Change the World With Food

How can you change the world simply by the way you eat?

One bite at a time!

Americans are probably the most wasteful people on the planet. We have closets stuffed with items we don't or will never use. Two or three gas guzzling cars parked in over flowing garages in huge houses purchaced to hold all our junk!

There are even wasteful TV shows that highlight these poor souls who are over run by material and useless items!

Where does food come into play here?

By learning how to eat.

Learning how to eat and cooking are two totally different things. In Macrobiotics it is suggested that you chew your food at least 30 times. I'm not so militant in that respect, but they do have a point and that is easier for digestion and enjoying the food.

The book that seriously changed my mind about eating is The Seven Secrets of Slim People by Vikki Hanson and Shawn Goodman which instructs you how to eat in a normal and more natural manner. After reading Seven Secrets I started to watch and notice how other people ate and wondered how they knew "the secrets" and I didn't!

Americans have been raised and are accustom to "want it now-get it now" and food has no limitations. When we are denied some of our conveniences some of us tend to abuse food.

Food is easy to obtain so eating out of boredom can become an easy habit. Don't tell me you never eat out of boredom. I think everyone does it once in awhile but some people abuse it and are out of control.

After reading Seven Secrets I noticed that I was one of those people who just loved food and I would eat whenever I felt like it and not when I was hungry.

By no means am I overweight but I certainly felt sluggish most of the time eating whenever I felt like it. It also becomes an expensive habit.

Secret 3# Eat only when you are physically hungry

What a concept!

Do you catch yourself eating just because there is food available?

There is ancronym for happiness which is HALT: never let yourself get Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired.

If you plan this right, you can get physically hungry and not starve yourself or get cranky. Plan your eating schedule and recognize when you are most likely to be hungry. Either have food pre made or on hand (like a sack lunch, grocery list or satisfying food in your frige) , or know what your healthy options are in the restaurants that are around you.

After I adapted to this step my sluggish feelings from over eating went away simply because I waited until my stomache told me to eat and not my boredom.

Which brings us to another eating secret:

Secret #4 Stop eating when your satisfied, not full

Another amazing concept!

One of the suggestions to follow this secret after every bite you should put your fork down and not pick it up until your mouth is empty!

Try this. It was not hard at first when I realized that this was an efficient way of eating. Sometimes I slip and I just remind myself on the next bite to put the fork down!

When you are more aware about the way you eat and are enjoying your food, you will be able to better gague if you are satisfied or not and not over-stuffed.

Getting back to how you can change the world by the way you eat.

*Read The Seven Secrets of Slim People and change the way you eat.

*Eat only when you are hungry so you don't over-consume.

When we over-consume food, think about it...we risk our health which raises health care costs. (think of the side effects of obesity; diabetes, heart disease, cancer, arthritis) There is also more production bringing more and more food to your plate. You may pay for it, but you are engaging in over producing more than you really need.

*Put down the fork between bites and eat only until you are satisfied.

When you order food do you go for the super sized model? Do you eat it all?

If you are more aware of the way you eat, tuning in to when you are satisfied and not full you know how much food you need to function and will not over order or over-consume only to throw a fair portion away.

Again if you eat the entire super sized meal, and yes super sized meals can be found in nice restaurants, that is a less than healthy option.

In conclusion:

Lower your demand for food by not over-eating.

Be aware of how much and how you eat to lower your risk for health issues, contributing less to health care costs.

Recognize how much food you eat so you don't order more than you intend to eat and end up wasting or throwing away extra food.

Change the world and change the way you eat!