Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Food Is Social

You can't diet and have a normal social life.  It's cruel and unusual punishment.  Stop thinking that you ought to.

Shared meals are an essential part of healthy living.  Social isolation is as bad for you as a diet full of junk food.  Isolation is what leads you to buy a dozen donuts and eat them in the closet.

So when you eat healthier meals, share them.  Bring a kick-ass salad to a dinner party.  Order pizza with vegetables on it.  Make cranberry spritzers for a crowd.  Don't go vegan.

Most of all, don't torture yourself by focusing on all the things you shouldn't be eating.  Allow yourself to eat what you like, as well as what you need.  

Next: how to make a kick-ass salad. 

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