A leg stretch or quick walk around the block?

Noticing is a helpful tool to see what other tools you can add to your toolbox to cope on days when you are running on empty.

20/10/2026

Goeie boodskap hier:

Day 2: Feeding yourself when everyone needs something from you! You've thought about what the children need, what's for ...
20/10/2026

Day 2: Feeding yourself when everyone needs something from you! You've thought about what the children need, what's for supper, what's missing from the shopping, and what has to happen tomorrow.

Then someone asks what you're having for lunch. You haven't thought about it. You just grab something.

Sound familiar?

Try making one decision in advance: what you'll usually have for lunch on a busy day. It could be leftovers, a sandwich, or something simple you can assemble in five minutes.

You don't need a meal plan for your entire life. Just remove one recurring decision from a day that's already full of them.

And yes, your lunch belongs on the list of things that need looking after!




Day 1: When the day gets away from you!You get to 4pm and suddenly realise you've barely eaten.Perhaps breakfast was rus...
19/10/2026

Day 1: When the day gets away from you!

You get to 4pm and suddenly realise you've barely eaten.

Perhaps breakfast was rushed. Lunch got pushed back. You kept thinking you'd have something in a minute, and somehow the day just carried on.

Now you're starving, tired and probably less patient than you were this morning.

This is worth noticing. Not to give yourself another thing to criticise but because the way your day is organised can affect the way you eat.

When does eating tend to get pushed aside in your day? That's a useful place to start.

And if you're regularly exhausted despite trying to get enough sleep, don't assume it's simply the result of being busy. Persistent fatigue deserves attention, too.

Follow along tomorrow for more reflections on how exhaustion affects the way we eat and a gentle way forward.




16/10/2026

You're tired. The task is dragging on. You know you need a break, but there's still so much to do.

So you make tea, take a few cookies, open your phone and scroll for a while. It feels good to switch off from whatever has been getting to you.

Yet, the task is still waiting, and now you're wondering why you ate when you weren't even hungry.

Before you decide you're a lost cause around cookies, play detective. What was going on just before you reached for it? When does it tend to happen? What are you trying to get away from for a few minutes? And is there any other kind of break that might actually help?

You may not be able to take a nap when you're exhausted or walk away from every frustrating task. Real life doesn't always allow for that. But there may be ways to change what happens in those moments, so that food isn't your automatic response every time you need a bit of relief.

It takes some noticing, a willingness to experiment, and sometimes a little help from someone who can help you work out what's going on.

You don't have to keep doing something just because it's the pattern you've fallen into. And you don't have to turn every biscuit into a problem, either.



One of the things I'm most grateful for in my work is that moms feel safe enough to say things out loud that they might ...
15/10/2026

One of the things I'm most grateful for in my work is that moms feel safe enough to say things out loud that they might not feel comfortable saying anywhere else.

Things like this.

Thoughts and reactions that surprise them. Frustrations they're not proud of. Feelings they think they should know better than to have.

Perhaps you find yourself worrying about your teenage daughter's appetite, becoming impatient when she asks for more food, or feeling anxious about changes in her body. And then you feel guilty for having those reactions.

You love your daughter, but you also have your own history, fears and beliefs about food, weight and health. Sometimes these surface in ways you didn't expect.

That's why I make space for conversations with moms of teens. Not only to talk about what their daughters need, but to explore the concerns and struggles moms themselves are carrying.

When you can look at your own reactions with curiosity rather than shame, you have more room to decide how you want to respond to your daughter.

If you're a mom of a pr***en or teenager navigating food, eating or body-image concerns, these are conversations worth having — for your daughter's sake, and yours.


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