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I am lucky enough to live in a city with a large variety of food both from grocery stores and restaurants and I take advantage of that, perhaps too much. Even

I am lucky enough to live in a city with a large variety of food both from grocery stores and restaurants and I take advantage of that, perhaps too much. Even with all of that variety the closest I seem to come to mindfulness while eating is when I pay a lot or go out to eat with foodie friends (but I repeat myself). It comes from a very utilitarian approach to food that I've (perhaps foolishly) taken my whole life. Eat fast and get on with important work. That's probably another reason a Soylent type product appeals to me. I am curious about the book but trying to maintain mindfulness while eating every meal, frankly, seems like an extravagance. Of course, that is just a guess on the advice it contains based on the title.

jacques_chester 13y ago
Oh, is there a book by that title? She just told me about the idea at some point; apparently it's an up and comer in the food / eating psychology world. Her research and therapeutic work is focused on eating disorders. I understand the utilitarian approach. I've done it myself. My current diet is goal-directed. But that doesn't mean I think I'm smarter or better than dietitians who read more than the abstracts on pubmed. I haven't entirely replaced food. I just have a dozen or so meals that I can make quickly, scale up or down, which have known macronutrient breakdowns and which I can rotate according to my daily whims and tastes.