This semester will be really fun and Julie and I are excited to get started! We will be reading a neat book that is paired with a PBS DVD series called "The Meaning of Food." Please order the book on amazon or whatever other textbook service you prefer. I believe you can buy it cheap these days! We typically don't ask the bookstore to carry it, so it is up to you to obtain the book.
Enjoy this week!
Julia
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ReplyDeleteMy rule has just been added to my family about 5 years ago. I call it the "Eat and Pray." It's a simple rule and all you have to do is make sure that each time you take a bite and swallow it you have enough time to put your fork down and say "Amen" before you take your next bite. This way, you chew and savor each bite and slow down your eating so you don't each too much. It all started in confirmation my 8th grade year when my Pastor made it a goal for us to say "Amen" after each bite. At the age it seemed silly, but I brought home the idea and I still use it every day!
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ReplyDeleteI liked the article, "Rules to Eat By" by Michael Pollan. He has a very unique way of writing; he chooses interesting words to describe the message he's trying to get across. For example, he makes me think of margarine of being a "food like substance" instead of being butter because of the funny play with words. The article, of course, made me think a lot about the his book, Food Rules. I really enjoyed reading that book because it made me think of my food in whole new ways: where does my food actually come from? Am I eating real food, or food-like substances? What is the right thing for me to be eating? I've always found health to be an interesting subject and therefore the book, the article, and this class truly spark my interest. Now I wonder, is there even any healthy food out there anymore? Sure, an apple can be healthy, but where did that apple actually come from? Was it grown in a natural way or were the seeds messed with? What about pesticides? With all of that in play, is the apple actually healthy to eat?
It seems like people are starting to mess with our food so much that we don't have any "real" food to eat anymore. Yes, there are the natural food stores and organic choices, but in reality, how practical are the prices for everyone? Personally, my family can't afford to eat 100% organic foods all the time and I would assume that there are tons more families just like mine that are in the same boat. I don't eat a lot of organic food and I feel guilty when I eat something processed, especially if I get a burger that I know isn't grass fed.
I don't exactly have a rule to eat by, but more of a reassurance; guilt is inevitable when eating some kinds foods (for someone like me, anyway) and to avoid it, remember to eat in moderation and proper serving sizes. If you don't, then you'll be both really unhealthy and guilty, and that's just a sucky combination.
My food rule in my family is that no one eats after 7, or in my moms words " the kitchen closes at 7".When my siblings and I were younger we would always like a snack before we would go to bed and then we would have trouble going to sleep afterwards. So my mom made up this rule that no one eats after 7 ( or in other words it would be before we went to bed).This way we would not have all of those extra calories that we couldn't burn off, and also it would kind of reenforce us to eat all of our dinner because we didn't want to be hungry later on, which was generally more healthier then the snacks that we would want before bed. Today I still use this rule and I don't like to eat after 7 because it just makes it difficult (for me anyways) to fall asleep Even though I don't go to bed at 7 anymore, this is typically around the time I try to stop eating/ snacking.
ReplyDeleteThe Food Rule I came up with is always eat meat that is grilled not fried or breaded.
ReplyDeleteMy family has always tried very hard to avoid most fried food. When it comes to chicken instead of buying the cheep breaded kind. By real good Chicken and grill it. It is just as tender and good, and also much better for a person. This especially means avoid chicken drummies to food from KFC. This also goes for say fish. Instead of frying the fish just cook on the stove with some lemon instead. This still gives a person good protein but a little less fat that would come from all that oil while frying.
My food rule is pretty simple and kind of just common sense but I know I have trouble following it sometimes. It's if you're not hungry don't eat.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I eat just because I want to or a lot of times because I'm just bored and need something to do. When I'm just going to the fridge to snack I try to stop and ask myself if I'm actually hungry or just eating because I can. Using this rule has actually saved me from a lot of unecessary snacking.