How many of us have had days where most things seem to be going well enough but you feel like something is missing! This weekend past definitely had two days of needing comfort food simply because it was time........
Comfort foods are typically energy-dense, high fat and sweet, such as chocolate, ice cream, and French fries. They give distinctive pleasure or make us temporarily feel better. The followings describe 5 factors that can contribute to comfort eating.
Eating comfort foods include eating food high in fat, sugar or salt activates the brain’s reward system. For example, chocolate has a strong effect on mood, generally increasing pleasant feelings and reducing tension. Highly palatable foods activate the same brain regions of reward and pleasure that are active in drug addiction.
So in the dictionary it describes comfort food as follows : food that provides consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically having a high sugar or carbohydrate content and associated with childhood or home cooking.
I know that all my kids have always asked for specific foods at special times as comfort food or happy food.......
This weekend I decided to go with fluffy homemade doughnuts and peanut brittle!
I believe that we all fall into the trap of wanting comfort food at some point in our lives!
I say..... Give in..... Happy or sad....... Crazy or mad......... Poor or rich........ GO FOR IT!
Happy eating!
