Guest guest Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 OK my friends and I have been doing that for a while. A new gourmet chocolate shop opened which had these very exotic chocolates. So we have been buying various bars, then after dinner we pass around pieces of the chocolate and savor it slowly. We make quite a production out of it. Found this great article on the way the professionals taste chocolate. Imagine applying these steps to every meal? It would take forever to finish your meal but then you would get to enjoy every mouthful and be more concious when you are eating. I know i at least wont eat chocolate the same way again (devouring a row in seconds!) http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongnutrition/ht/taste_chocolate.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Wow...intense! I have found since intuitive/mindful eating that I did not appreciate or really taste some of the foods I labelled as "bad". I have made an effort to very mindfully eat those "bad" foods. Chocolate tastes much more intense and rich (good chocolate, at least) then I realized! Had I slowed down and really EATEN it, I would have had much less and enjoyed it so much more!! I've also found some of those foods to not taste good at all once I actually let myself taste them - That was quite a surprise for me too. Kim H. Found this great article on the way the professionals taste chocolate. Imagine applying these steps to every meal? It would take forever to finish your meal but then you would get to enjoy every mouthful and be more concious when you are eating. I know i at least wont eat chocolate the same way again (devouring a row in seconds!)http://longevity. about.com/ od/lifelongnutri tion/ht/taste_ chocolate. htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Very interesting article! And one that I could only follow AFTER I legalized chocolate - before then I would gobble too quickly :) Thanks for sharing - Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Found this great article on the way the professionals taste chocolate. > Imagine applying these steps to every meal? It would take forever to > finish your meal but then you would get to enjoy every mouthful and be > more concious when you are eating. > > I know i at least wont eat chocolate the same way again (devouring a > row in seconds!) > > http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongnutrition/ht/taste_chocolate.htm > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 I did my own "chocolate experiment" this week. It was not intentional, unfortunately. Even though I have been practicing IE for several years now, I still have moments where I revert back to old patterns. Last week, I ate two Snickers bars in a row. Now, for me, this is a HUGE amount of candy. The next day, I wanted another, so I had one. This time, I ate is slowly, and realized that there is something about Snickers bars that I can't fully taste and that's why I eat them so fast and eat more than one. My mouth is longing for an intense flavor that is *almost* there but not quite. Then, this weekend, my husband bought me some 78% dark chocolate. I gave him a square, took a square for myself, and let my kids taste some. They all went "ewwww,... gross, disgusting!" I tasted it, and POW, that was the intense chocolate taste I'd been wanting. It's a little bitter (tastes like cooking chocolate, actually) and has this strange undertone of berries. One or two squares and I am more than satisfied. So, I learned a few things. First, I want to eat candy when I feel like nurturing myself. Second, if I am overeating something in a non-present way, it might be because the food doesn't taste the way I want it to taste. Third, sometimes there might be something that is blunting the real taste I am trying to get to. Too much fat or sugar causes my tongue to not fully "get" the flavor. Finally, I remembered that IE is a journey and a process that never ends. Life is way too short to waste your precious time doing work you don’t love, enduring relationships you merely tolerate, and settling for limiting thoughts that hold you back. If you decide to waste this day, that’s the same as deciding to waste your life because your life is happening right now. Steve Pavlina(¯`v´¯) `*.¸.*´ ¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨ (¸.•´ (¸.•´ Traci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Traci, This is so brilliant! I realize that this happens to me, too. I overeat when I am not happy with the food. And I'm often not happy with the food. I am learning that if I am not thrilled with a food in the first few bites, I will not be thrilled after I eat a whole bunch of it, either! I so wish I had figured this out 20 years ago! Better now than never, though... Topaz Traci Vujicich wrote: > > > I did my own " chocolate experiment " this week. It was not intentional, > unfortunately. Even though I have been practicing IE for several years > now, I still have moments where I revert back to old patterns. > > Last week, I ate two Snickers bars in a row. Now, for me, this is a HUGE > amount of candy. The next day, I wanted another, so I had one. This > time, I ate is slowly, and realized that there is something about > Snickers bars that I can't fully taste and that's why I eat them so fast > and eat more than one. My mouth is longing for an intense flavor