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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Here is a question for Jimbo and VillagesFl. Have the people closest to you, your immediate family; children, parents, siblings, changed to your way of eating?
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Good Question. I can tell you about me...having been exposed to the eating/food perspectives of a couple of my relatives has made me more conscious of how and what I eat. It's made me read more (food containers and articles) and I have altered my habits over the past 3-5 years. I will likely never alter to the extent that they have but listening to them talk (yes...sometimes preach) has opened my eyes to some things I'd never previously thought too much about.
I think Quirky makes a great point about making sure we receive the message. There's so much being written and talked about regarding nutrition these days, it's confusing and hard to figure out. So these conversations give good "food" for thought and also some good starting points/search terms to study a little further.
Making changes in the way I eat has been hard for me - I grew up in a southern family that everything we did at home, church, etc. revolved around the table and taste was everything. I'm sure much of my grandmothers' and even my mother's self concepts were tied to the fact they were such good cooks. Those generations, in my part of the coutry, raised a lot of meat and potatoes people. Unfortunately, some of them suffered from ailments that were probably impacted by diet.
As for me...as I said before, I'm a work in progress...in so many ways.
