[Chat] Halloween candy, the Switch Witch, and intuitive eating

Find Your Food Voice

Julie Duffy Dillon RDN

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Nutrition

4.9 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Julie Duffy Dillon and Coleen Bremner discuss the intersection of Halloween, candy, and diet culture. They share nostalgic memories of Halloween, explore the concept of the Switch Witch, and address the challenges of navigating candy consumption in a healthy way. The conversation also delves into the problematic nature of fatphobic costumes and the need for cultural sensitivity in Halloween celebrations. The episode concludes with reflections on the importance of enjoying food experiences and fostering positive relationships with food. Our Sponsors: * Check out Rejoyn: www.rejoyn.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:39.8	Hey there, welcome to episode 389 of Define Your Food Voice podcast. I am Julie Duffy Dillon,
0:47.2	registered dietitian, and your host. Welcome to this Diet culture IRL special chat where we are unpacking Halloween,
0:57.6	the candy, the costumes, and all of the like diaculture bullshit that has been woven in over the ears.
1:05.8	Before we get into the episode, I want you to consider a Halloween memory that you have. If you celebrate
1:13.2	Halloween and you've gone door to door trick-or-treating and collected in candy,
1:19.0	what positive memories do you have, if any, about this time? You know, do you remember
1:26.9	dumping out all your candy at the night, sorting
1:30.2	through it, picking out your favorite ones? Do you remember the temperature that it was outside?
1:36.9	I grew up in Ohio, so I distinctly remember the question that we all just debated as seven-year-olds, eight-year-olds, was like,
1:47.4	do we put our costume on underneath our winter coat or over our winter coat? And that was like
1:53.5	the big debate because you always chose your costume when it was still warm. And so by the time
1:59.3	October 31st rolled around, yeah, we needed our coats. So I, it's so
2:05.6	funny how I'm like immediately brought back just even thinking about it. And a part of that anchor to
2:10.4	that memory, of course, is the candy. And it's okay that we enjoy the candy. And we live in this
2:17.0	culture where we're told we can't trust
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