1. Go Yummy
Yummy food is central to your realistic and sustainable eating style. Make your food rich and flavourful. You can continue eating bland food all evening. But tasty food is different. You will notice that delicious food leaves you feeling satisfied far earlier.
2. Variety
Use the different types of ingredient in each meal. Get familiar with a wide range of plant carbs, proteins and veggies. Use at least one ingredient from each category within a meal or a days eating. That’s unless your digestive system is sensitive.
3. Create A Spectacle!
You always eat with your eyes first. So consider:
- Colour My Plate Beautiful
Use food with a contrast of colours. Contrast greens with earthy grain and bean colours. Blush with red cabbage, radish or beetroot. Vivid orange from squash and pumpkin is always a savoury treat.
- Count The Textures
Use an array of cooking styles. Steam, bake, stir fry, blanch, pressure cook, boil, water sauté, deep fry. A balance of textures will allow for both that substantial bite and soft, tender accompaniment. Now the surfaces of your foods are diverse and your plate will ooze balance.
- Kingdom Of Flavours
Satisfy your inner kingdom by creating an assembly of flavours. Combine at least two of the five key flavours in any one meal. This will result in reigning dining satisfaction, and curb any post meal cravings. My students and clients particularly love this top tip which makes for tasty common sense.
4. Special Effects
This is the icing on the sugar free cake. Here, notice your bodies needs or the demands of your day. Then cater consciously to fuel your body for the most special effect.
I can illustrate this best with a story from one of my Delicious Cleanse classes. I taught an array of delicious detoxifying dishes which formed a full three course meal. The group rejoiced in the super cleansing feast. They felt just great following the meal and completely satisfied.
However, on the class’ departure I continued grazing on the leftovers. The dishes were yummy. Cleansing barley casserole, beautiful salads and copious delicious veggie detox delights. But I was not sharing the satisfaction that my students felt following the meal.
The cleansing meal purposely carried a light and fresh quality. The dishes were designed to allow the body to both relax and shed excess weight.
I had used the detoxifying citrus flavours of lemon juice and orange zest. Plus there featured liver opening sauerkraut. Holy ginger juice infused the soup and was included to release old stagnation in the body. The white daikon radish accompanied the meal and served to dissolve away excess fat. Oh how the group enjoyed the glorious slimming luncheon.
Yet the class had demanded much of my energy and now my insatiable appetite could only be arrested by some heartier food. I needed something heavier and more strengthening to revitalise my body.
5. Food Choices
Notice which foods you gravitate towards and how these foods make you feel. Make food choices to support your highest good. Consider the qualities of the ingredients you choose. Notice any effects on your body from preparing food in different ways.
Notice which foods you gravitate towards and how these foods make you feel. Make food choices to support your highest good. Consider the qualities of the ingredients you choose. Notice any effects on your body from preparing food in different ways.[arrowlist]
- When do lighter ingredients and cooking methods nourish you best?
- At what times would stronger, nourishing cooking styles serve you?
- What could you eat that will keep you alert in the afternoon presentation?
- Which evening food and drink choices will help your mind switch off from a hectic day?
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© Anna Freedman, 2014
