Eating

Someone once told me I am what I eat.  I suppose that there is some truth to that.  Although I do not look like a cheeseburger, I suppose that my body would be healthier if I ate a salad…

We live in a day and age that we are all running from point A to point B, busy, busy, busy!  And, a hectic lifestyle evidentially affects the ability of our body to utilize biological ingredients. The consequences range from being overweight up to digestive problems and gastric ulcers. Moreover, many people don't even notice the natural sensation of hunger these days.  We eat at programmed times.


You can avoid this by eating as slowly as possible and chewing very thoroughly and improve your food intake systematically. Make a small break in between and put your cutlery on the side. During this break try to notice deliberately the taste in your mouth and also the feeling of saturation. As this feeling appears after about 15 to 20 minutes, you should plan sufficient time and tranquility for your meals.

There is lots of advice for how many meals to eat and when.  I believe that there is something to be said for eating when you are hungry and stop eating as soon as you have the feeling of being full (which is normally delayed by several bites…)  If you feel saturated, don't finish off your plate and do not let others persuade you to eat more. Everyone, including children you should be allowed to leave food on their plate, the race isn’t to clean the plate but to eat until you are full.  Smaller portions don’t hurt as we can always put more on, we can take less out after we ate it!

We can be the change we seek in this world, and in ourselves.  One day.  One journey.  One person.  One meal at a time.

Royal D. Bush serves as Interfaith Chaplain.  He has studied at Andersonville Theological Seminary, and the International Institute of Faith Based Counseling.  He also holds a Bachelor Degree in business administration. He is available for premarital coaching, couples coaching, life coaching, and pastoral care in the Nebraska and Iowa area.

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