More on treats
Posted by kathryn in Snacks and Nutrition
When talking to clients about treats and occasional foods there are two bits of writing I continually refer to.
The first is a piece by Yiska on the Redefining Diet blog, about being a selectarian. It’s a lovely, human perspective on consciously choosing the foods you eat and taking responsibility:
The experience of hearing food speak is a common one amongst many who dabble in overeating, under-eating, dieting, and food obsession of any kind . . . So often people feel like a victim of that beckoning voice. They don’t recognize that while it may be convenient to blame the food for calling, we are the ones in charge of answering, and that answer can be a yes, a no, or a not now.
The other is a guest post from Shauna of The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl, written for Limes & Lycopene. Shauna’s piece is a practical look at how to approach treats and occasional foods. Her central points are again about making conscious decisions on what you eat and working out what you really enjoy, rather than eating everything available.
I used to eat a bag of chips at my desk or mindlessly munch M&Ms at the movies. I’d end up looking down at an empty packet and wondering, “Where did they go!?” But now that my treats are small and less frequent, I make sure I treasure them. I really pay attention to the moment.
Take a look at these two cracking pieces of writing, I think they’re right on the money.
07 September, 2010
Comments
thanks for the gentle reminders – I think perhaps there is a book in it called mindful eating, mindful treating :-)
Appreciating our treats more deeply is certainly a good thing, and I liked Sophie’s comment earlier in this series that there are plenty of ways to treat yourself that aren’t bad for your health. I must admit that after reading the first post in this series I ate a pattycake in an act of defiance. On the whole though I guess the important thing is not to let treats take over more than their small place in our diets.
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