It’s All About Looks

Have you ever noticed how the food is served in a nice restaurant? The food is plated meaning it is artfully, and tastefully, displayed on your dinner plate. The chef knows that eye appeal and presentation is a large part of the diner’s enjoyment. Imagine if the chef took his beautifully plated food and put it on a paper plate. The presentation would be diminished.

How do you serve meals in your home? Do you use real dishes or paper plates? Paper is wonderful at a picnic or for a snack, but when it is used for dinner, it takes away from the food. Presentation is very important to your enjoyment; even a peanut butter and jelly sandwich looks, and tastes, better when served on a real dish. A real plate makes you stop and notice, it means someone took the time for you, it says stop and savor for a moment. It means this is a meal and not a quick snack.

When you eat, you are providing energy and nourishment for your body. Do not see dinner as something that has to be finished quickly. When you eat slower, you can savor more, you will digest better, and you will feel more satisfied. Take the trouble to use real plates, let the dishwasher wash them. It will make your family feel important.

Cooking is easier than you think and you are worth the time and effort it takes.

Simple cooking idea: Mix fresh cut apples and pears with lemon juice so they do not turn brown.

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