2012 - Resolve to EVOLVE - Eat with Mindful Awareness
Posted by Alicia Leeds on Wed, Jan 04, 2012 @ 09:11 AM
How do you choose what to eat? What questions do you ask yourself about the food before you take a bite? For many people the only question is - how does it taste? For others, there might be some version of - is this healthy for me?
But are you asking other questions like: Where does this food come from? How far did it travel? Who grew it and how many chemicals were sprayed on it?
How is the food packaged? Is the packaging recyclable? Are the people who work for this company being fairly compensated for their work? Does this company take care of the environment? Or does it pollute the air, land and sea?
Are animals involved and how do I feel about that?
What is the price, vs. the actual cost of this food? Are the methods of obtaining this food sustainable? How does this choice affect my family? My community? The planet?
What exactly am I eating?
I pose these questions, not because I have the right answers for you... but because the food industry has made it their business to try to distract us from asking deeper questions about our food choices. The industry depends on us buying for taste (and maybe quantity).
I believe that the more questions we ask, and the more information we collect, the easier it is to make the right choices for ourselves and our families. I believe that every choice we make about the food we eat has a profound impact, not only on our bodies, but on the entire planet.
(Read Alicia's - Evolution of My Whole Foods Plant Based Diet Here)
When we decide to lose weight, or we decide to eat healthier and hope to make lasting lifestyle change, we tend to think of it as something that can happen overnight, like making a New Year's Resolution. But lasting change doesn't usually happen that way. Change occurs as a result of experience, learning, curiosity, evaluation, application of principles, trial and error, and persuasion. I believe that lasting change occurs within a ongoing practice of mindful awareness.
How do you choose what to eat? Well... What do you want to know about the food choices you make? Why not resolve to start asking questions. Resolve to incorporate the answers you find. Resolve to choose based on what you value. Resolve to Evolve your diet so it reflects your highest self, mind, body, spirit in alignment. Your health, your life and nothing less than the planet depend on it.
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Alicia Leeds Meyers is a Personal Healthy Lifestyle Coach who walks the talk and helps her clients uncover their path to a healthier lifestyle.
