Guest guest Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Hi Kat and thanks for writing. We can have a physical and/or an emotional aspect, in general I suspect that both are going on for most people. Physical, in that our sensory awareness (taste, smell, etc.) is functioning far below capacity. Emotional, in that we have become habituated to eating to numb our feelings .... ALL of our feelings, including the positive ones. What I have learned is that all our feelings flow through one " spigot " , if I may borrow a plumbing image for a moment. When we attempt to block pain, loneliness, grief, etc., we cannot avoid concurrently avoiding joy, upliftment, etc. Again, I'm not saying that anyone " should " or should not do or avoid doing anything in particular. Rather, I'm attempting to point out what may be beneath some of our choices. If we just LOVE the taste of stevia, then that is one thing. But if we are sweetening to get down foods we otherwise would not particularly enjoy (e.g., bitter foods, unripe fruits, etc.), or if we are sweetening to overwhelm our taste buds as a response to eating inadequate calories as simple sugars, then that is a different matter indeed, at least in my opinion. Does this help to clarify my intent? Best, Elchanan _____ traciekatt Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:36 PM rawfood [Raw Food] Re: Flavor " Enhancement " : Stevia Are you hinting at an emotional connection or something else? rawfood@ <rawfood%40> .com, " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote: Hi everyone, I notice an ongoing conversation in the group about stevia, whether or not this is a toxic substance. I'd offer a different and much simpler approach. If you cannot enjoy the foods you are eating without intensifying ( " enhancing " ) their flavor in some way (whether by sweetening, spicing, salting, or the like), then either you are eating the wrong foods for you, or your health is such that your sensory awareness is substantively damaged and your body requires time to restore that awareness, or some combination of these two. In other words, I'm not commenting upon stevia, in and of itself, at all, one way or the other. Rather, I'm commenting more generally upon what lies beneath a desire to intensify the flavors (or the aromas) of the things we eat. Best, Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 absolutely! Janell rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote: > > Hi Jan, > > Yes, the primary thing is awareness. I do offer this: gradually reduce the > amount of flavor enhancers you use for your entire family; in other words, > give their sense of taste a series of little nudges. And if they complain, > then step back slightly, then proceed forward again. > > You can also set aside a portion of " your concoctions " for yourself and > enhance the rest, so that YOUR sensory awareness come fully online as > quickly as possible. > > Best, > Elchanan > _____ > > allensapmom [imalwayslearning] > Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:36 AM > rawfood > [Raw Food] Re: Flavor " Enhancement " : Stevia > > > I am in the position of preparing foods for my dh, family, and friends who > are very skeptical of the changes I've made to my diet the past year. To > prepare for them the same foods I enjoy in their natural state would be > non-pallatable for them so I rely on maple syrup, stevia, agave, and honey > in various quantities so that they are instead encouraged to continue trying > my " concoctions " as they sometimes refer to it. It's nie to know the > benefits and draw back to many options. > > J > > rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan@> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I notice an ongoing conversation in the group about stevia, whether or not > this is a toxic substance. > > I'd offer a different and much simpler approach. If you cannot enjoy the > foods you are eating without intensifying ( " enhancing " ) their flavor in some > way (whether by sweetening, spicing, salting, or the like), then either you > are eating the wrong foods for you, or your health is such that your sensory > awareness is substantively damaged and your body requires time to restore > that awareness, or some combination of these two. > > In other words, I'm not commenting upon stevia, in and of itself, at all, > one way or the other. Rather, I'm commenting more generally upon what lies > beneath a desire to intensify the flavors (or the aromas) of the things we > eat. > > Best, > Elchanan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Elchanan wrote " Does this help to clarify my intent? " Yes. It definitely causes me to look more deeper at what I eat and why. I can definitely see emotional and physical reasons. " Physical, in that our sensory awareness (taste, smell, etc.) is functioning far below capacity. " What I am getting from what you said is (from my own personal experience)since I have been putting the correct things in my body I do not have as much a need or draw to sweets. I never thought about it but it must be mostly emotions that draw me to the sweet and buttery stuff. Eating correct seems to help to balance negative emotions but not 100%. Thank you, Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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