The 3rd and the final ingredient is here!
How to eat?
“Eating well is a form of self- respect"
Mindful Eating
“Mindful eating is about awareness. When you eat mindfully, you slow down, pay attention to the food you’re eating and savor every bite.”
When we eat, our attention is least on what we are eating and how much we are eating. Because of our diverted attention, we either too much or we eat too little. At times, because we are eating our meals watching different TV Programs which influence our emotions,we might eat food in a mood that we temporarily acquire from watching TV programs. Also because we are not aware of what we are eating, we do not enjoy the food that we eat.
We are what we eat and it is very important that we are aware of the food that we are eating and enjoy every mouthful of it. Then there is satisfaction of eating. Food that is eaten mindfully becomes health. It becomes the vitality.
Drink your solids and chew your fluids
“Food reveals our connection with the earth. Each bite contains the life of the sun and earth. We can see and taste the whole universe in a piece of fruit.”
It is very important to understand this quote about food. Our digestive system is beautifully designed in such a way that the process of digestion begins in our mouth and continues to happen in the gut.
So chew the food well to make it into a liquid consistency before swallowing and when we take juices or fluids of different variety, make it a point to mix the fluid well with the saliva before drinking it.
And now that we have understood about our three secret ingredients and our food disciplines, lets us try and discipline our food habits.
Let me conclude with this quote again;
“Food is an offering to the body where the divine soul resides. Offer it with love and respect because body is the only place we got to live”