Foodie Bliss

I always thought foodies had to be super obsessed and obese people whose entire lives focused on their next food fix. However, over the past year some careful blog reading and introspection has taught me that being a foodie isn’t about quantity, it’s about quality. Despite living in the land of plenty, we live in a world that is obsessed with the quantity of food we can shovel into our fat little faces (and yes, I get to say fat little faces because all too often, I was the one doing the shoveling).

From seeing folks eating at all you can eat buffets, you’d think that they were seriously thinking that they didn’t know where there next meal was coming from. I’ve been there done that as I used to be a devotee of Ponderosa, Old Country Buffet, and all the other feeding troughs masquerading as restaurants. The funny thing is that even when I was the one at the trough, I was thinking to myself, “So this is why Americans are so fat.” America’s a society truly believes in more more more when it comes to food and that mentality is sticking to our thighs, our butts, and any place else that flab sticks.

We’re taught at an early age that cleaning our plates (even if the food is tasteless, fat filled, junk) is a virtue and that leaving anything behind is a mortal sin. Who among us hasn’t heard about those starving children in Africa? We reward ourselves and our kids with food and then wonder why we’re all fat.

My first glimpse that food should be about quality and not quantity happened three years ago in Amsterdam where I savored perfectly ripe strawberries with two pieces of perfect chocolate. I savored that meal and it filled me up and satisfied more than any of the stomach busting trips to the buffet I’d taken in my life. That lesson came back to me over the past six months as I’ve started reading foodie blogs, shopping for fresh foods, and really taking time to savor my food instead of shovel it in.
Being a foodie is really about enjoying what you eat and making it meaningful. It’s about eating that perfect strawberry when it is perfectly ripe. It’s about savoring a perfectly cooked chicken and enjoying every morsel. I guess the first time I realized that food should be savored and enjoyed and not shoveled. The best part is that being a foodie doesn’t mean I have to give up anything, if I really want a fast food hamburger that’s okay, as long as I savor it and enjoy the experience and knowing I can have my cake and blissful eat it too is pure joy.

Published by

Unknown's avatar

Raine Shakti

Raine Shakti believes in living her life cairn by cairn and in helping others learn to do the same. Her day job is in the training and communications field and her best professional experiences are when she is able to empower people. She has spent the last few years reclaiming her life and her inner warrior. Part of this journey was becoming an ordained priestess with the Fellowship of Isis. Her Matron deities are Nephthys who has helped her become a true virgin woman, the Morrigan who has taught her what it means to be sovereign, and Yemaya who has taught her the strength in having a loving heart.

Leave a comment