I have decided to blog not just recipes to share, but my little tidbits of healthy epiphany I get from time to time so that I can refer to them when I need a bit of clarity, so here is today's:
Do you ever feel like when you are hungry you eat your meal, get to the end of it, and not even have tasted it because you ate so fast? I do not like to eat cold food, so sometimes I find myself eating more quickly because I don't want it to get cold if one of the kids needs something, which they always do!
Or here is my favorite example. Have you ever gone out to eat with someone and what they ordered looks SOOO much better than what you ordered? So they offer you a bite, and you close your eyes and eat that one bite so slowly, because then you have to go back to your not-so appetizing meal.
I want to eat my food like that all the time. If I give myself a smaller portion, I will have the time to savor each bite because there's not as much to eat before it gets cold. I will take the time to take each bite slowly. And if the food is not good enough to savor slowly, I am not going to take bite #2 or 3. French fries are a good example. How many times that you order fries are they hot and fresh, crispy with just the right amount of salt? 1 out of 10 maybe? So why do we eat the nasty limp fries the other 9 times? Because they're there?
On the other hand, if what is in front of me is the best I have ever tasted, I can have a small portion and feel good afterwards, or I can scarf down too much and end up with a stomachache and a whole lotta guilt afterwards. (Sound like the last 10 thanksgivings, J?)
So this is my promise to myself this holiday season. Take a small portion of my favorites, and if something is not as good as I remember, that first bite will be the only bite. If it is just the best thing I ever tasted, I am going to appreciate that small portion and walk away from the table with my belt still buckled, so to speak.
