One of the things I have decided to work on is our eating. Before I go any further, let me just say that we eat pretty darn healthy. We really do. I have lost 72.8 lbs. (Not that I am counting or anything...) That didn't happen by eating junk. But there is always room for improvement.
Enter Michael Pollan's Food Rules.
While we were in Germany, I bought the book. Read it cover to cover in one sitting - admittedly not hard to do - and read it again. I couldn't get enough. It all made sense and right then and there I decided that we needed to implement as many of the "rules" as we could.
The book is divided in to three sections - Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. One of the things Mr. Pollan suggests in the book is that you start small. Maybe pick one rule from each section and work on it until you master it and then start another. That is exactly what I am going to do.
Here are the rules I picked.
Eat Food: Rule #4 - Avoid food products that contain high fructose corn syrup.
This one should be easy, because we have pretty much been living this rule for a while. There are a few hold outs that I am going to work on finding replacements for.
Mostly Plants: Rule #25 - Eat your colors.
Again, we eat a pretty big selection of fruits and vegetables, but I am sure we can add more. Here are some links I am going to use for inspiration.
What color is your food?
Eat the rainbow. Colorful fruits and veggies list
Not Too Much: Rule #53 - Serve a proper portion and don't go back for seconds.
This is a big problem for us. I am a feeder. I feed people, almost to the point of being s food pusher. I make sure everyone has more than they need, and then make sure they have seconds. The way I see it, there are two issues - making too much food and putting it in front of everyone. I think what I am going to start doing is only making enough for the meal and Marty to have a serving for work the next day. Instead of serving it on my serving dishes, I will dish it up in the kitchen and package the extras immediately.
Tonight, I put both of these in to practice. No one asked for more food or complained that they are hungry. Not seeing a big plate full of food just sitting there waiting made them satisfied with what they had.
So what about you? Anything I can encourage you through?
1 comment:
that's one thing that I've had to work on during the past 10 years of being with my husband....I grew up in a house of 6 of us...so you kinda have to cook big to feed everyone....now we are a household of 4-one being a child...and sometimes I still have a tendancy to cook BIG...it is certainly something you have to make yourself do-I'm a feeder too-like to make sure everyone has enough to eat...lol when we were first married if hubby didn't go back for seconds I kinda got offended LOL...but am over that-I either just cook enough where he can take leftovers for work lunch or I box it up to eat on the next day.....
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