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Food Memories!
Think about your earliest and most positive food memories. What did you love to eat as a kid? Don’t even think about whether you should eat it now. Was it chili dogs at the drive-in? The taste of just one more mini candy bar on Halloween night after you had already brushed your teeth? Your mom’s sweet potato casserole with marshmallows melted on top?
When I think back, I remember lying in bed on a Sunday morning, slowly awakening to the smell of bacon. I would imagine the aroma, like a cartoon cloud circling over my bed and teasing me awake. My father was cooking, and I knew that at 8:00 a.m. sharp, breakfast would be ready: his famous fresh orange juice whipped in the blender, his paper-thin crepes (we called them Grandma Pancakes), and of course the much-anticipated bacon. My brother and sister and I looked forward to those breakfasts every week—and why shouldn’t I still? I still enjoy bacon every now and then. I just limit how much bacon I eat.
Growing up, I had a healthy relationship with food. I ate what I wanted and was very clear about what I didn’t want. Like any child, I was a picky eater: Salmon? Gross. Brussels sprouts with onions? Eww. Green vegetables? I don’t think so. Now that my palate has matured, I love all those foods, but I remember standing in front of the open refrigerator door, nibbling a slice of American cheese and wondering why the adults preferred that cheese that stinks. Even so, I was always willing to try something new. Food was fun and food was interesting, a collection of colors, shapes, and textures that could turn out to be anything: creamy, salty, crunchy, sweet…and could also link up with any emotion of the moment, becoming my ally, enemy, nurturer, energizer, friend. Food was important…as it should be.
Take some time today, this week, all month long, to think about your favorite food memories and then jot them down. Next, think about your current food intake. Is it healthy? Does it energize you? Are you always feeling hungry or wanting more? Finally, try to be adventurous and add something new to your diet, something that you've never eaten before--evaluate it--it's taste, smell, aroma and how it makes you feel.
Remember, food is your friend and you want to make it a special and important part of your life--because it gives you so much, if you just let it.
Beth Aldrich blogs at The Green Mom and is the publisher of the online magazine for women, ForHerInformation. She's currently working on her first book about FOOD!
When I think back, I remember lying in bed on a Sunday morning, slowly awakening to the smell of bacon. I would imagine the aroma, like a cartoon cloud circling over my bed and teasing me awake. My father was cooking, and I knew that at 8:00 a.m. sharp, breakfast would be ready: his famous fresh orange juice whipped in the blender, his paper-thin crepes (we called them Grandma Pancakes), and of course the much-anticipated bacon. My brother and sister and I looked forward to those breakfasts every week—and why shouldn’t I still? I still enjoy bacon every now and then. I just limit how much bacon I eat.
Growing up, I had a healthy relationship with food. I ate what I wanted and was very clear about what I didn’t want. Like any child, I was a picky eater: Salmon? Gross. Brussels sprouts with onions? Eww. Green vegetables? I don’t think so. Now that my palate has matured, I love all those foods, but I remember standing in front of the open refrigerator door, nibbling a slice of American cheese and wondering why the adults preferred that cheese that stinks. Even so, I was always willing to try something new. Food was fun and food was interesting, a collection of colors, shapes, and textures that could turn out to be anything: creamy, salty, crunchy, sweet…and could also link up with any emotion of the moment, becoming my ally, enemy, nurturer, energizer, friend. Food was important…as it should be.
Take some time today, this week, all month long, to think about your favorite food memories and then jot them down. Next, think about your current food intake. Is it healthy? Does it energize you? Are you always feeling hungry or wanting more? Finally, try to be adventurous and add something new to your diet, something that you've never eaten before--evaluate it--it's taste, smell, aroma and how it makes you feel.
Remember, food is your friend and you want to make it a special and important part of your life--because it gives you so much, if you just let it.
Beth Aldrich blogs at The Green Mom and is the publisher of the online magazine for women, ForHerInformation. She's currently working on her first book about FOOD!
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