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1 week ago | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
ED recovery, aka recovering from an eating disorder isn’t just about food. It’s about meeting your body’s full range of needs. When your basic needs aren’t met, true healing can feel impossible. This is why understanding what your unmet needs are is such a vital part of ED Recovery. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a pyramid that shows how we have to meet our very basic needs first. These include : air, water, foods, shelter and sleep.
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1 month ago | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
Wholefoods vs processed foods has become a topical debate lately. This blog sets out to look at the difference and clear up the debate around which you should choose. It’s easy to feel confused when you hear the terms “wholefoods” and “processed foods” thrown around—especially when they’re often used to label foods as “good” or “bad.” But the truth is, most of the foods we eat are processed in some way.
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2 months ago | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
Recovery from binge eating disorder is no easy process, but my personal experience as a dietitian working in eating disorders is that it can happen and it does happen. Read on for my tips on how you can work on recovery and even start to use some of the tools from intuitive eating. If you’ve struggled with binge eating or felt out of control around food, the idea of intuitive eating might feel contradictory, or even impossible.
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2 months ago | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
A Maintenance meal plan for anorexia recovery is something that can sound like a simple step to take. Surely you just make a few tweaks and reduce here or there? On the one hand that is true but it is important to make any changes carefully, slowly and not to completely change your recovery meal plan. Your meal plan can be a staple and useful part of your recovery. Your body is used to it as are you. It provides security and safety. We are not aiming to lose that.
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Mar 2, 2025 | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
If you’re recovering from an eating disorder, you might have heard of overshoot theory—but what does it actually mean? And is it something to be worried about? Let’s break it down and talk about why for some, it’s a completely normal (and actually helpful!) part of the recovery process.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
What is normal eating? Do you feel confused? Disordered eating practices are unfortunately very common because of widespread diet culture and misunderstandings about food and nutrition. This means that so many of us have forgotten what normal eating is. In this blog we are going to take a closer look. Somehow normal eating practices got lost with the rise of fad diets that promise quick-fix solutions Is your eating normal of disordered? Let’s find out.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
Is porridge bad for you? How about crumpets? This question has been in the media recently due to the ban on advertising high fat, sugar and salt foods to children before 9pm. Now the quick answer is this is a case of the media sensationalising something. Keep eating your oats and your crumpets. They are totally fine to include in your diet. For the longer answer, I’ll explain more below. This is a ban on advertising foods high in sugar, fat and sugar to children pre-watershed (9pm).
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
The “eating disorder voice” is an internal dialogue that reinforces harmful thoughts and behaviours around food, body image, and self-worth. This voice often criticises, pressures, or even bullies, pushing someone with an eating disorder to engage in behaviours like restricting, bingeing, or purging. Though it may feel overpowering, the eating disorder voice is not part of a person’s true self. It’s a separate, intrusive force that disrupts well-being and prevents recovery.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
Disordered Eating vs Eating disorder can be a confusing topic. What is the difference? Is there one? You have probably come across the terms “disordered eating” and “eating disorders” before and wondered what the differences are. So we will cover this topic in this two-part blog series. As a general overview, both can describe unhealthy eating behaviours. However, disordered eating can be used as an umbrella term for eating practices that are outside the “norm”.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
dietitianuk.co.uk | Priya Tew
Constipation in eating disorders and disordered eating recovery is a tricky situation to navigate and one that I do not think is talked about often enough. So in this blog we are going to dive in that uncomfortable topic. Firstly, what is constipation? Constipation happens when bowel movements become less frequent and more difficult to pass, often causing discomfort and bloating. It is classes as passing a bowel movement less than 3 times a week.