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November 7,
2008
Issue 16
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A Note from
Liz: Trip to Ockenden Manor
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Article: Why Barack Obama is Like A
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A Note From Liz
Hello!
Now well into autumn I’ve just had a weekend away in the Sussex
countryside, staying at Ockenden
Manor. We were in the original part of the house which is over 400
years old. The floors are uneven so walking around the bedroom was like
walking across the deck of a ship in a rolling sea. Some of the doorways
are quite low as well (Elizabethans were smaller than us), so if you are
tall you have to duck.
One you get used to these architectural eccentricities the quiet and calm of the place seeps into you. And the food is seriously good.
Having said I never eat turnips (see below) I did at Ockenden Manor but it was disguised as delicious food. As it was Halloween weekend I had pumpkin soup as well (Pumpkin Soup with Parmesan Agnolotti and Toasted Almonds) – truly delicious but the recipe’s a secret. You’ll have to go there yourself and try it.
One you get used to these architectural eccentricities the quiet and calm of the place seeps into you. And the food is seriously good.
Having said I never eat turnips (see below) I did at Ockenden Manor but it was disguised as delicious food. As it was Halloween weekend I had pumpkin soup as well (Pumpkin Soup with Parmesan Agnolotti and Toasted Almonds) – truly delicious but the recipe’s a secret. You’ll have to go there yourself and try it.
Liz
Feature Article
Why Barack Obama is Like a
Scone
The US presidential election has, after what seems like forever, finally taken place, and what a year it’s been. I'm steering clear of political analysis but one thing that strikes me is that Barack Obama is like a scone.
Before I explain that, think about what has been going on here. Any election is about making a choice - in this case McCain or Obama, which does nothing to reflect the subtlety and richness of human experience, or how we would want that reflected in the electoral process and the choices we can make.
But that’s how the human mind works, we put things into either/or categories. It has to be one candidate or the other. Once when my daughter was very small I was tucking her up in bed and I asked her if she was a pickle or a poppet. She had a think and said, “I’m a both”, which was an honest and intriguing answer! But generally we don’t allow people to be “a both”; they have to be one thing or another.
This categorisation also works with food and leads to poor food choices. Many people classify foods in this either/or way and have a list of foods that are yuck and a list of foods that are yum. The yum list is often cakes, candies, sweets, french fries and junk food. The yuck list is carrots and broccoli.
Some more sophisticated folks have a healthy list and a naughty list. Again, the naughty list is the cakes, fries and donuts while the healthy list is the broccoli and carrots. Secretly they may actually label these foods yuck and yum but won't admit to it.
This classification system does not allow for the subtleties and richness of food experience. It also severely reduces our food choices, for once we label something as yuck how likely are we to choose it?
So allow yourself to have broader, more generous more varied classifications for food.
So here is my list of rich food experiences:
Once on The Simpsons they had a sliding scale of drunkenness - the top level was labelled “Boris Yeltsin”. My list is not as dramatic as that but more useful for making food choices!
So when you are choosing the foods you eat, don’t automatically categorise everything into yuck or yum – think about the types of foods you want to eat and how re-labelling might help you make better food choices.
Oh, and why is Barack Obama like a scone? Because a scone is also an either/or thing. A scone is a baked pastry confection (called a biscuit in the US, where confusingly what we call biscuits are called cookies. I hope you're following this).
If you are from the north of England a scone is called a scone to rhyme with Ron. If you are from the south, it’s a scone to rhyme with moan. So, Ron or moan, take your pick but it’s an either or choice. So Mr Obama, when the election took place, was an either/or choice, and so is like a scone.
And just to continue the culinary theme, over here in the UK McCain is a make of oven chips. But you could call them french fries. Figure that one out!
Happy eating,
The US presidential election has, after what seems like forever, finally taken place, and what a year it’s been. I'm steering clear of political analysis but one thing that strikes me is that Barack Obama is like a scone.
Before I explain that, think about what has been going on here. Any election is about making a choice - in this case McCain or Obama, which does nothing to reflect the subtlety and richness of human experience, or how we would want that reflected in the electoral process and the choices we can make.
But that’s how the human mind works, we put things into either/or categories. It has to be one candidate or the other. Once when my daughter was very small I was tucking her up in bed and I asked her if she was a pickle or a poppet. She had a think and said, “I’m a both”, which was an honest and intriguing answer! But generally we don’t allow people to be “a both”; they have to be one thing or another.
This categorisation also works with food and leads to poor food choices. Many people classify foods in this either/or way and have a list of foods that are yuck and a list of foods that are yum. The yum list is often cakes, candies, sweets, french fries and junk food. The yuck list is carrots and broccoli.
