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    Hummusapien » Uncategorized » Weekend in Food: Eating Happy

    Weekend in Food: Eating Happy

    Published May 26, 2014 · Modified Nov 8, 2021 · by Alexis Joseph · 57 Comments

    There's more to my life than green smoothies and lentils. There's a little thing I like to call eating happy.

    Eating happy is finding the beauty in sharing good food with good friends. It's warming your heart with browned butter walnut ice cream and nourishing your body with avocado toast. It's celebrating food for the happiness it brings to your mind, heart and belly. It's making memories over miso soup. It's learning that there's more to life than eating to live. Sometimes it's living to eat.

    It's eating to smile. It's iced coffee with a splash of soy.

    iced coffee

    It's perfectly seared sea scallops and house-smoked salmon over cucumber noodles.

    scallops

    It's poolside hummus sammies in whole wheat pitas.

    hummuys sammie

    It's waffles with extra salted peanut butter.

    waffles

    I didn't care that this key lime pie ice cream wasn't made with organic cane sugar.

    ice cteam

    I didn't  refrain from ordering a bloody mary at 10pm because it was 10pm.

    bloody mary

    I didn't skip the rice at Hibachi because it wasn't brown.

    hibachi

    I didn't eat the serving size.

    almonds

    I didn't go easy on the avocado.

    avo toast

    I didn't pass on the house-made chips and salsa.

    chips and salsa

    I'm not a perfect eater, and I don't strive to be.

    I don't eat "clean" all the time.

    I eat happy.

    About Alexis Joseph


    Oh HEY there! I'm Alexis Joseph, food writer, blogger, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), new mama, and co-founder of local restaurant group, Alchemy. I use my passion for cooking and wellness as fuel to help others ignite a more freeing and happy relationship with food.

    Learn more about Alexis!

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    1. Matt @ Runner Savvy says

      May 26, 2014 at 8:03 pm

      Looks like some good eats this weekend!

      Reply
    2. Helen says

      May 26, 2014 at 6:31 pm

      I love this post, Alexis! I totally agree with eating this way. There's something called balance and moderation. Don't restrict yourself just because there isn't brown rice. It's okay to eat regular white rice or jasmine rice. By the way, all the food looks delicious! Just wish that the almonds were dark chocolate and not milk chocolate!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        May 27, 2014 at 1:34 pm

        Me too! I was seriously bummed that they were milk chocolate...but hey, they were still tasty!

        Reply
    3. Amanda @ .running with spoons. says

      May 26, 2014 at 6:11 pm

      Love you! Both oatmeal and ice cream make me happy... As do salads and cookies. I remember trying to eat 100% clean for a few years, and not only was I ridiculously unhappy, but unhealthy as well. People seem to forget that our emotional and mental states have a huge impact on our health, and that we're not necessarily doing ourselves any favours by constantly saying no to the foods we love.

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      • Alexis says

        May 27, 2014 at 1:35 pm

        Salad makes me happy toooo! And poolside hummus and veggie pitas 🙂 I completely agree with you--worrying to much about health is most definitely detrimental to your health. Eat healthy, and eat happy!

        Reply
    4. Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says

      May 26, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      This is perfect, Alexis! At this time last year I was incredibly unhappy when it came to food. This past weekend I splurged A LOT, but I ate what made me happy and I feel only a little guilt as opposed to a TON. I am loving the progress that I am making and posts like these really help! 🙂

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        May 27, 2014 at 1:36 pm

        I'm so glad that you've made so much progress! You go girl!

        Reply
    5. LC says

      May 26, 2014 at 5:56 pm

      I appreciate this so much!! Perfect.

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        May 27, 2014 at 1:36 pm

        Thanks girl!

        Reply
    6. She Rocks Fitness says

      May 26, 2014 at 4:46 pm

      High-Fives Alexis! Lately I cannot get enough of avocado on toast and trust me I am not going light on it. I love to eat, I love to spoil myself, and just enjoy how fortunate we are to eat the amazing foods that are around us. Life is too short to not ENJOY FOOD, the good and the sometimes not so healthy! 😉

      Reply
    7. Emily @SinfulNutrition says

      May 26, 2014 at 3:39 pm

      Happy belly = Happy life 🙂 I think there's a reason why 'moderation' is the catch phrase of us dietitians!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        May 26, 2014 at 3:58 pm

        Amen sister!

        Reply
    8. Kate says

      May 26, 2014 at 12:33 pm

      I really like that...eating happy, not healthy. The word Healthy has become so distorted lately, that it is refreshing to see food viewed as happy and not something good or bad. Your weekend eats looked so yummy!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        May 26, 2014 at 3:58 pm

        Thanks, Kate! Healthy is SUCH a buzz word today. Sometimes your bod needs a little something else 🙂

        Reply
    9. Jess @dearhealthyness says

      May 26, 2014 at 12:26 pm

      It's so important to enjoy food, but with so many eating rules saying what you should and you should not eat it becomes nearly impossible to eat withou feeling guilty!!! My rule is to enjoy the moment... And to remember myself that as long as I feel good it's ok 😉

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        May 26, 2014 at 3:59 pm

        I'm really, really trying to just sit back and enjoy the moment. Living in the present is easier said than done!

        Reply
    10. Emily says

      May 26, 2014 at 11:53 am

      Happy eating is the healthiest eating of all. It's balance. It's life.

      Love this so much.
      xoxo

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        May 26, 2014 at 3:59 pm

        I love that, Emily! Well said.

        Reply
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