Reflections

If you are reading this, you are truly dedicated to the pursuit of understanding nutrition because I know there are MANY other things you could be doing right now.  Even if you aren’t reading this,( ?), I want to say don’t feel bad because I completely understand.  For those of you who are reflecting with me, have you ever stopped to wonder what motivates you to make the decisions you do about eating? 

My own have changed as my life has changed. I started off eating the way I was raised, then whatever was easiest to throw together, and eventually started pursuing more specialized food that delighted my taste buds.  I’m pretty sure that before I started to take things more seriously, motivation wobbled and morphed between the three in different seasons. Now I eat to thrive.

One additional and persuasive motivator for us older folk is the way time seems to change things in the old body.  Fortunately we have the power to dictate how we age in a pretty significant way.  Even if your understanding of nutrition is limited to a long- forgotten, third grade food pyramid presentation, oodles of information can now be found in every form of media; and that information could change your life if you use it.

If our most powerful motivator for what we eat is a desire to live in our potential for great health, then we will find ourselves learning to enjoy and consume food in a way that fosters vitality.  My passion for Orange Tree Lane comes from my great desire to help others do this along with me. In other words, I want you to thrive too.

We’re reflecting here in what is typically a crazy, busy week of the year, so with that in mind we bring you the time efficient, paired recipe combination of Black Bean Burritos and Tasty Turkey Chili, along with a very easy Chicken Noodle Soup.  If you make them both and then take advantage of MEAL EXTENDERS,  three nights of cooking could stretch into a week of meals!

Will you remember to soak up even just a little bit of daily sun for Vitamin D,  and then throw in a little exercise for relaxation?  I will. And try to pinpoint your own most powerful motivator for choosing what you eat so that you can better understand yourself.

Motivated to cook for the right reasons… almost always,

Molly
Test Cook and Research Specialist for Orange Tree Lane

PS- Take a look at our new article in the Dr.‘s Corner by Dr. Kelly Austin, ND.

Molly