Is a Foodie a Food Snob? Too bad we’ve made it so, what with our lives becoming so disconnected from food and a true love and appreciation for it. We don’t grow it anymore. We don’t harvest it anymore. We don’t even cook it for ourselves very much anymore. So in order for a Foodie – someone who truly loves and enjoys food – to be able to savour what they eat, they must look for a quality and experience that isn’t always easily accessible.
…because the process of eating begins way before you put that first forkful in your mouth. The quality of the ingredients and the intention with which it is grown, cooked and eaten – all of this matters in how our bodies enjoy and process our food. But wait. Before you draw a conclusion that I’m advocating that you must eat organic, clean, vegetarian, or whatever it is we think is healthy, I’m not.
I think I’m actually advocating going backwards – not forwards – with respect to food. Back to basics, that is, with food and the intention with which we eat it.
How about if we looked at and changed or refined our assumptions:
- Organic is better – not an obsession with organic per se – but quality from the ground up.
- Bring the comfort back to food because the ‘ahh’ effect can boost our metabolism if our body is not simultaneously stressing over whether the mashed potatoes with butter will make me fat, or the piece of apple pie a la mode will make my ‘numbers’ spike.
- Slow down, be grateful for, and enjoy the process of eating and dining. It’s not the food which is the problem with ‘fast food,’ but the fast.
- Open up your mind about what the healthy and unhealthy is. Did you know that avocado oil is not healthy to cook with or overuse?
I invite you to read about Individualized Nutrition Plans (INP) and some of the intuitive eating articles and books out there. As always, I welcome your feedback!
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