Shortform #76 Noticing mood, behavior, & energy impacts from food types consumed
When I eat processed sugar, I take a negative hit in all three categories mentioned above.
When I eat mostly vegetables, some carbs, and none or a smattering of meat, I feel great. As the meat to vegetables ratio increases, the worse I feel.
When I eat fruits, the impact from their non-processed sugar is not the same as the impact I have from processed sugar: usually there’s little to no impact and sometimes I even feel better from eating the fruit.
When I eat processed foods, I take a negative hit in all three categories mentioned above, excepting certain vegetarian or vegan organic processed foods (e.g. frozen organic veggie burgers).
I’m not sure the impact cheese has on me, and I think the impact differs significantly based on type of cheese consumed: if I eat some fancy expensive cheese, I almost always consume it in very low quantities per time consumed & that seems to have no impact. The less fancy & the more processed or plastic-y the cheese feels, the worse I feel from eating it.
I really enjoy lentils, beans, some sort of sauce, and rice. This is a “heavy” meal, but it doesn’t make me feel heavy.
If I eat restaurant food or fast food, almost regardless of quality...I feel “heavy” afterwards and feel a strong urge to sleep.
The experience of a premium beer feels nicer than the experience of a non-premium beer. I love the experience of drinking one Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA (it’s fantastic, seriously), and after the strong buzz wears off a few hours later there are no negative feelings or effects that I feel. Whereas...cheaper beers are less enjoyable going down and the experience once they wear off isn’t as pleasant. Ditto goes for other forms of alcohol I’ve tried. Really nice port feels profoundly better to drink than cheap port, same with whiskey, same with bourbon.
Anyway! I noticed the above impacts on my mood, behavior, & energy from different types of food and wanted to make note of it for my future reference: next time I go shopping I will be consulting this shortform.
Shortform #76 Noticing mood, behavior, & energy impacts from food types consumed
When I eat processed sugar, I take a negative hit in all three categories mentioned above.
When I eat mostly vegetables, some carbs, and none or a smattering of meat, I feel great. As the meat to vegetables ratio increases, the worse I feel.
When I eat fruits, the impact from their non-processed sugar is not the same as the impact I have from processed sugar: usually there’s little to no impact and sometimes I even feel better from eating the fruit.
When I eat processed foods, I take a negative hit in all three categories mentioned above, excepting certain vegetarian or vegan organic processed foods (e.g. frozen organic veggie burgers).
I’m not sure the impact cheese has on me, and I think the impact differs significantly based on type of cheese consumed: if I eat some fancy expensive cheese, I almost always consume it in very low quantities per time consumed & that seems to have no impact. The less fancy & the more processed or plastic-y the cheese feels, the worse I feel from eating it.
I really enjoy lentils, beans, some sort of sauce, and rice. This is a “heavy” meal, but it doesn’t make me feel heavy.
If I eat restaurant food or fast food, almost regardless of quality...I feel “heavy” afterwards and feel a strong urge to sleep.
The experience of a premium beer feels nicer than the experience of a non-premium beer. I love the experience of drinking one Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA (it’s fantastic, seriously), and after the strong buzz wears off a few hours later there are no negative feelings or effects that I feel. Whereas...cheaper beers are less enjoyable going down and the experience once they wear off isn’t as pleasant. Ditto goes for other forms of alcohol I’ve tried. Really nice port feels profoundly better to drink than cheap port, same with whiskey, same with bourbon.
Anyway! I noticed the above impacts on my mood, behavior, & energy from different types of food and wanted to make note of it for my future reference: next time I go shopping I will be consulting this shortform.