Hold everything ...except the food.
As a society it seems as though there has been a great loss of the sense of taste. We have been so inundated with seasonings, dressings, condiments, flavorings, sugars, sauces, etc. etc. that we have greatly reduced the actual taste of food. Don’t even get me started on high fructose corn syrup and the ruining of taste buds across all ages. For a lot of us who have reduced or eliminated HFCS in our diets over the last few years, the damage is still being recovered from. Three years of different behavior does not even come close to un-doing the 20, 30, or 40 years of damage.
Many people are currently using an example of ‘being out in the wild’, and asking, “How would you eat?”. These people would suggest that we would not have seasonings, salt, pepper, dressings, etc. etc.
I am not totally sold on this way of operating and eating. We don’t live in the wild and I am not sure I want to emulate that (irregardless of how much of a reality it will or will not become) way of eating.
However, it is an interesting question as to how have we lost the ability to enjoy simply food. Without all the ‘make-up’ and accoutrements....
That is our HomeWork this week.
No seasonings, dressings, condiments, flavorings, sugars, sauces, etc. etc.
If you must use some sort of oil for cooking that is okay (and might I suggest Coconut Oil, and/or Olive Oil as a close second), but otherwise not a drop or shake of anything else.
That means ‘dry’ chicken breast, boring pasta, and/or bland vegetables for some of you who are VERY dependent on extras to improve the taste of your meals!
This should prove to be a very interesting 5 days. For one thing, it will make us change our choices of what we are going to eat if we can not ‘dress it up’.
Have a bland, boring, and great week!
MRoss
As a society it seems as though there has been a great loss of the sense of taste. We have been so inundated with seasonings, dressings, condiments, flavorings, sugars, sauces, etc. etc. that we have greatly reduced the actual taste of food. Don’t even get me started on high fructose corn syrup and the ruining of taste buds across all ages. For a lot of us who have reduced or eliminated HFCS in our diets over the last few years, the damage is still being recovered from. Three years of different behavior does not even come close to un-doing the 20, 30, or 40 years of damage.
Many people are currently using an example of ‘being out in the wild’, and asking, “How would you eat?”. These people would suggest that we would not have seasonings, salt, pepper, dressings, etc. etc.
I am not totally sold on this way of operating and eating. We don’t live in the wild and I am not sure I want to emulate that (irregardless of how much of a reality it will or will not become) way of eating.
However, it is an interesting question as to how have we lost the ability to enjoy simply food. Without all the ‘make-up’ and accoutrements....
That is our HomeWork this week.
No seasonings, dressings, condiments, flavorings, sugars, sauces, etc. etc.
If you must use some sort of oil for cooking that is okay (and might I suggest Coconut Oil, and/or Olive Oil as a close second), but otherwise not a drop or shake of anything else.
That means ‘dry’ chicken breast, boring pasta, and/or bland vegetables for some of you who are VERY dependent on extras to improve the taste of your meals!
This should prove to be a very interesting 5 days. For one thing, it will make us change our choices of what we are going to eat if we can not ‘dress it up’.
Have a bland, boring, and great week!
MRoss
