Sorry I left you for a bit of a while my friends. The dirigible of work stress just went all Hindenburg on me and I've just been trying to hack my way through the last bit of time before holiday break. Which brings me to a topic of some interest...why do you eat? We all know that what we eat is important, but sometimes just as important is why we eat it. When you are stressed out, sad, happy, angry or what have you, is the kitchen your first stop? Here lately, I've been depressed about my job, my hubby's solution to this problem is taking me out to dinner. Hard day at work? Stop by the local Olive Garden for a bowl of pasta and a Crown & Coke. Stressed? Soda will dull the nasty edge of headaches.
Food becomes more than just a way to fuel our bodies. Now, I grant you, even without it's emotional suitcases that it totes about, food is high art. It's edible science. A way to express anything from love to gratitude to get well soon. But when we let food become our security blanket, then it becomes a problem. That's always been something that is hard for me to get away from, that emotional eating. It is, after all, bred in us from the cradle practically.
So what can we turn to in our times of high tension? The gym is rarely as soothing as a cookie. But how about a cup of tea? There is not much that is better for you than a nice hot cuppa. So I think this is something I will attempt, before reaching for the fridge, let's reach for our teapots and kettles. Trying, of course, to ignore the tea biscuits that tend to go with it.
But hey, they call it comfort food for a reason.
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