If you’ve ever been on a diet, you are most likely familiar with the food journal, a means of recording every morsel you eat in order to scrutinize your food intake and eating patterns. The idea is that those who monitor their food consumption can identify sources of empty calories; basically, the diary creates awareness of the food you eat.
Which sounds good—so good that in my early days as a professional nutritionist, I asked my clients to keep a food journal. And then I stopped.
Why? My clients were putting way too much emphasis on food and what it cost—in calories, that is. Instead of healthy snacks they started chewing zero-calorie gum. A well-balanced meal turned into one plain chicken breast, no rice, no oil.
Another reason is that it’s unnecessary. If you’re overweight we already know that you’re eating more than your body requires to function at an optimum level. What we won’t find in the standard food journal is why.
More significant than the food you eat are the thoughts and feelings that drive the eating. In other words, what needs to be explored is the reason you overeat.
I do encourage journaling for my clients, but not about food per se. Instead I ask them to journal about their fundamental mind-set around food as well as any feelings that surface. As my clients reflect on what motivates their consumption of food, wisdom replaces information, and as a result their beliefs and emotions having to do with food begin to shift.
But don’t take it from me. Allow me to introduce you to two of my clients, Helen and Sindy, as they blog their way to a healthy, balanced, and pleasurable approach to food, eating, and life as a whole.
Monitor Calories
Getting enough calories may be another issue in vegan and vegetarian diets, says Carol Cottrill, certified nutritionist and author of “The French Twist.” “Plant-based foods have a lot of nutrients per calorie, but not a lot of calories per serving,” says Cottrill. Read more here:
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A strict vegetarian is called a vegan and avoids all foods of animal origin, including meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, and eggs. Lacto-vegetarians include dairy products in their diet. Lacto-ovo- vegetarians also eat dairy products and eggs. Pesco-vegetarians eat fish, dairy products, and eggs along with plant foods…
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A strict vegetarian is called a vegan and avoids all foods of animal origin, including meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, and eggs.
Lacto-vegetarians include dairy products in their diet. Lacto-ovo- vegetarians also eat dairy products and eggs.
Pesco-vegetarians eat fish, dairy products, and eggs along with plant foods. (Most nutritionists believe this is the healthiest diet for the majority of people).
Semi-vegetarians eat a little poultry along with fish, as well as dairy ...
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It’s that time of year: Fall is here and the cool, crisp air makes us long for a warm bowl of soup.
Check out this tasty recipe, which is perfect for the first course of a Thanksgiving Day meal.
What you need:
1 whole butternut squash, large, halved and seeded
Kosher salt, to taste
Freshly-ground pepper, to taste
2 garlic cloves
4 sprigs thyme, fresh
1 cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons ...
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