I eat to keep body and soul together, and I make sure what I eat is wonderful. I cook for the shear joy of it. Since I need to eat healthier now, I get a charge out of finding healthy great tasting recipes to bring to the table. The challenge of trying to cook seasonally with local ingredients has become an obsession, too. I can't wait for my CSA to start up and the fun to begin again.

I used to eat only to experience the joy of tasting good food. Two years ago, I went on a diet to lose weight and become healthier - at that point, I began to eat for energy and sustenance as well as pleasure. During the process, I was amazed to discover that it is possible to make healthy and delicious food, and that those rare indulges were all the more sweet for having them a little less often.

To stay alive and healthy! My strict low sodium diet has helped me avoid a kidney transplant and got me off of dialysis! And it has made me be more creative with my food and appreciate the diversity of ingredients.

Because it is so utterly pleasurable.

eat to live; eat yummy things to make living more enjoyable!

because i like having things in my mouth that taste nice