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Step away from restrictive diet culture, reconnect with your body’s wisdom, and proudly embrace cultural foods with this bold, empowering guide by registered dietitian and creator of Your Latina Nutritionist, Dalina Soto.

Praised by Mikki Kendall, the New York Times bestselling author of Hood Feminism, who calls it witty and warm, The Latina Anti-Diet is a transformative resource that helps readers heal their relationship to food and celebrate the bodies they’re in.

While intuitive eating has become one of the most powerful movements challenging traditional diet culture, it often overlooks a crucial piece—cultural relevance. Frequently represented in mainstream media through a narrow lens, intuitive eating forgets to include our traditional cuisines such as arroz, habichuelas, and plátanos. Too often we’re expected to abandon our cultural roots and traditions in order to follow food trends.

Dalina Soto, a first-generation Dominican-American dietitian, is here to put culture back on the table. Using her relatable and practical CHULA framework, Soto guides readers through key steps to:

– Challenge harmful beliefs about food and health
– Honor their unique bodies and nutritional needs
– Understand what their bodies truly need
– Listen closely to hunger signals
– Acknowledge and validate emotional aspects of eating

In The Latina Anti-Diet, Soto challenges diet culture’s narrow perspectives, confronting food whitewashing head-on, and empowering readers to reclaim their cultural dishes without guilt or shame. Her insightful approach reconnects us to delicious flavors, cultural traditions, and a healthier mentality beyond calorie counting.

Perfect for anyone who’s been wrongly encouraged to give up foods like tortillas or switch to brown rice from white rice, this fresh, insightful guide reminds us that food carries meaning far beyond nutrition alone. It is a joyful celebration of culture, identity, and life full of flavor and fulfillment.