Welcome to another Best Of episode on the show today! In this episode with Cara Harbstreet, the non-dietitian behind Street Smart Nutrition, we discuss how to apply intuitive eating aligned nutrition to support exercise, how to know if you have a healthy relationship with exercise and the question everyone really wants to know...do I need to count my macros to support my exercise?!

Cara is based in Kansas City and is a nationally-recognized food & nutrition expert, author, and consultant. She founded her private practice in 2016 to offer counseling for sports nutrition, intuitive eating, and HAES-informed nutrition services before transitioning to her current work in media & communications. When she’s not tackling diet culture or working on a new recipe in the kitchen, you can find her digging in to a good book or working on a creative project of some sort. You can connect with her on Instagram (@streetsmart.rd) or online through her website, streetsmartnutrition.com.

In this episode we discuss:

Cara’s journey to becoming a non-diet dietitian
Cara’s personal experience as an athlete in college and how that influenced her relationship with food and exercise
How exercise fits into the intuitive eating paradigm
Eating to support your exercise
If macro counting is truly necessary to support your exercise
Positive, life enhancing reasons to choose to move your body
How Cara practices wellness without obsession

Links/information referenced in this episode:

IE Workbook: https://amzn.to/2VkVArP (affiliate link)

Blog discussed in episode: http://www.streetsmartnutrition.com/macro-tracking/

IE Posts: http://www.streetsmartnutrition.com/tag/intuitive-eating

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