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How to Embrace Healthy Eating in 2019

January 23, 2019

I weighed in on this piece about healthy eating in 2019 for GQ!

We all have late-night vices, some of which come in brightly-covered bags and leave a fine, delicious dust. (Here’s lookin’ at you, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos). Before you open another bag, though, read the nutrition label and get a better idea of what’s in those packaged goods. Although these heavily-processed foods can be convenient, they often include large amounts of sugar, fat, and sodium.

Fortunately, the healthy eating fix needn’t be as traumatic as you think. “Rather than changing everything, choose one or two heavily-processed items and swap them out for a more minimally-processed option,” says Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, a New York-based dietitian. Something as simple as making the switch from conventional nut butter to nut butters that have no added fats or sugars can make a big difference.

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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