Ramen in a happy environment is better than four dishes and a dessert in anger and sorrow.Nancy Wooten responded:
Proverbs 15:17 :-)(Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.)
from:
Food: The Science of Scrumptious
http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/pto-20030902-000003.html
"Americans are consumed with worry and anxiety, fearing fried eggs as death-in-a-skillet and obsessing over fat-free treats. Compared to the Japanese, the French and the Belgians, Rozin found, Americans worry most about food but are least likely to call themselves "healthy eaters." He hypothesizes that losing touch with the hardwired pleasure of eating may itself be bad for our health. In the United States, "one of the most pleasant of human activities has become drenched in worry," he argues."
The rest of the article is interesting too but has more to do with why people like certain kinds of flavors (newborns preferring sweet, for instance) than happiness while eating.
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carelia ~ C. Norton
http://www.mckca.org/carelia
Mom to Katherine (18), Christopher (15) and Aaron (7)
This is from the Always Learning discussion:
I was once talking to an old friend I hadn't seen in years. She was explaining that she didn't allow her daughter (who was about 6) any sugar. She told me a story about her daughter being at a friend's house and how the friend's mother gave the little girl an ice cream sandwich even though she knew my friend didn't allow her to have sugar.The little girl was standing right there listening to the story. When she heard the ice cream sandwich mentioned, her face just lit up. She looked at me and started describing the ice cream, how it tasted, what it felt like in her mouth, how it dripped and melted and how dirty her face got and how sweet it was etc... etc... I have never seen anything like it. That child probably still remembers that ice cream sandwich to this day.
My friend then returned to her story about how annoyed she was that this woman gave her sugar.
(lalow, 4/30/10)