I’ve been reflecting on and looking at the food I eat over the years and comparing notes with others and I’ve come to an interesting revelation – people mostly eat a very limited range of foods.
This isn’t surprising, we eat what we know and what we are familiar with. Familiar, because it’s approximately what we grew up eating – what our family eats/ate and that comes from what their families eat/ate… ad infinitum. We rarely try new foods and even when we do, we rarely stick to the new.
At the core of our diets is our microbiome. Our bodies contain more microbes than ‘own’ cells. Most of the cells that we host are in our guts. These cells in our guts not only help us digest food but they are also believed to have a role in our food preferences. Microbiomes are extremely complex systems and they are resistant to change. So that means when we try something new, we may not like it but with persistence we can ‘acquire a taste’ for it.
So, what’s the point you may ask? Well, exposing yourself to more foods creates a more diverse microbiome which allows you to enjoy a greater assortment of foods. That’s what we aim to do at Say Eat Out, get people to extend their palates by trying, I mean really trying, and committing to more foods.
Until next time 😋
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