Intentional Eating graduation day! Everything we've learned up to this point culminates with enjoying your food.
Enjoy your food!
Take your time eating it, save the leftovers, and make sure it's only the best. Choose only foods that are worth it. Everyone will have different foods that are worth the bother.
For example, I don't care too much for oatmeal raisin cookies. They're masquerading as chocolate chip cookies, but then when I bite into them, they're very deceiving. They're still packed full of saturated fats, sugars, and empty calories - so why would I bother eating them? They simply are not worth it.
Choose foods that give back to you. The ones that fulfill every aspect of you - they satiate your appetite, but also your soul. This philosophy is why I don't advocate unseasoned chicken breasts with a side of broccoli for each dinner - how boring.
This last bit of Intentional Eating advice should fuel your desire to get creative in the kitchen. Try different spices, herbs, and preparations. There are plenty of healthy cooking ideas out there that are also gourmet AND simple.
Enjoying your food also means avoiding deprivation. There is a balance between living life to the fullest and ensuring that one is healthy, as health helps quality of life. This is why most dietitians fully admit to eating all foods (always with the caveat: in moderation).
I'll leave this post with two of my favorite food-quotes:
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| -Michael Pollan |
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| -Socrates, Julia Child, Oscar Wilde, Horace Porter, or Petronius (Google can't make up its mind - take your pick) |
Kate Fossman, RDN, LD
September 21, 2015
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