Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
"When you eat because you are actually hungry, you're open to options. When you are eating to fill a void that isn't related to an empty stomach, you crave a specific food."
Emotional eating can leave behind feelings of guilt; eating when you are physically hungry does not.
"Comfort foods are foods a person eats to obtain or maintain a feeling," says Brian Wansink, PhD, director of the Food and Brand Lab at the University of Illinois. "Comfort foods are often wrongly associated with negative moods, and indeed, people often consume them when they're down or depressed, but interestingly enough, comfort foods are also consumed to maintain good moods." (Oh marbles can I relate!)
"If you eat when you are not hungry, chances are your body does not need the calories," says Jakubczak. "If this happens too often, the extra calories get stored as fat, and too much fat storage can cause one to be overweight, which may present some health risks."
According to an interview with Jakubczak on the University of Maryland web site, 75% of overeating is caused by emotions, so dealing with emotions appropriately is important.
"The first thing one needs to do to overcome emotional eating is to recognize it," says Jakubczak. "Keeping a food record and ranking your hunger from 1-10 each time you put something in your mouth will bring to light 'if' and 'when' you are eating for reasons other than hunger." (I want to eat only for reasons of hunger).
Next, you need to learn techniques that help manage emotions besides eating, explains Jakubczak.
"Oftentimes when a child is sad, we cheer them up with a sweet treat," says Jakubczak. "This behavior gets reinforced year after year until we are practicing the same behavior as adults. We never learned how to deal with the sad feeling because we always pushed it away with a sweet treat. Learning how to deal with feelings without food is a new skill many of us need to learn."
Managing Emotional Eating
Here are a few tips to help you deal with emotional eating:
Recognize emotional eating and learn what triggers this behavior in you.
Make a list of things to do when you get the urge to eat and you're not hungry, and carry it with you, according to the Tufts Nutrition web site. When you feel overwhelmed, you can put off that desire by doing another enjoyable activity.
Try taking a walk, calling a friend, playing cards, cleaning your room, doing laundry, or something productive to take your mind off the craving -- even taking a nap, according to the Tufts Nutrition web site.
When you do get the urge to eat when you're not hungry, find a comfort food that's healthy instead of junk food. "Comfort foods don't need to be unhealthy," says Wansink.
For some, leaving comfort foods behind when they're dieting can be emotionally difficult. Wansink tells WebMD, "The key is moderation, not elimination." He suggests dividing comfort foods into smaller portions. For instance, if you have a large bag of chips, divide it into smaller containers or baggies and the temptation to eat more than one serving can be avoided.
When it comes to comfort foods that aren't always healthy, like fattening desserts, Wansink also offers this piece of information: "Your memory of a food peaks after about four bites, so if you only have those bites, a week later you'll recall it as just a good experience than if you polished off the whole thing." So have a few bites of cheesecake, then call it quits, and you'll get equal the pleasure with lower cost.
Lastly, remember that emotional eating is something that most people do when they're bored, happy, or sad. It might be a bag of chips or a steak, but whatever the food choice, learning how to CONTROL it and using MODERATION are key.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/emotional-eating-feeding-your-feelings
Emotional eating can leave behind feelings of guilt; eating when you are physically hungry does not.
"Comfort foods are foods a person eats to obtain or maintain a feeling," says Brian Wansink, PhD, director of the Food and Brand Lab at the University of Illinois. "Comfort foods are often wrongly associated with negative moods, and indeed, people often consume them when they're down or depressed, but interestingly enough, comfort foods are also consumed to maintain good moods." (Oh marbles can I relate!)
"If you eat when you are not hungry, chances are your body does not need the calories," says Jakubczak. "If this happens too often, the extra calories get stored as fat, and too much fat storage can cause one to be overweight, which may present some health risks."
According to an interview with Jakubczak on the University of Maryland web site, 75% of overeating is caused by emotions, so dealing with emotions appropriately is important.
"The first thing one needs to do to overcome emotional eating is to recognize it," says Jakubczak. "Keeping a food record and ranking your hunger from 1-10 each time you put something in your mouth will bring to light 'if' and 'when' you are eating for reasons other than hunger." (I want to eat only for reasons of hunger).
Next, you need to learn techniques that help manage emotions besides eating, explains Jakubczak.
