The holidays are coming. Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pie, Christmas cookies. This is the time of year many of us put on a few pounds. So let’s think about that.
I have been reading about eating with the seasons. Eating those things that become ripe locally at each time of year as the cave people did. At this time of year around here that is potatoes, apples, pumpkins, pears, and squash. All carbs.
So what does that tell us? Maybe it is saying we need to put on a little extra layer of fat to prepare our bodies for winter?
What do you think? Does that sound like a good excuse?
TTYL,
Linda
I have an all year holiday eating season…Labor day, Fourth of July, Memorial day, family birthdays, etc. I have an entire year of excuses.
I think you understand how it works now. However, come spring it’s harder to take it off than put it on. I know.
I do believe it is an evolutionary thing. We eat more in the fall to fatten up for winter when food was scarce and the extra fat protected us from the cold. Many other mammals do the same thing.
When I was growing up in the north, after Labor Day, the menu changed from bbq and light summer fare to heavier meals. Pot roasts, potatoes, and things of that sort. The fall harvest was in full bloom so you ate as much as you could. The fine art of canning and preserving, something that has been lost over the years was still practiced. My grandmothers both had root cellars where they stocked up with plenty of preserved food for the winter months. My grandfathers and uncles all went hunting to get meat for the table in the fall. Of course, too, these were large families trying to survive during depression and world war with rationing. So getting in as much food as possible before winter hit was important. But yes, the diet does change with the seasons. Even here in the Keys, I still get hungry for autumn and holiday style cooking. Guess it is in the genes.
Capt. Fritter