Being mindful with food
What kind of foods do you believe support your well-being and what kind of foods make you feel irritable or impact your sleep?
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I mean... ice cream makes me feel better ;)
@jesusredeemedme2425 me too with Baskin-Robbins.
@LeoInPerpetuity
And Naturals 🤤
Never heard of Naturals. But then I’m sure I haven’t heard of most ice creams lol
@amiablePeace77
Well, I take lots of vitamins and supplements. While they aren't food, I eat them and they make me feel better. I also take psych meds before bed, and they help me sleep better. Anything with lots of chemical names in the ingredients are bad for me, although I eat them anyway because they are quick and easy.
@purpleTree4652 me 2 but only psych meds.
@amiablePeace77
Icecream makes me feel better 😁💚
And copious amounts of tea.
I like fresh vegetables and rice.
Lighter foods like chicken salads and lots of orange juice.
But because it's often cold and wet here, we do like our rich and heavy foods like potatoes and stew, chips and an egg, sausages, lots of bacon 💚
@Amanda84
When it's cold outside a richer hot meal just feels better. I love a good chickpea stew with mashed potatoes or rice.
@amiablePeace77
LOL - I would be curious to know how those of us who are not from the US would answer that question
What kind of foods do you believe support your well-being and what kind of foods make you feel irritable or impact your sleep?
@Fradiga
Fradiga, I am outside the US so I like to give you an answer 😃
Eating a lighter meal like vegetables with a potato at night helps me to sleep better. During the holiday season temptations are usually higher but I will limit my consumption and also monitor the amount of sugar I eat so that it does not affect my sleep or make me feel irritable (sugar spikes).
@amiablePeace77
Good for you! I normally do not splurge unless it is a holiday. Having something to digest while I fall asleep helps so I might have a milk-based snack like yogurt before bed, especially since I am a late-sleeper.
@Fradiga
I read yoghurt before bedtime helps with sleep. What is your experience if I may ask?
I like to bake salmon, use olive oil in or over my foods, and I find that honey, ginger, and lemon really helps me when I'm feeling sick. I also love breakfast smoothies! Eating too earlier makes me feel tired, but a frozen fruit smoothie gives me the energy boost to take on the day✨️. A nice salad with various vegetables, feta cheese, olive oil and vinegar isone of my favorites as well✨️
@4oreverStar361
You seem to know quite well what your body needs! 👍
@amiablePeace77
What kind of foods do you believe support your well-being?
Foods that I choose to eat. It’s usually healthy foods (fruits and vegetables being some examples of that)
What kind of foods make you feel irritable or impact your sleep?
Foods that I’m forced or manipulated or pushed into eating bc whether it’s healthy or not if I’m eating something I don’t choose or like to eat or eating something when I’m not hungry to eat anything at all then I’ll be unhappy, irritated, frustrated and any of those can impact my sleep.
@akunknown
Nice that you choose healthy foods! I find it important to eat what we feel is best for us, forcing food down is often not well tolerated by the body in my opinion.