"Oftentimes when a child is sad, we cheer them up with a sweet treat," says Jakubczak. "This behavior gets reinforced year after year until we are practicing the same behavior as adults. We never learned how to deal with the sad feeling because we always pushed it away with a sweet treat. Learning how to deal with feelings without food is a new skill many of us need to learn."
Managing Emotional Eating
Here are a few tips to help you deal with emotional eating:
Recognize emotional eating and learn what triggers this behavior in you.
Make a list of things to do when you get the urge to eat and you're not hungry, and carry it with you, according to the Tufts Nutrition web site. When you feel overwhelmed, you can put off that desire by doing another enjoyable activity.
Try taking a walk, calling a friend, playing cards, cleaning your room, doing laundry, or something productive to take your mind off the craving -- even taking a nap, according to the Tufts Nutrition web site.
When you do get the urge to eat when you're not hungry, find a comfort food that's healthy instead of junk food. "Comfort foods don't need to be unhealthy," says Wansink.
For some, leaving comfort foods behind when they're dieting can be emotionally difficult. Wansink tells WebMD, "The key is moderation, not elimination." He suggests dividing comfort foods into smaller portions. For instance, if you have a large bag of chips, divide it into smaller containers or baggies and the temptation to eat more than one serving can be avoided.
When it comes to comfort foods that aren't always healthy, like fattening desserts, Wansink also offers this piece of information: "Your memory of a food peaks after about four bites, so if you only have those bites, a week later you'll recall it as just a good experience than if you polished off the whole thing." So have a few bites of cheesecake, then call it quits, and you'll get equal the pleasure with lower cost.
Lastly, remember that emotional eating is something that most people do when they're bored, happy, or sad. It might be a bag of chips or a steak, but whatever the food choice, learning how to CONTROL it and using MODERATION are key.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/emotional-eating-feeding-your-feelings
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
15 Must-Have Grocery Items for a Happy Belly
1. Yams: Nutritious and easier to digest than the regular white potato. While most people don’t differentiate between sweet potatoes and yams, according to John Immel from joyfulbelly.com, yams are more moist, orange colored, and very belly-friendly. Sweet potatoes have a more dry, astringent quality and are lighter in color. Sweet potatoes are best minimized when you experience irregularity or bloating.
2. Red and Yellow Lentils: Warming, grounding, and fiber-rich small lentils are easier on your digestion than larger beans. Soak them overnight and cook until soft with some coconut oil or ghee. Add cumin, coriander, and black pepper.
3. Seaweed: Rich in minerals, vitamins, and easily-digestible protein, seaweed is almost a perfect food. It tastes good in salads or sauteed.
4. Avocado: Soft, nourishing, and rich, this fruit is surprisingly rich in protein and fiber. While quite heavy in texture, it is gentle on your stomach. According to Ayurveda, avocados help to build strength and a healthy immune system. If avocados are too difficult to digest, add lime, pinch of salt, and cilantro.
5. Squash and Zucchini: Easy on your digestion, especially when lightly steamed or blended into a soup.
6. Spinach: Soft and so nutritious, spinach is one of the milder dark greens. When kale is a bit too rough for a sensitive stomach, spinach is a safer choice.
7. Almonds: Ayurveda recommends 10 soaked and peeled almonds a day to build strength and immunity. Make sure that almonds are soaked for at least 8 hours (up to 36) and that you peel off their dark skin. If even peeled soaked almonds are too heavy for you, blend a handful with water, 1 date, and a piece of fresh ginger to make a nourishing light smoothie.
8. Coconut Oil: Perfect for high heat cooking and baking, coconut oil is a must-have in any healthy kitchen. You can use it as a moisturizer, as well.
9. Blueberries: Many of us have an elevated amount of yeast in the body due to stress and poor diet. Sugars even when they come from fruit can create bloating in people with high yeast. Blueberries because of their low sugar levels compared to other fruit are less likely to upset your stomach even in someone recovering from yeast or candida.
10. Fennel: Soothing, and quite tasty, this fiber-rich veggie goes great in soups, stir-fries, and salads. It can also reduce bloating.
11. Aloe Vera Juice: It is a thousand-year-old healing herb, which is well known for its laxative and anti-inflammatory qualities both for GI and skin. Gel is more concentrated than juice. Try adding 1-2tbs in water and drink it throughout the day.