Some more sophisticated folks have a healthy list and a naughty list. Again, the naughty list is the cakes, fries and donuts while the healthy list is the broccoli and carrots. Secretly they may actually label these foods yuck and yum but won't admit to it.
This classification system does not allow for the subtleties and richness of food experience. It also severely reduces our food choices, for once we label something as yuck how likely are we to choose it?
So allow yourself to have broader, more generous more varied classifications for food.
So here is my list of rich food experiences:
- Yuck and I’ll never eat it (probably most insects and turnips/swedes)
- A bit yuck but I’ll eat it if it’s prepared right (cabbage)
- Yuck once upon a time but now I like them (most vegetables)
- Yum - a long list including fruits, some veg and wild salmon, organic chicken and my husband's home made pesto sauce
- Yum but only for the first one or two bites (cakes and puddings)
- Super yum (any meal prepared with love)
Once on The Simpsons they had a sliding scale of drunkenness - the top level was labelled “Boris Yeltsin”. My list is not as dramatic as that but more useful for making food choices!
So when you are choosing the foods you eat, don’t automatically categorise everything into yuck or yum – think about the types of foods you want to eat and how re-labelling might help you make better food choices.
Oh, and why is Barack Obama like a scone? Because a scone is also an either/or thing. A scone is a baked pastry confection (called a biscuit in the US, where confusingly what we call biscuits are called cookies. I hope you're following this).
If you are from the north of England a scone is called a scone to rhyme with Ron. If you are from the south, it’s a scone to rhyme with moan. So, Ron or moan, take your pick but it’s an either or choice. So Mr Obama, when the election took place, was an either/or choice, and so is like a scone.
And just to continue the culinary theme, over here in the UK McCain is a make of oven chips. But you could call them french fries. Figure that one out!
Happy eating,
Liz
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About Liz
I have
been looking after people’s health for over fifteen
years.
With a background in biochemistry I was initially interested in how
to boost metabolism to promote weight loss and how to feel satisfied after
eating – what the nutritionists call “satiety”. All of these things
are important for weight loss but for many people the biggest change comes
about when they conquer their emotional eating.
I know this because as a child I was stocky, and then became chubby,
then fat! I hated exercise and loved food. And my love of food went way
beyond physical hunger.
I still love food, but now I know how to enjoy and how
to set limits around it – all without feeing deprived.
With a training in coaching and NLP as well as my knowledge of
biochemistry and nutrition, I am ideally placed to solve your problems
with emotional eating.
Liz’s credentials…
- Degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (that’s where I get my biochemistry knowledge).
- Degree in Nutritional Therapy (that’s where the nutrition knowledge comes from).
- Module leader in Masters Level Module Tackling Obesity at the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management. On this module I lecture on the biochemistry of eating and starvation, satiety mechanisms, stress and obesity and emotional eating.
- Fifteen years experience as a herbalist and health coach.
- Practitioner level qualification in NLP, Coaching and Stress Management.
And, most importantly, a love of food and a passion for health,
wellness and vitality!
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Weight Loss Success Tips
Make the Most of
the Sunshine
We have so many grey days at this time of year, but when it is sunny get outside and enjoy it.
You’ll be boosting your vitamin A levels (which over winter will decline), cheering yourself up, and getting some exercise.
Exercise is known to help with depression and could help keep the winter glums away.
Plus any activity is going to increase the calories you use, so get out there, daily if you can, and walk, cycle, run or simply stomp in the leaves.
Foodie
Fact
Last week on the news we heard about purple tomatoes. Apparently some scientists have genetically modified a tomato to produce some purple pigments as well as orange ones.
The purple pigments (anthocyanins) are normally found in berry fruits such as blueberries, bilberries and red wine. They are very powerful antioxidants.
The normal orange pigments in tomato are also antioxidant but with different properties.
So the scientists think that putting purple into tomatoes will boost their antioxidant potential and contribute to our “five a day” of fruit and veg.
But I wonder who this is aimed at. The kind of people who are likely to try a purple tomato probably already eat a lot of fruit and veg. The ones who need the supercharged tomatoes probably don’t eat any vegetable other than deep fried potato and are unlikely to try tomato whatever its colour.
They will, of course, eat processed food that contains tomatoes but are unlikely to go for purple ketchup on their burgers or purple tomato purée on their pizza.
And I think I’ll stick to the blueberries and red wine as a means of boosting my purple intake. I like my tomatoes to be their normal sunny colour.
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