that is > *almost* there but not quite. Then, this weekend, my husband bought me > some 78% dark chocolate. I gave him a square, took a square for myself, > and let my kids taste some. They all went " ewwww,... gross, > disgusting! " I tasted it, and POW, that was the intense chocolate taste > I'd been wanting. It's a little bitter (tastes like cooking chocolate, > actually) and has this strange undertone of berries. One or two squares > and I am more than satisfied. > > So, I learned a few things. First, I want to eat candy when I feel like > nurturing myself. Second, if I am overeating something in a non-present > way, it might be because the food doesn't taste the way I want it to > taste. Third, sometimes there might be something that is blunting the > real taste I am trying to get to. Too much fat or sugar causes my tongue > to not fully " get " the flavor. Finally, I remembered that IE is a > journey and a process that never ends. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 This was a great article!! Thanks for sharing! I definitely gobble mine too fast...and who knew you weren't even supposed to chew it! I'm gonna try it the next time I want some chocolate! Kipkabob (Intuitive eating since September 2006) Subject: How to eat chocolate!To: IntuitiveEating_Support Received: Monday, September 1, 2008, 3:28 PM Found this great article on the way the professionals taste chocolate. Imagine applying these steps to every meal? It would take forever to finish your meal but then you would get to enjoy every mouthful and be more concious when you are eating. I know i at least wont eat chocolate the same way again (devouring a row in seconds!)http://longevity. about.com/ od/lifelongnutri tion/ht/taste_ chocolate. htm Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 That is the way I feel about most fruit I buy at the store - lacking in flavor and disappointing. So now all I buy is fruit at the peak of the growing season and that I can pretty much tell has the flavor I want (these smell like the taste I'm seeking). Katcha IEing since March 2007 >Third, sometimes there might be something that is blunting the real taste I am > trying to get to. > Traci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 I too had been searching for the right chocolate taste and the mainstream stuff just wasn't doing it for me. I love the intense flavor of the dark chocolate as well. Usually just one square of Scharffen Berger bittersweet (70%) is what I am craving and just let it melt in my mouth. In some ways, it is like savoring a really flavorful glass of wine enjoying all the complexity and flavors instead of tossing back glass after glass of Crystal Lite. I am curious to try a product that I saw in Quebec over the weekend - Lindt has a chocolate-chili-cherry flavor! > > I did my own " chocolate experiment " this week. It was not intentional, unfortunately. Even though I have been practicing IE for several years now, I still have moments where I revert back to old patterns. > > Last week, I ate two Snickers bars in a row. Now, for me, this is a HUGE amount of candy. The next day, I wanted another, so I had one. This time, I ate is slowly, and realized that there is something about Snickers bars that I can't fully taste and that's why I eat them so fast and eat more than one. My mouth is longing for an intense flavor that is *almost* there but not quite. Then, this weekend, my husband bought me some 78% dark chocolate. I gave him a square, took a square for myself, and let my kids taste some. They all went " ewwww,... gross, disgusting! " I tasted it, and POW, that was the intense chocolate taste I'd been wanting. It's a little bitter (tastes like cooking chocolate, actually) and has this strange undertone of berries. One or two squares and I am more than satisfied. > > So, I learned a few things. First, I want to eat candy when I feel like nurturing myself. Second, if I am overeating something in a non- present way, it might be because the food doesn't taste the way I want it to taste. Third, sometimes there might be something that is blunting the real taste I am trying to get to. Too much fat or sugar causes my tongue to not fully " get " the flavor. Finally, I remembered that IE is a journey and a process that never ends. > > > > > Life is way too short to waste your precious time doing work you don't love, enduring relationships you merely tolerate, and settling for limiting thoughts that hold you back. If you decide to waste this day, that's the same as deciding to waste your life because your life is happening right now. Steve Pavlina > > (¯`v´¯) > `*.¸.*´ > ¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨ > (¸.•´ (¸.•´ Traci > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Wine! YES! That's what the chocolate tastes like, in terms of complexity. Thank you. Great analogy with the Crystal Lite, too! Life is way too short to waste your precious time doing work you don’t love, enduring relationships you merely tolerate, and settling for limiting thoughts that hold you back. If you decide to waste this day, that’s the same as deciding to waste your life because your life is happening right now. Steve Pavlina(¯`v´¯) `*.¸.*´ ¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨ (¸.•´ (¸.•´ Traci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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