I was thinking - Archive

I had a discussion and a few thoughts of my own about overweight lately. My feeling is (and I'm no expert!) that our behaviour around when and how we eat has changed over the last several years and I do wonder if this is having an impact on our weight. Remember when we all used to sit at the table for meals, Mum, Dad and the kids, and talk... thus taking a longer time to eat and respecting the cook's efforts. We also never bought food on the run - to eat alone in the car or sitting on a pavement amongst rushing people and traffic. My question is, does the absence of structure around meal times and the presence or otherwise of a social setting - so the context of eating - have an impact on whether we gain weight? My strong belief is that it does indeed. I'm trying to be aware of making meal times an occasion again, and giving food reverence. I'm approaching the purchase, preparation and consumption of food with more respect.