Pledge 4 of 10 of my Economic Crisis Diet:
4. I pledge to compensate for the increase in food prices by eating less: smaller portions, fewer meals.
WHY?
YOU: Possible fat storage loss, increased energy levels and more efficient assimilation of nutrients, not to mention the decrease chances of lifestyle diseases like Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol.
Scientists are showing that a key to longevity is a restricted calorie diet. By that, I mean eating less on all levels as a lifestyle, not starvation nor depravation. Our food portions - especially in restaurants - have gotten out of control. We're so accustomed at this point to filling our plates from edge to edge that we think we're getting cheated out of food at fine restaurants serving respectable, healthful portions.
We need far less food then we've been brainwashed to believe. Consider cutting out one meal a day or splitting your meals in half. If you really want to reset your clock, so to speak, go on a fast. A piece of fruit looks like a feast afterwards!
Get started with these guidelines.
WALLET: As prices of food go up and your consumption goes down, your bill remains about the same.
There's no doubt that everyone's food bills have gone up. By purchasing nutritionally optimal foods regardless of price - organic, raw, local wholesome foods are worth the investment in your health - but eating less frequently, you're surely bound to come out even, if not ahead financially.
Growing children should not have their calories restricted. Help bring into their awareness when they're eating for hunger or out of boredom. Teach them while they're young which foods support their bodies and which do not. Wholesome eating will keep them "full" longer because their bodies are being satisfied. Empty, artificial calories will send a body on the hunt for food that quenches and won't stop until it is. Getting the good stuff in from the beginning saves time and money.
PLANET: The fewer resources your mouth demands, the less taxing the resource production and processing on Precious Earth.
Less is more. The bottom line solution to any over-consumption problem is to consume less. Period.
"...gardening consumes less land and resources than raising animals, a soybean-based tofu burger impacts the environment four times less than a chicken burger and 14 times less than a beef burger." Jim Merkel
Live Light, xo-C.
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