If we are going to change our diets, we first have to relearn the art of eating, which is a question of psychology as much as nutrition. We have to find a way to want to eat what's good for us.
Interpretation
Changing our diets requires understanding not only nutrition but also our psychological relationship with food.
Bee Wilson emphasizes that successful dietary changes hinge on a deep understanding of both nutritional knowledge and our psychological attitudes towards food. To truly change what we eat, we must retrain our minds to desire foods that nourish us, going beyond mere knowledge to cultivate a genuine appreciation for healthy eating.
In practice
During a nutrition workshop, this quote can spark a conversation on the importance of mindset in dietary changes.
People want to think that staying in shape costs a lot of money. They couldn't be more wrong. It doesn't cost anything to walk. And it's probably a lot cheaper to go to the corner store and buy vegetables than take a family out for fast food.
Animals raised on corn produce fattier meat, but it's not just that it's fattier, it's the kinds of fats. Corn-fed beef produces lots of saturated fats. So that the heart disease we associate with eating meat is really a problem with corn-fed meat. If you eat grass-fed beef, it has much more of the nutritional profile of the wild meat.
Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity.
The way I treat my body is not disconnected from the way I treat my family or the commitment I have to peace on our earth.
Your choice of diet can influence your long term health prospects more than any other action you might take.
Anyone who's promoting the exact diet that they were in previous years probably isn't keeping up with the latest science, though in general, the balance of evidence has remained remarkably consistent - centering one's diet around whole plant foods.
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