What if......

I really feel passionately that having an interest in food- where it comes from, cooking, tasting, sharing, enjoying- without obsessing and restricting - adds immeasurably to health, pleasure and quality of life.

I feel in my gut that the problems of disordered eating and extreme obesity are exacerbated in societies (like Ireland, England, USA) that are increasingly disconnected from the whole cycle of earth to table.....children who don't know that milk comes from cows or that vegetables grow in the ground.....adults who have never ever cooked something and who rely on packets and take-aways.....no shared family meals....no time or priority given to mealtimes in a pressured work environment....the disappearance of local grocers, butchers and bakers.

It is also one of my fundamental objections to the 'health food' quinoa freaks. Where's the pleasure? Why does it need to be difficult and extreme?

What a relief it would be if the paradigm shift was made away from noshing and dieting and towards nourishment and taste and pleasure.