Every good pediatrician knows not to panic if your child is only eating bananas (to the exclusion of everything else). Doctors know there are mechanisms at work in a toddler's body that make her/him crave those nutrients the body needs. Still, it's enough to make attentive parents nervous. After all, how can a child get all the nutrition they need if they limit what they eat? I believe the problem has much more to do with our programming than it has to do with our instincts.
I look back at all the food messages I was given as I grew up. Eat everything on your plate. You need a good balance of fruits, veggies, proteins, fats and starches at every meal in order to get all the nutrition you need. Don't waste food--there are starving children in the world. No "treats" until your plate is clean. You will sit at the table until you are done. And on. And on. Ad nauseam!!! Does this sound healthy to you?
What exactly is accomplished by all this programming? The result is a whole society of people who have forgotten how to hear what their bodies are telling them about what they need and instead rely on the thoughts they acquired from well-meaning but misled authority figures.
What if we were to consciously become aware of what our bodies were trying to tell us once again? We might hear them say, "I'm full now" after only a few bites. We might hear them say, "I would like some salad today," or, "drinking that Coke would make me feel tired and bloated," or "I need to stay away from fried foods today." The point is, most of us would probably eat much differently. We would probably look and feel much differently as well. We would age better and not get sick as often. We would have more energy.
Take a few minutes to sit back, feel yourself inside your heart, and ask serious questions about what you eat. Tell your body you are ready to listen to its advice and begin eating what it tells you. Your body will thank you by serving you with a clear head and much greater energy.
There is wisdom in your body if you take the time to listen to what it says!!!
~CSE
I look back at all the food messages I was given as I grew up. Eat everything on your plate. You need a good balance of fruits, veggies, proteins, fats and starches at every meal in order to get all the nutrition you need. Don't waste food--there are starving children in the world. No "treats" until your plate is clean. You will sit at the table until you are done. And on. And on. Ad nauseam!!! Does this sound healthy to you?
What exactly is accomplished by all this programming? The result is a whole society of people who have forgotten how to hear what their bodies are telling them about what they need and instead rely on the thoughts they acquired from well-meaning but misled authority figures.
What if we were to consciously become aware of what our bodies were trying to tell us once again? We might hear them say, "I'm full now" after only a few bites. We might hear them say, "I would like some salad today," or, "drinking that Coke would make me feel tired and bloated," or "I need to stay away from fried foods today." The point is, most of us would probably eat much differently. We would probably look and feel much differently as well. We would age better and not get sick as often. We would have more energy.
Take a few minutes to sit back, feel yourself inside your heart, and ask serious questions about what you eat. Tell your body you are ready to listen to its advice and begin eating what it tells you. Your body will thank you by serving you with a clear head and much greater energy.
There is wisdom in your body if you take the time to listen to what it says!!!
~CSE
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