Free Resources for Food, Body, and Family
A life with substance is about more than what’s on your plate. It’s having the freedom to enjoy food, trust your body, and make room for what truly matters. Whether you’re supporting your child, navigating eating disorder recovery, or working on your own relationship with food and body, these resources offer practical, compassionate guidance to help you along the way.
Grab Your Free Parent’s Guide to Picky Eating
End meal time stress with simple strategies to feed your picky eater with confidence.
Free Printables for Parents
Hunger and Fullness Scale
A simple 1-to-10 scale that helps your child notice and name their hunger and fullness before, during, and after meals.
Download the Hunger & Fullness Scale
Food Preference Tracker
Keep track of the foods your child is learning to like, likes, and loves as they slowly broaden what they’re willing to eat.
Download the Food Preference Tracker
Lunchbox Cheatsheet
Let your child choose one or two items from each group (protein, grain, fruit, vegetable, and drink) to build a balanced lunch.
Download the Lunchbox Cheatsheet
Lunch Menu
A printable Monday-to-Friday menu for planning school lunches together with your child.
Download the Lunch Menu
Ultimate Cereal Guide
Kid-friendly cereals with little added sugar and good amounts of fiber and protein, so you can skip the label-reading in the cereal aisle.
Download the Cereal GuideFree Eating Disorder Support Groups
Recovery is easier alongside people who understand. These national organizations offer free support groups, online and in person, for anyone affected by an eating disorder and for the families and friends supporting them.
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
A nationwide directory of free in-person and online groups, with separate listings for individuals in recovery and for caregivers and loved ones.
Browse the NEDA DirectoryNational Alliance for Eating Disorders
Free, therapist-led groups held virtually and in person for people in recovery and the loved ones supporting them, including groups for adults in mid-life and beyond.
View Alliance GroupsANAD
Free weekly peer support groups on Zoom, led by trained volunteers with their own recovery experience, including groups for teens and caregivers.
See the ANAD ScheduleSupport groups are run by the organizations listed and are meant to complement, not replace, individual care.
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