I'm about halfway through "In Defense of Food" by Michale Pollan, and its really got me thinking about what I eat. Like the old public service announcement, "you are what you eat from your head down to your feet".
The book talks about reductionist science as inappropriate for healthy eating analysis, and can lead to an unhealthy focus on healthy eating. How's that for an eating disorder! Anyway, after thinking about the contents of the story, I can't help but think about all the processed foods I eat - crackers, bread, frozen pizza, the list goes on.
I've always had a simple attitude about food and my health: if I enjoy eating it, it makes me happy, and contributes to my overall health. I like the idea that food can be a pleasurable experience as well as a beneficial contribution to my overall health.
Where can I take that? Well, I think I'd like to spend more of my time preparing and enjoying real food, rather than prepared food that I eat quickly simply for sustenance. The major problem with that is I don't have anyone to eat with at the moment, at least not in Bethesda.
The book talks about reductionist science as inappropriate for healthy eating analysis, and can lead to an unhealthy focus on healthy eating. How's that for an eating disorder! Anyway, after thinking about the contents of the story, I can't help but think about all the processed foods I eat - crackers, bread, frozen pizza, the list goes on.
I've always had a simple attitude about food and my health: if I enjoy eating it, it makes me happy, and contributes to my overall health. I like the idea that food can be a pleasurable experience as well as a beneficial contribution to my overall health.
Where can I take that? Well, I think I'd like to spend more of my time preparing and enjoying real food, rather than prepared food that I eat quickly simply for sustenance. The major problem with that is I don't have anyone to eat with at the moment, at least not in Bethesda.
