The final subtheme of Nutrition Month 2025: Nourish to Flourish focuses on Emotional Wellbeing. This week’s toolkit offers practical resources to explore how nutrition and emotional connections with food impact our eating habits, mood, and overall mental health.
Why It Matters
Our emotions influence how, when, and what we eat. Food can bring comfort, joy, and connection—but it can also become a coping tool for stress and other emotional challenges. Understanding these emotional connections with food can help us make more mindful, balanced choices. For children, responsive feeding practices support autonomy and help develop lifelong healthy habits. For adults, recognizing emotional triggers can reduce mindless or emotional eating and encourage healthier coping strategies.
Eating mindfully and nourishing our bodies can:
✅ Support emotional resilience and mood regulation
✅ Reduce emotional eating and promote mindful eating habits
✅ Encourage healthy coping strategies for stress and emotional challenges
✅ Foster positive relationships with food from childhood through adulthood
By tuning in to our emotional wellbeing, we can create healthier eating habits that benefit both body and mind.
What’s Inside?
📌 Three Informational Handouts – Evidence-based resources on key emotional wellbeing topics.
📌 Quick Links to Other Toolkits & Resources – Find additional Nutrition Month materials to support overall wellbeing.
📌 Webinar Information & Registration – Members can join our special webinar this Wednesday to dive deeper into emotional wellbeing and nutrition.
📥 Download your resources today and join us in highlighting the impact of nutrition on emotional wellbeing!