Emotions are not only felt, they can also be eaten, in a context as unusual as the one we are currently experiencing, food is one of the most affected areas, to the point that food serves, in many cases, a real emotional escape. Containment acts as a source of anxiety and changes our various eating habits.
Eating is more than satisfying hunger. It’s more than getting nutrients and energy for our body, in fact, when we buy or cook, we don’t always seek to give our body the vitamins, proteins and minerals we need, what we are looking for is to enjoy a good meal. dish, enjoy and treat yourself to something tasty.
- Food is a pleasure.
- And right now when stress and anxiety dominate our lives.
- It can be an escape valve.
- That’s a very obvious reality.
Of course, there are those who understand the need to maintain a healthy and balanced diet even during childbirth, but one cannot stop thinking about those who have had an eating disorder in the past.
In addition, it is a fact that during these weeks of quarantine has considerably increased the consumption of less healthy foods, that is because they have a great power to channel our emotions, the classic snacks, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages have become essential to go to the supermarket.
Now there is also another curious fact: the unrestricted purchase of natural yeast. Let’s look at more on the topic below.
What we already know about the teachings of emotional psychology and nutrition is that when people suffer from stress or anxiety, their eating habits tend to vary.
Therefore, in a scenario like the one we live in right now, everyone will end up, one way or another, experiencing one or the other change in their diet, for better or worse. Let’s look at the types of behavior we have below. I’ve been trying in the last few weeks.
Eat so you don’t think. Selecting certain foods that generate well-being to silence negative emotions, this type of behavior pattern determines what we include or don’t include in the basket.
We spend all our time at home, and one way to make the hours faster is to eat a candy or a salty, or a wine, or a beer, maybe a lot of carbs?
The mind comes to a strange agreement with our emotions: eat, enjoy and don’t worry, however, when food serves as an emotional outlet, there is a problem.
Specifically, these foods that offer us Serotonin and Dopamine have a very short effect on our brain, there is an improvement in mood, but then there is a drop, these are not satisfying but addictive foods. With them, we want to eat more and more often, and increasingly, non-nutritive and unhealthy products.
Today’s pandemic brings unique stressors to people’s lives, in front of us opens a sea of unforeseen situations, full of anguish and unusual pressures.
Moreover, the fact that we are all in the same situation at the same time causes similar behaviors. The spillover effect is almost inevitable in a hyperconnected world thanks to technology.
If at the beginning of the crisis we are witnessing the compulsive purchase of toilet paper, in recent weeks there has been an increase in the consumption of wine, snacks, snacks and all this range of products that accompany our office hours at home or the times when we sit on the sofa watching TV shows.
Emotions can also be eaten, as we know, especially when suffering from anxiety, now it is worth noting another interesting behavior.
Given the free time we have earned, many people have decided to spend more time in the kitchen, in this case, we tried to make recipes from the family, from our mothers or grandparents, which we ate when we were children.
It’s a way to save emotions and memories, a way to make time more comforting through a relaxing activity like cooking.
Containment also generates another very interesting behavior: that of hyperactivity, some people find ways to exercise in the most curious and unusual way, others make crafts, study and, of course, those who cook prepare recipes, all this to publish the final product later. on social media and get a like, but what we may not see at first is that it’s also an emotional escape.
In recent days, a product that has been in high demand in the markets is natural yeast, a sudden interest arose to make bread, desserts and other recipes of the same world of bread and candy.
Of course, making these recipes pleases the person. First of all, because it is relaxing and motivating. Working with your hands is always cathartic to the brain.
Secondly, because we can post this same recipe on Instagram and get a like, so we get reinforcements and rewards from everywhere: staff, those who are at home and eat our food, and also those who are far away and interact. with us.
In conclusion, buying food, consuming it and even making it acts as a great emotional outlet these days, but it is important to avoid falling into unhealthy behaviors, such as excessive consumption of products such as alcohol and, of course, those that have high caloric and non-nutritive load. Let’s take care of your health now, more than ever.