... only if it nourishes our body and soul.
Eating is important. Because we set a nice table to bring our family together. On important occasions, we eat when celebrating. If someone we love is leaving the city, we meet for a farewell dinner; if a new colleague joins the company we work for, we meet for an introduction dinner. We best discuss a new project at a business dinner. When we go out with friends, we always eat something first and then go to the concert. When we think of compassion, we think of mother's food, when we think of romance, we think of breakfast in bed, when we say holiday, we think of eggs and sausage, and when we say guests, we think of cake and pastry.
Enjoying the taste of a good meal and sharing that taste with our loved ones is special. Because eating not only feeds our stomach but also our soul.
We Couldn't Get Enough of Eating
Nowadays, eating has gone far beyond just filling our stomach. Rather than being an impulsive and individual action, it has become a complex behavior determined by psychological, social and cultural factors. Because human beings have access to food whenever they want, they do not eat just because they are hungry.
The psychological effect of eating is two-way: Just as what we eat affects how we feel, our emotions directly determine our eating behavior. Changes in eating behavior are accepted as criteria when evaluating a person's mood. Eating too much or too little signals that something is wrong. Again, mood and thoughts can negatively affect the diet process of people trying to lose or gain weight or cause it to stop completely.
I talked about the social dimension of eating in the introduction of the article. We eat lots of food to initiate and maintain social relationships and increase intimacy. I wish social factors always had a positive impact. Interpersonal comparisons, wrong habits learned from the family, peer pressure, media manipulation, and criticism from the social environment can negatively affect our eating behavior. Negative influence becomes much more challenging during diet periods that require determination and motivation.
If you still think that eating is an individual thing, you are underestimating the effects of culture. Does it seem strange to you to finish all the food on the plate and even count the remaining grains of rice? or? Then think about the treats people offer to show their love and respect for you. Moreover, we have a habit of eating cake and pastry when we get together. So how independently can we make decisions in the face of insistence? Aren't there foods that we taste just for the sake of it, even though we don't like them? There are also things we eat so that they won't be left over, left over or thrown away. Eating habits vary greatly among societies and affect many areas, from our social life to our health.
That's why I say, eating to be nourished, not to be full!
We need energy, vitamins and minerals. and get minerals; that is, eating to nourish our body.
What we need is to enjoy the taste, enjoy the table and share good feelings; that is, eating to nourish our soul.
Long live nutrition!
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