Last night, I got together with some of my best friends from university. Everybody is either a dietitian, studying to be a dietitian or is in the food business. Not surprisingly our gatherings tend to centre around food. Usually informal, everybody brings something (so we end up with more than will ever finish) and then we proceed to *ahem* pig out. Last night's offerings included a cheese tray, crackers, bread, chutney, dips, tapanade, roasted red peppers, marinated artichokes, olives, nuts, pizza, Sunchips, grapes, apples, bruschetta, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate - oh, the chocolate. I know sometimes I am accused of overdoing it on the dessert, but I've never seen so much chocolate in one place (other than in the store, of course).
The chocolate is courtesy of my friend Karen [shameless plug - check out Karen's awesome catering company
Bite Catering]. Karen has a real knack for acquiring interesting things, the chocolate being no exception. She's also very generous, which is why she brought so much over for only seven people. Since we'd never seen or tried any of these chocolates before, nor could we understand the flavours on most of the packages, we just started trying them all. Not all of was that great, but some of it was surprisingly addictive. Needless to say, I ate a lot of it as did my friends. I read this summer of a study that found that unhealthy weights tend to show up in groups of friends. While my friends and I are all at healthy weights, I'm thinking if we got together every few days to eat like that, maybe that wouldn't be the case for very long!
The moral of this story is that dietitians are just as likely to overindulge as everybody else. We may like our fruits and veggies but we also love our fats and sugars - especially me! Everything in moderation is ok, right?
Last night, I got together with some of my best friends from university. Everybody is either a dietitian, studying to be a dietitian or is in the food business. Not surprisingly our gatherings tend to centre around food. Usually informal, everybody brings something (so we end up with more than will ever finish) and then we proceed to *ahem* pig out. Last night's offerings included a cheese tray, crackers, bread, chutney, dips, tapanade, roasted red peppers, marinated artichokes, olives, nuts, pizza, Sunchips, grapes, apples, bruschetta, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate - oh, the chocolate. I know sometimes I am accused of overdoing it on the dessert, but I've never seen so much chocolate in one place (other than in the store, of course).
The chocolate is courtesy of my friend Karen [shameless plug - check out Karen's awesome catering company Bite Catering]. Karen has a real knack for acquiring interesting things, the chocolate being no exception. She's also very generous, which is why she brought so much over for only seven people. Since we'd never seen or tried any of these chocolates before, nor could we understand the flavours on most of the packages, we just started trying them all. Not all of was that great, but some of it was surprisingly addictive. Needless to say, I ate a lot of it as did my friends. I read this summer of a study that found that unhealthy weights tend to show up in groups of friends. While my friends and I are all at healthy weights, I'm thinking if we got together every few days to eat like that, maybe that wouldn't be the case for very long!
The moral of this story is that dietitians are just as likely to overindulge as everybody else. We may like our fruits and veggies but we also love our fats and sugars - especially me! Everything in moderation is ok, right?
3 comments:
It was a great gathering...and what is a gathering without food? Its the best time to share all indulgences. And Karen, you're very sneaky - you left all the chocolate at my house! I'm a dietitian, but I'm not immune to the temptation of a garbage bag full of chocolate.
Well put Honey. We do overindulge just like everyone else. And remember..."Do what I say, not as I do"!
When you think of special occasions in your life, times with friends and family, holdays, undoubtedly your memories will involve food. Your aunt's chicken soup, your cousin's frozen lemon dessert, etc. We are blessed that we live in a time and place when our recollections include yummies.
I believe in moderation on ordinary days and total abandon at special occasions. How else to create memories and share yourself with others?
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