#107 - From Pinterest Cleanses to Evidence-Based Practice: A Dietitian's Journey Through Diet Culture with Zoe Schroeder, RD

About this episode

Zoe Schroeder shares her journey from diet culture to becoming an evidence-based nutrition professional.

In this candid conversation, host Robert Santana sits down with Zoe Schroeder, RD—owner of Zoe Schroeder Nutrition and known as Fat Loss RD—to explore the messy reality behind becoming a nutrition professional. After connecting at a wellness event in Scottsdale, they dive deep into Zoe's transformation from a college student doing three-a-day workouts and dangerous Pinterest cleanses to becoming the evidence-based coach she needed during those struggles. Zoe opens up about her freshman 15 experience, the toxic cycle of restriction and over-exercise, and even wrapping herself in saran wrap with coffee grounds (yes, really). But more importantly, she shares how hitting rock bottom with disordered eating led her to switch from nursing to nutrition—using herself as a case study to understand metabolism, proper fueling, and sustainable body composition changes. This episode tackles the gap between clinical dietetics and real-world coaching, why telling people to "eat less, move more" fails spectacularly, and how both hosts learned that helping clients means addressing the emotional and psychological relationship with food—not just handing out meal plans. If you've ever felt like you…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Santana

Guest: Zoe Schroeder

Topics covered

• nutrition
• diet culture
• disordered eating
• evidence-based practice
• coaching
• sustainable habits

Keywords

• nutrition
• diet culture
• disordered eating
• evidence-based
• coaching
• healthy habits
• metabolism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zoe Schroeder Nutrition

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