12. Unsweetened Applesauce: A perfectly belly-friendly sweet treat or quick snack. Natural applesauce is also a good source of vitamin C. If you’d like to slightly increase the fiber, stir in a tablespoon of ground up flax seeds. Ayurveda recommends having apple sauce with a little bit of ghee and powdered ginger and serving it warm.
13. Quinoa: It is a great source of complete protein in an easy to digest form. It is great for most people, even the ones who have hard time digesting other grains. It’s fluffy and softer than most grains, which makes it easier on the stomach.
14. Raw Sheep or Goat Milk Cheese: Unpasteurized goat and sheep's milk cheese is easier on our digestive system than regular cow milk cheeses. Look for organic, grass-fed varieties.
15. Eggs: Assuming that you are not allergic to eggs and consume animal protein, eggs is an easier to digest form of protein than meat. Keep in mind that it is still a very high-protein food and protein is one of the harder-to-digest items.
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6184/15-MustHave-Grocery-Items-for-a-Happy-Belly.html
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
When you set out to release a habit, first be kind to yourself and thank your subconscious for creating the protective mechanism. It did its best to help, but its way of going about it was not useful. Acknowledge the cause of the need for this protection and decide how you could replace the protection in a more constructive way.
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7673/are-you-your-own-worst-enemy-how-to-stop-sabotaging-yourself.html
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7673/are-you-your-own-worst-enemy-how-to-stop-sabotaging-yourself.html
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
It’s not just a marketing ploy on the part of cereal companies: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Think about it: your body has just spent (ideally) eight hours sleeping, and your last meal was probably a few hours before bedtime. You’ve had no food or water in almost 12 hours. You’re dehydrated, your blood sugar is low, and as a result, you have no energy. By skipping breakfast in favor of a snooze or getting the kids out the door in time for you to pick up coffee, you’re sabotaging your healthy eating efforts. By the time lunch rolls around, you’re ravenous and more likely to reach for larger portions and unhealthy foods.
Harvard researchers found that kids who skipped breakfast were twice as likely to be depressed, four times more prone to anxiety, and 30 percent more likely to be hyperactive. When those kids started eating breakfast regularly, their levels of depression, anxiety, and hyperactivity all decreased.
Harvard researchers found that kids who skipped breakfast were twice as likely to be depressed, four times more prone to anxiety, and 30 percent more likely to be hyperactive. When those kids started eating breakfast regularly, their levels of depression, anxiety, and hyperactivity all decreased.
Eat for enlightenment
In every morsel of food you eat, there’s an infinite, yet patterned, timeless cosmic order of waves of pulsating electrons that spiral in and out of existence, which have a profound impact on your body and on your life.
In our Western culture, the challenge is the belief that we’re separate from the world around us. In our dash for technology, we’ve forgotten that we’re connected with a living, pulsating universe—a universe that sings with life and resonates with spirit. This idea that we exist independently from our environment is an illusion; for in truth, there’s nothing out there that is not you. Our ancient ancestors throughout the world understood this. Their worldview was that none of us exists separate from the entirety of the world. The understanding that you’re not separate from the energy of your food (or the world around you) allows you to step into the realm in which everything has consciousness, including your food. You then discover how to interface with the soul of the meals that you eat . . . which can be a profound and majestic experience.
http://healyourlife.com/author-denise-linn/2013/01/lifeshelp/get-healthy/eat-for-enlightenment
In our Western culture, the challenge is the belief that we’re separate from the world around us. In our dash for technology, we’ve forgotten that we’re connected with a living, pulsating universe—a universe that sings with life and resonates with spirit. This idea that we exist independently from our environment is an illusion; for in truth, there’s nothing out there that is not you. Our ancient ancestors throughout the world understood this. Their worldview was that none of us exists separate from the entirety of the world. The understanding that you’re not separate from the energy of your food (or the world around you) allows you to step into the realm in which everything has consciousness, including your food. You then discover how to interface with the soul of the meals that you eat . . . which can be a profound and majestic experience.
http://healyourlife.com/author-denise-linn/2013/01/lifeshelp/get-healthy/eat-for-enlightenment
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Monday, October 1, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Has ‘Organic’ Been Oversized?
“They think I’m liberal, immature, a radical,” Mr. Potter says. “But I’m not the one debating whether organics should use genetically modified additives or nanotechnology, which is what I’d call radical.”
