Mindful Eating Over Macros: How Letting Go Can Make You Healthier
The health benefits of dinner with family and friends often goes beyond nutrients since love, joy, connection and gratitude are all values we can’t track…
Written by: Samantha Nice
Written on: September 9, 2025
Samantha Nice is a seasoned wellness writer with over a decade of experience crafting content for a diverse range of global brands. A passionate advocate for holistic wellbeing, she brings a particular focus to supplements, women’s health, strength training, and running. Samantha is a proud member of the Healf editorial team, where she merges her love for storytelling with industry insights and science-backed evidence.
An avid WHOOP wearer, keen runner (with a sub 1:30 half marathon) hot yoga enthusiast and regular gym goer, Samantha lives and breathes the wellness lifestyle she writes about. With a solid black book of trusted contacts (including some of the industry’s leading experts) she’s committed to creating accessible, well-informed content that empowers and inspires Healf readers.
- 1. Moving away from the macro mindset
- 2. Protein: guidelines… but without pressure
- 3. The emotional weight of food ‘rules’
- 4. The power and joy of eating together
- 5. Simple, balanced meals without the fuss
- 6. Making room for flexibility
- 7. Positive role-modelling for children
- 8. Letting go of perfection
- 9. The key takeaway
