Why Do We Eat Too Much

Why Do We Eat Too Much?

Why do we eat too much? Mostly its because of our food choices, and these go right back to our childhood.

Kids need a lot of energy. Their bodies can handle (and even need) a higher proportion of fat in their foods than adults. For example, its not recommended to give skim milk to kids … they need the full fat variety.

For the same reason, kids love sweet foods. In a primitive environment they would eat a lot of fruit for the energy that it gives. In our developed society, they grab as much sugar as they can. Unfortunately that means refined sugar, which comes without natures high fiber packaging to slow down absorption in the digestive tract.

Refined sugar has a very strong effect on a childs immature body. There is a massive blood sugar rush followed by a crash. Thats why so many kids go from hyperactive highs to sheer orneriness in such a short time.

And by the time we are adults, many of us are addicted to the highs that we get from the blood sugar rush. So we go on eating a lot more sugar than we need, and we deal with the crash by eating more sugar or refined carbohydrates, which give us almost the same rush as pure sugar.

Fortunately we can turn that around quite easily. If we stop eating sweet tasting foods (including sweeteners, diet sodas etc) then within 1-2 weeks our taste buds will adjust to what is natural for an adult.

Foods like carrot and potato will start to taste sweet. Pumpkin and corn may be too sweet. Leafy green vegetables, that taste bitter to kids, become much more palatable. And very quickly, we are eating healthier, lower calorie foods by choice.