One day, Betty welcomed her friend Junie in for an afternoon tea. Junie brought over a delicious, freshly made, straight of the garden pico de gallo and some tortilla chips for an afternoon snack. With bag of crisp tortilla chips open and bowl of fresh pico on the table, Betty and Junie embarked on an adventure of delightful conversation all afternoon, sipping tea and nibbling on chips and pico.
Before long, the bowl of pico was gone and the kids were trickling home from school. Junie had to scoot home to make dinner. Before the chaos of the "after school witching hour" could settle in, Betty diligently plugged into her online calorie tracker that she had eaten tortilla chips and pico for snack...guessing about a cup of veggies (yay!) and a serving of tortilla chips.
What Betty didn't realize, was that she not only had eaten one serving of tortilla chips, she had eaten nearly 2 more servings on top of that.
Recalling back to the afternoon visit with her friend Junie (who's pico is entirely too irresistible!), she realized that there was a pattern of less than mindful eating during these visits and throughout her day in general.
At her next pico afternoon visit with good friend Junie, Betty decided to grab just handful (1 serving) of tortilla chips and a hefty serving of the pico (high nutrient density, low energy/calorie density), and slowly, mindfully ate her afternoon pico, savoring it like she never had before.
Betty started to enjoy her food more, pay closer attention to how, what and when she ate, making sure to incorporate more nutrient dense foods into her day and even taught her children to be aware of serving sizes. Before long, Betty started to notice a difference in her energy levels, an increase in her desire to exercise more frequently and with greater intensity, an improvement in her stress levels and noticed that her pants were feeling a little loose. Betty had a new appreciation for food and her body thanked her for it.
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