Sustenance Vs. Celebratory Foods
Navigating our dietary choices requires understanding the delicate balance between sustenance and celebratory foods. Distinguishing between foods that nurture our bodies and those that mark special moments is pivotal. While indulging in celebratory foods all the time won't pave the way to feeling good or performing at your best, it's essential to acknowledge celebratory foods' place in our lives. A diet devoid of such pleasures can breed a sense of deprivation that leads to excessive indulgence. Planning your day with mindfulness involves considering how you want to feel. Sustenance foods are the cornerstone, especially if your day is brimming with commitments as a busy or professional mom. Yet, embracing celebratory foods isn't synonymous with guilt if they align with your health aspirations. By harmonizing your desires with your dietary decisions and goals, the significance of your choices takes on a transformative role.
In this episode, Emily and Angie share more about what sustenance and celebratory foods are, what they do for us, and how to build a plan with sustenance and celebration in mind of how you want to feel and experience life with food and drinks. When your sustenance and celebratory choices align with your health and fitness goals, you become the master of your narrative, paving the way for a healthy relationship with food.
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Key Highlights from the Show
[00:01] Intro and a bit about the hats Emily and Angie are wearing
[00:58] Today’s discussion: Sustenance Vs. Celebration foods
[02:47] The considerations Angie makes on a daily basis when making food choices
[04:48] Understanding your foods and making choices based on your goals
[06:39] The power of the language you use with food and its impact
[08:12] What to focus on to design your feel and experience with food
[09:58] Sustenance for celebration: Releasing the negative mindset around food
[11:37] Choosing and enjoying celebration foods without feeling guilty
[12:30] Getting clear on what you want to feel and what to celebrate with
[14:27] How would you explain sustenance and celebratory foods to your kids? Message us on IG
[15:26] Ending the show
Notable Quotes
● If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, then you don’t understand it yourself. - (04:56).
● Having a donut on a daily basis is not going to get you to your goals of feeling good and fueled, but it’s a celebratory food, and we can’t cut them out of our diet completely because we will feel restricted and go off the deep end. - (06:01).
● If you are going to build your day, think about how you want to feel; your sustenance food will help if you need more energy; if you are a busy or a professional mom, you are going to eat mostly single ingredients throughout the day. - (06:41)
● If you spent most of the day eating sustenance foods, you shouldn’t feel guilty for wanting to have celebration food as part of the way you relax as long as you have figured out how that fits into your big-picture goal and how you want to feel. - (11:20)
● When you know how exactly you want to feel and what you want to celebrate with, nobody can tell you otherwise, and this is such a game changer. - (12:22)
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Angie
Instagram: @Angie.lyngso
Emily
Instagram: @emilymitchellhtx
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