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On Mindful Eating
“And looking at your plates, decide what you want to eat first and take a few bites. Notice how the food feels in your mouth. If it tastes like you thought it would taste. If it does what you thought it would do.”
Geneen Roth • Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
If while washing dishes, we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus hurrying to get the dishes out of the way as if they were a nuisance, then we are not “washing the dishes to wash the dishes.” What’s more, we are not alive during the time we are washing the dishes. In fact we are completely incapable of realizing the miracle of life whi... See more
Thich Nhat Hanh • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
A good habit to develop around food is always to pause before selecting it and before eating it.
Richard Rudd • The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity
highly recommend that you start with raw veggies, and then move to cooked food including vegetables, protein, and carbs. Another option is to substitute carbs with high-fat foods such as raw nuts and seeds. To fully enjoy your meal, try to prepare the food in a way that will incorporate as many tastes, textures, colors, and aromas as possible. Fina
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