“People keep telling me that all the work we’re doing with organic farming and agriculture and processing, some of that could be deemed charitable work,” he says. “Maybe we should start a church.”
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“People keep telling me that all the work we’re doing with organic farming and agriculture and processing, some of that could be deemed charitable work,” he says. “Maybe we should start a church.”
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
How Food Waste is Destroying the Environment
"over-commoditization" of food as a lifestyle accessory
"With countless cookery shows and ever more seductive advertisements, food has become a major part of the culture industry," he said. "This, along with the false economy of discount bulk buys, is part of why people are purchasing more than they can use.
"It's a peculiarly Western phenomenon," he added.
He agrees with Pichler that the problem is symptomatic of the West's culture of cheap disposable goods. His research found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that in Europe and North America, each consumer wastes between 95 and 115 kilograms of food a year, whilst only 6 to 11 kilograms of edible goods are discarded per person in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia.
Sonesson contends that the problem boils down to basic economic logic. He says that, despite some recent commodity fluctuations, the price of food in industrialized nations continues to drop, so there's less incentive to think about what's in the fridge, or make an effort to avoid cooking more than we need.
"As a result, today we have less knowledge about cooking and food preparation ... My parents and grandparents knew how to make use of everything," he said.
What would it take to wind back the clock? Swannell thinks that it would only require a series of relatively small behavioral modifications:
"For instance, just taking five minutes to go through your store cupboard and fridge before making a shopping list can stop you wasting money buying ingredients you may already have.
"Or, when you get home with your shopping, transfer as much as you can straight into the freezer. If you have large packets of chicken pieces or fish, divide them up and freeze individual portions ... there's loads of simple, easy things like this that you can do."
But it's not just consumers who are at fault. Pichler says that supermarkets are guilty of discarding large quantities of food for seemingly frivolous reasons.
"There's a tendency for supermarkets to put pressure on food producers to supply them with 'perfect' products. This pressure is to blame for the common practice of goods being discarded and destroyed immediately after harvest because of minor imperfections," he said.
"Furthermore, it's not unusual for supermarket chains to purposely acquire a surplus of food, so shelves can remain fully stocked with perishable items -- pastries, meat, fruit and vegetables -- right until closing time," he said.
Article
"With countless cookery shows and ever more seductive advertisements, food has become a major part of the culture industry," he said. "This, along with the false economy of discount bulk buys, is part of why people are purchasing more than they can use.
"It's a peculiarly Western phenomenon," he added.
He agrees with Pichler that the problem is symptomatic of the West's culture of cheap disposable goods. His research found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that in Europe and North America, each consumer wastes between 95 and 115 kilograms of food a year, whilst only 6 to 11 kilograms of edible goods are discarded per person in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia.
Sonesson contends that the problem boils down to basic economic logic. He says that, despite some recent commodity fluctuations, the price of food in industrialized nations continues to drop, so there's less incentive to think about what's in the fridge, or make an effort to avoid cooking more than we need.
"As a result, today we have less knowledge about cooking and food preparation ... My parents and grandparents knew how to make use of everything," he said.
What would it take to wind back the clock? Swannell thinks that it would only require a series of relatively small behavioral modifications:
"For instance, just taking five minutes to go through your store cupboard and fridge before making a shopping list can stop you wasting money buying ingredients you may already have.
"Or, when you get home with your shopping, transfer as much as you can straight into the freezer. If you have large packets of chicken pieces or fish, divide them up and freeze individual portions ... there's loads of simple, easy things like this that you can do."
But it's not just consumers who are at fault. Pichler says that supermarkets are guilty of discarding large quantities of food for seemingly frivolous reasons.
"There's a tendency for supermarkets to put pressure on food producers to supply them with 'perfect' products. This pressure is to blame for the common practice of goods being discarded and destroyed immediately after harvest because of minor imperfections," he said.
"Furthermore, it's not unusual for supermarket chains to purposely acquire a surplus of food, so shelves can remain fully stocked with perishable items -- pastries, meat, fruit and vegetables -- right until closing time," he said.
Article
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Quote- nutrition
“One who takes medicine and neglects diet wastes the skill of their doctors.”
~ Chinese Proverb.
~ Chinese Proverb.
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