This post is going to be short-ish because it’s late in the day and I don’t want to be up until all hours writing here. Though I was extolling the virtues of being forced to write everyday for National Blog Posting Month earlier in the week, right about now I am wondering what on earth possessed me to sign up!
I had an article published over at MindBodyGreen today. It’s called “Is It Time To Stop Worrying About Sugar”. It’s a slight reworking of this recent post about homemade oreos and sugar.
I’ve written about eating sugar (and all things, really) in moderation quite a bit lately. That’s because I personally feel very comfortable with moderation these days: it is an eating strategy that works very well for my body and my mind. But I have noticed that the mention of moderation seems to send some folks into a rage. I am not at all joking: I’ve been called “irresponsible” and many other not-so-nice names for saying that I don’t believe you have to avoid sugar/gluten/carbs/you name it (or follow an extreme diet) to be healthy.
Here’s the thing: there are plenty of people out in the world telling us that everything we want to eat is going to harm us…I don’t need or want to be one of them. Why? Because there’s an awful lot of orthorexia out there already and I have no interest in contributing to it! I feel strongly that stressing out over everything you put in your mouth in the interest of your health is, in fact, antagonistic to health. Also, I am simply not onboard with restricting foods for arbitrary reasons…I believe we should all strive to eat as wide a variety of foods as possible.
So, I have a few questions for you, my readers. What does moderation mean to you? Does the concept of moderation resonate with you or make you upset? If it upsets you, why is that? What’s wrong with moderation? I would really love to hear any your thoughts on this topic.
