Chef Jean-Christophe Novelli?s passion for healthy cooking feeds into his family life. Here he shares top tips for the table
Healthy eating to Michelle and I is about enjoying food and having the right attitude to the right foods, but equally important is to have respect and understanding for digestion.
When I was growing up there was little money, but we still ate good food, freshly prepared by my mother every day. One thing that is very important for digestion is craving for food. When we arrived home from school, the evening meal would be cooking and the house would be full of wonderful aromas. But we would have to wait for an hour or more before we could sit down to eat ? all the time building up a huge appetite for our meal, making our bodies ready to receive and enjoy the cooking. These days it seems people eat constantly; there is always food available. When I was young there was no fridge packed with food or cupboard full of snacks available at any time, day or night. Perfect Timing
My mother raised four boisterous boys and she insisted on good table manners and eating at the right time. We ate meals slowly, using small bites and chewed each mouthful thoroughly. This has two functions: it allows saliva to start the work of digestion rather than expecting the stomach to do all of the work. Chewing properly amplifies the taste buds and also means the stomach doesn?t get bloated by gulping down lots of air. The body and the stomach are just machines and like all m...