Mindfulness Laduree Style

Mindful Eating is something I talk about with clients all the time. I am well aware that it is easy to say and hard to do. I am terrible for snacking in front of the computer while I watch a show or while reading a book. Then of course the food is all gone and I think 'How did that happen?'. That is NOT mindful Terri!

Hubby and I were lucky enough a few years ago to go to Europe and spent 2 days of this in Paris. In my research as to what to see and do....well really it was more like what to eat and drink....I came across a recommendation for macaroons from Laduree's. I'm a big fan of chocolate and thought why not. Ahhhh but this lowly traveller found out that the macaroons of poor quality chocolate and stale coconut where not what was awaiting. These  french macaroons are a meringue sandwich with a crispy shell and creamy jelly or ganache center and like nothing I had seen before. I bought a few and after they travelled around Paris for the day in my bag they were a little worse for wear but still possessed that melt in your mouth explosion of sweet heaven. These delicacies perfectly combined taste with sweetness unlike most of our over sugared treats here in North America.

As I'm sure you can tell I'm a big fan! I was lucky enough that my fabulous mother-in-law was well aware of my love affair with these tasty treats and on her recent trip to Paris she brought me...well they were for hubby and me...some home.

This has been a lesson for me in mindful eating. There is nothing like knowing you have a limited supply of a food that you truly enjoy and would have to cross an ocean to get more. Mindfully eating is about taking small bites, stopping in between bites to not only know that you did eat but to experience the smell, taste, texture and even sight of the food you are eating.

I only get to hope I get to enjoy this lesson in mindfully eating these macaroons again soon!