“In pretty much every country in the world, something hot and brothy cooked in a pot and served in a bowl is viewed as uniquely nourishing. Soup places low demands on the eater. It treats you as a child, who may or may not know how to use a knife and fork. You do not have to chop, or even to chew. Soup is what our mothers gave us when we were ailing. It’s what we return to after a hard day at work, when all we want to do is curl up in a foetal position on the sofa.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“Very little about the way we eat is, in fact, logical.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“Quiet friend who has come so far,
feel how your breathing makes more space around you.
Let this darkness be a bell tower
and you the bell. As you ring,
what batters you becomes your strength.
Move back and forth into the change.
What is it like, such intensity of pain?
If the drink is bitter, turn yourself to wine.
In this uncontainable night,
be the mystery at the crossroads of your senses,
the meaning discovered there.
And if the world has ceased to hear you,
say to the silent earth: I flow.
To the rushing water, speak: I am.
- Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower”
Source: Sonnets to Orpheus
“It’s easy to confuse hunger with other emotional states.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“We eat so often and so much because we have more or less lost touch with the signals our body is sending us about hunger.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“Up until the age of three, children have a remarkable ability to stop eating when they are full.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“The loss of hunger regulation after the age of four is a phenomenon that transcends cultures and continents.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“From childhood onwards, our idea of fullness is heavily influenced by how much food we are offered.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“We need new eating methods to take account of the new ways we are being supplied with food.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“It’s a chancy business, taking our cues about how much to consume from our surroundings.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat