It has now been scientifically proven that if you eat for pleasure and with gratitude, what you consume will be healthier for your body.

Do also eat slowly, in a calm atmosphere, and concentrate on what you eat and not on the T.V.

The Slow Food Organization has understood all this very well and does a great job to educate people in healthy eating habits.

Slow Food emphasizes the importance of knowing where your food comes from:

"At Slow Food, we promote the concept of being a co-producer – that is, going beyond the passive role of a consumer and taking interest in those that produce our food, how they produce it and the problems they face in doing so. In actively supporting food producers, we become part of he production process."

Learn from other cultures how to eat with pleasure:

French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For Pleasure

Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen