- Eat less.
- Talk a walk outside (include hills, if possible).
- Grow your own food.
- Don’t eat apples from New Zealand in July (unless you live in New Zealand).
- Give up “fast food” for “slow food”.
- Eat with family or friends whenever possible. Talk a lot. Laugh. Linger.
- Don’t text while you eat.
- Drink a cup of green tea every day.
- Get to know the farmers at your farmers market.
- Eat more dark green and orange things.
- Yoga is good, but it’s not the answer.
- “Satisfied” is better than “full”.
- Avoid diet beverages. Have a glass of water.
- Mayonnaise will not kill you.
- Chew slowly and mindfully.
- Olive oil, olive oil, olive oil.
- Choose heirloom vegetables over genetically modified crops.
- If you must eat at Claim Jumper, Cheesecake Factory or Buca di Beppo, one entree will suffice for four people.
- Calories are not your enemy. Bad habits are.
- Carrots make a great snack.
- Quinoa is good, but it’s not the answer.
- Drink wine.
- Remember that meat comes not from a styrofoam container in the market, but from an animal that was alive not that long ago. Honor that animal. And choose carefully.
- Don’t diet. Change.
- Try a new recipe at least once a week.
- Eat what’s in season.
- Take another walk. Stop frequently to smell flowers and look at birds.
- Have many dinner parties.
- Don’t trust Monsanto or ConAgra.
- Read cookbooks just for fun.
- You don’t want alcohol and caffeine in the same drink.
- Bacon is allowed.
- If you’re not hungry, don’t eat.
- Don’t eat in front of the TV. Unless it’s football and you’re eating buffalo wings.
- Salt is not your enemy. Processed foods are.
- Share.
- Get a sustainable seafood guide: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org
- Shop for food at least three times a week.
- Do not get your food at Costco once every two weeks.
- Learn to make your own jam. Or olives. Or sausages.
- Hug a chef.
- When you travel, eat what the locals eat.
- Anything — and everything! — in moderation.
- Dim sum will lift your spirits.
- The best things to put in your mouth come without shrink-wrapped plastic.
- Blueberries make a great snack.
- Use butter — not margarine, not Country Crock.
- Don’t sweat the love handles.
- You can’t love food too much. You can only eat too much.
- Be thankful every day for what you have. Remember, some people in the world have to eat bugs.
The Skinny Girls Diet
29 Nov 2010 3 Comments
by scolgin in Observations, Starlets, Yoga Students & Quinoa (stories) Tags: diet, eating, food, philosophy, seasonal, slow food
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skinny girls & mayonnaise 
Nov 30, 2010 @ 06:02:19
Perfect.
We had a wonderful food experience over the holidays that – in part – follows your guidelines. I hope I can write properly about it to share it.