How I broke my unhealthy relationship with food

 How I broke my unhealthy relationship with food

Throughout my childhood, I remember very much liked the food. My parents always made meals with fresh produce, and I enjoyed helping to prepare meals with my mom in the kitchen. I was an increasingly heavy child, but I had a very happy and joyful childhood. It was not until my adolescence my weight began to become a problem.

Meanwhile, I started being bullied about my weight and I became more self-conscious. The teenage years can be particularly difficult for an overweight child, and this has led me to develop unhealthy behaviors such as dietary restriction and excessive exercise.

It did not take long to notice that people do not mind, but once I started to lose weight. I also felt that I was accepting more at school. From there, I developed a fear of food and an obsession of being lean.

"I suffer from malnutrition"

Eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors are often very private and hidden for those who suffer from the condition problem. In addition to extreme exercise, I was also obsessed with food, except that I never ate anything. I had read about the food and prepared the food for others, but never ate meals I did. Eventually, these activities became more complex and excessive.

When I got to my lowest weight at 95 pounds, she was suffering from malnutrition, low, depressed, and could not concentrate at all. I was very sick and could not function normally. My ill health has affected all aspects of my family from life and friends, relationships and work.

At my lowest point with my eating disorder, I was too sick to go to work. It was then that I knew that if I did not get better, maybe was not for long. From then on, I committed to myself and began to feel the desire to improve.

My Eating Disorder Recovery

I decided to quit my job and focus 100 percent on my health and regain happiness. Once I realized that I had to take time off to heal myself, I decided to go to a treatment center in the United States. This was an important step in my recovery. Being away from my family, friends, work and my daily life has helped me focus on my recovery. My day was filled with activities that promote self-esteem, discussion with therapists, every day, meditation, learn to nurture and a lot of self-reflection.

A great self-love, healing and acceptance led me to a place where I can say with pleasure that I returned from my eating disorder. In retrospect, the best decision I made was to take time to find the true and regain my health.

It took several years to develop a healthy relationship with food. My food philosophy is based on consuming whole fresh foods that make you feel good inside and out. However, everyone is an individual and knowing what foods agree with your body is important. Personally, I like fruits and vegetables, but I love crunchy foods even more, which is what inflames my love for kale.

Make a new sheet

Kale is an incredible vegetable (I like to call it the queen of all greens!) And is very rich in nutrients. I am not sugary or salty snacks, but the crisis is definitely something I need, so tokens of kale seemed the perfect choice. But there was a problem: I could never find a good kale on the market that meets all my desires for size, taste and super crunchy texture. So I decided to create my own recipe at home. I used my culinary training to start experimenting with different recipes. Finally, I made the last kale smart, and healthy Crunch The company was born.

Today, six flavors of healthy kale crisps Crunch is found in Lobelias and Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, Big Carrot Food Stores and Health and Independent Grocers.