How To Taste Food

Truly taste your food in this mindful eating meditation. You can use your own food, visualize on your choice...or use my inspiration...a sheep/goat cheese marinated in extra virgin oilive oil, fresh thyme and garlic. It was creamy, tangy with a texture like silk along my pallet.

Transcript

Hi,

I'm Fletcher Johnson and today I'd like to do a mindfulness activity about how to taste food.

So you can use your own food for this or just to visualize,

I'll tell you what my inspiration was.

A goat and sheep cheese that was suspended in extra virgin olive oil.

It has peppercorns,

Fresh thyme,

And garlic.

It's creamy,

Tangy,

And texture feels like silk across my palate.

It made me feel ultra luxurious,

Even though I was eating it with a cocktail fork right out of the jar.

It's brininess reminded me of capers and something about it tasted of lemon,

Even though there wasn't any.

And now for your own experience.

Take a nice deep breath.

And take a good look at what you're about to eat.

Close your eyes and inhale its aroma deeply.

What do you notice?

Does your mouth water?

Can you already taste it?

As you put a bite in your mouth,

Hold it there for a second before you begin chewing.

Notice texture,

The initial taste,

And your physical responses.

Slowly begin to chew and just observe.

Chew for as long as possible before swallowing.

Be aware of the changes in texture.

Notice what flavors are present.

Is it sweet?

Salty?

Sugar?

Sour?

Or pungent?

Is the flavor simple or complex?

After you swallow,

Does it leave a certain taste in your mouth?

Take another nice deep breath in and out.

Then go ahead and complete your snack or meal with an open awareness and curiosity.

As you finish this snack,

Go ahead and put together your own little description.

Reviews

This was beautiful and detailed and mesmerising well worth it I’ve tried two different eating mindfulness meditations and so far this is my favourite. I got different results today than yesterday with the very same chocolate.

Dark choc
1. TEXTURE The chocolate was smooth yet hard
2.APPEARANCE beautiful dark brown colour much almost as dark as the night sky

3.AROMA was aromatic rich coco smell with hints of earthiness and a vanilla Caramel molasses smell. Sweet and thirst quenching

4. when BITING it was a hard yet soft click and when sitting in my mouth slowly became velvety
5. TASTE, it tasted of sweet molasses,vanilla and rich caramel with its typical dark chocolate richness and bittersweet flavour by the time I chewed it became softened it reminded me of a childhood chocolate called magic stars only in tiny packets which you had to savour or they’d be gone in seconds.

Surprisingly this chocolate has had no flavours put into it, it is a plain dark chocolate however I ate a banana before hand maybe this influenced it and made the chocolate sweeter? What would an orange do to influence? Would it be zesty?

1.Appearance the white chocolate had a warm creamy white colour
2.Aromatic did not smell of much it slight sweetness
3. Texture on hand was smooth and light and melted with ease like the snow does on your hands.
4. When on lips it again started to melt and felt velvety smooth the aromas started to come through and I could taste aroma mouth was watering
5. Biting it, it was smooth silent when biting almost immediately melting into my mouth
6.taste was creamy sweet rich indulgent , after swallowing I had hints of creaminess
7. After swallowing in a good way it makes my throat thirsty making me salivate for more

Third choc milk
Appearance and Texture light brown silky smooth light and easily melts

Aroma not much aroma but smells richer and sweet

When inhaling the smell I got an earthy rich smell

When biting it, it was immediately really sweet which toke most of my attention although there was a salty hint to the chocolate except it was meant to be plain milk chocolate it melts super fast unlike the dark chocolate.

When I am finished swallowing there is little to no aftertaste a little thirsty but not craving it.

A good primer to awaken your senses and awareness before eating!