How to Help Kids Find Peace With Food (ADHD, Dopamine & Emotional Eating) | Kamy Moussavi

In episode 246 of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, Erin interviews Kamy Moussavi, founder of Step Together, a family-centered program helping parents and children build healthier habits through emotional regulation, supportive routines, and sustainable lifestyle changes, with a focus on ADHD, impulsivity, and emotional eating. Kamy shares his personal history as the overweight kid who struggled with food addiction and bulimia into his 20s, and explains why excess weight is often a symptom of deeper emotional and environmental factors, including dopamine-seeking behaviors and family stress. They discuss how modern addictive food and screen environments affect kids, the ADHD–dopamine connection (especially inattentive ADHD in girls), and why parents should avoid pressuring children and instead change the home environment, model healthy coping, reduce shame, and prioritize self-care. Kamy directs listeners to steptogether.us for coaching and a free session.

00:00 Worried About Kids Food

02:02 Meet Kamy And Step Together

03:22 Kamy Origin Story

06:57 Modern Addiction Environment

09:39 Why Parents Come First

13:17 Root Causes Emotional Coping

15:59 Brain Science Behind Binging

24:25 ADHD Dopamine Link

31:59 Protective Parenting Strategies

37:59 Drop Shame Find Support

To learn more about Kamy and his misstion at Step Together visit www.steptogether.us

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The Truth About Seed Oils (and the Best Fats to Eat) | Healthy Real Food Podcast Ep. 245 w/ Sherry Calbom

In episode 245 of the Healthy Real Food podcast, Erin interviews nutrition expert and author Sherry Calbom about industrial seed oils and why they may contribute to inflammation, weight gain, brain fog, hormone disruption, and cravings. Calbom defines common seed oils to avoid (including canola/rapeseed, grapeseed, corn, soy, safflower, sunflower, peanut, rice bran, and cottonseed) and shares preferred alternatives such as olive, avocado, and coconut oils, plus butter, ghee, and tallow. She explains how processing methods and omega-6 imbalance may drive oxidative stress and inflammation, affecting metabolism, insulin resistance, and even brain health. The conversation emphasizes reading labels, making simple pantry swaps, choosing better options when eating out, and using tools like the Seed Oil Scout app, and highlights Calbom’s book The Truth About Seed Oils.

00:00 Seed Oils Warning

02:10 Meet Sherry Calbom

04:57 Weight Gain and Inflammation

07:47 Which Oils to Avoid

09:04 Healthy Fats to Choose

11:06 Low Fat Diet Fallout

13:51 Hormones and Insulin Resistance

16:10 Why Seed Oils Harm

22:12 Cell Membranes and Brain Health

25:20 Healing Through Real Food

30:04 Simple Swaps and Eating Out

33:46 Purpose and Next Steps

34:24 Book and Where to Follow

35:25 Final Thanks and Wrap

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How Weighing Your Food Brings Peace (And Helps You Lose Weight for Good) | Ep. 244

In episode 244 of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, Erin explains why weighing food on a digital scale can create peace instead of obsession, sharing how she lost over 100 pounds and kept it off with a real food lifestyle. She describes why willpower, intuitive eating, and eyeballing portions often fail in today’s engineered food environment, and teaches a simple “decide ahead of time” approach: write tomorrow’s plan tonight, then weigh and eat exactly what’s planned to quiet food chatter. Erin outlines the Nutri Habit Flex Step Meal Plan System, which customizes calorie targets (1400–3000 in 100-calorie steps), supports either abstinence or moderation, and uses ladder-style steps and maintenance breaks to make long-term maintenance sustainable. She also previews an upcoming NutriHabit app designed to simplify the meal-plan exchange math.

00:00 Weighing Food Fears

01:55 Transformation Story

04:32 Why Diets Fail

06:42 Brain vs Modern Food

09:13 Bypass Willpower Plan

10:09 Food Scale Freedom

12:00 NutriHabit Flex Step

14:30 Maintenance Ladder Strategy

16:53 Who This Helps Most

18:36 Real Food Plate Examples

20:16 Tracking and New App

23:18 Portion Math Demo

26:10 Key Takeaways and Wrap

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