What does having a 'good relationship with food' mean? 4 ways to know if you've got one

They shared feeling guilty about a perceived lack of willpower around food and regularly rummaging through the fridge looking for tasty treats to help soothe emotions.

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  • They shared feeling guilty about a perceived lack of willpower around food and regularly rummaging through the fridge looking for tasty treats to help soothe emotions.
  • It got me thinking about the meaning of a healthy relationship with food, how a person’s eating behaviours develop, and how a “good” relationship can be nurtured.

What does a ‘good relationship with food’ mean?


    You can check whether your relationship with food is “healthy” by seeing how many items on this list you tick “yes” to. Are you:
    If you didn’t get many ticks, you might need to work on improving your relationship with food.

    Read more:
    Thinking you're 'on a diet' is half the problem – here's how to be a mindful eater

Why does a good relationship with food matter?

    • A lot of “no” responses indicate you may be using food as a coping mechanism in response to negative emotions.
    • A review of studies on food addiction and mental health found healthy dietary patterns were associated with a lower risk of both disordered eating and food addiction.

How to develop a healthy food relationship

    • 2. reflect on what you wrote in your food mood diary, especially “why” you’re eating when you eat.
    • Mindless eating can be reduced by focusing on enjoying food and the pleasure that comes from preparing and sharing food with others.
    • It also aimed to instruct them in how to embrace pleasure from social, emotional and cultural aspects of food.
    • Another review of 11 intervention studies that promoted eating pleasure and enjoyment found promising results on healthy eating, including better diet quality, healthier portion sizes, healthier food choices and greater liking of healthy foods.
    • Participants also reported healthy food tasted better and got easier to cook more often at home.

Where to get help to improve your relationship with food

    • A healthy relationship with food also means the absence of disordered eating, including binge eating, bulimia and anorexia.
    • You can get more information from InsideOut, an Australian institute for eating disorders.
    • Try their online food relationship “check-up” tool.
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