Use OARS Before the Food Fix

The first useful food fact is often not about food. OARS is how you earn the right target Open questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries are the basic listening moves in Motivational Interviewing. In nutrition counseling, they help you avoid treating every client like the same handout. An open question finds the client's lived pattern. An affirmation names a strength that can support change. A reflection checks whether you understand the emotional and practical shape of the problem. A summary turns scattered details into a shared map. OARS works because behavior change competes with real life. If the client feels controlled,…

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