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Essays on eating well, mindful eating, and intuitive eating in the pursuit of living the good life.

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How Flavour Works

Eat Samantha November 18, 2019December 1, 2019 2 comments

Flavour is a huge part of cooking. It enhances our enjoyment of food. It is also incredibly fascinating to learn how it works. Knowing a little more about flavour and how it works will help you become more confident cooking – whether you choose to follow a recipe or not.

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How to Cook Without Relying on Recipes

Eat Samantha November 4, 2019November 3, 2019 Comments

Is there anything more annoying than finding a delicious recipe, but you’re missing 1 thing? Or even worse, buying an ingredient for a recipe that you NEVER use again?
Whether you’re trying to build new skills in the kitchen, or you feel like you’re in a cooking rut, these tips are for you.

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What should I cook for supper tonight? Meal-planning for the rest of us.

Eat Samantha October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Comments

The worst part of being an adult is figuring out what to cook every day.

Here are 4 ways to solve that annoying problem of what to cook for dinner. Whether you are a planner or a rebel, one of these is sure to help.

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Before you start another diet, read this.

Eat Samantha February 11, 2019March 30, 2019 2 comments

The people who sell diets know something about how your mind works. They don’t want you to know about it. So before you decide to start another diet, read this.

Intuitive eating: How to learn to trust your intuition again

Eat Samantha October 28, 2018April 28, 2019 Comments

I’ve taken October to dive a little deeper into some ideas on the foundational practice ‘Eat‘. Last week we talked about mindful eating. That post is all about a way of eating once the food…

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2 Ways to Practice Mindful Eating

Eat Samantha October 21, 2018April 28, 2019 Comments

Today we are going to talk about mindful eating. I have two practices in this post that you can use today to eat more mindfully. Before we get to that, we need to first understand…

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Why emotional eating is a good thing

Eat Samantha October 14, 2018April 28, 2019 Comments

Today I’d like defend emotional eating. We all eat for reasons other than hunger. It might be a daily occurrence, or it might be less often. But we’ve all done it. I could look at…

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What is Healthy Eating

Eat Samantha October 7, 2018April 28, 2019 Comments

Last time we talked about eating, I focused on the idea of eating well. This is how I briefly described healthy eating. When I talk about eating well, I do mean including fruit, vegetables, whole…

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Eat healthy? But are you eating well?

Eat Samantha May 27, 2018April 28, 2019 Comments

Hello, today I”m going to continue my Foundations 101 series on the Foundations for the Good Life. I’m sure you have an idea in your mind what it means to eat healthy. Instead of talking…

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