Comfort Food

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Tell me y'all looked at those images and you're not drooling right now. Even just pictures of food elicits a physical response from me, my stomach growls, my mouth salivates, sometimes my head begins to hurt a little bit. The mind is a powerful thing, seeing or picturing delicious foods make the body respond with huger or desire to eat, taste, smell, touch, and consume. Feel the steam from your food on your face, touch the warmth of your bowl, hear the crunch of celery/carrots, the splash of gravy, admire the visual of your food as a whole plate, smell the beef stew, the hopps of the beer, and obviously the taste of it all. When certain foods bring back fond memories or remind us of positive past experiences any component to the eating process, the senses mentioned above, become triggers a sense of nostalgia and comfort. This is the beauty of comfort foods. Usually warm and filling, comfort foods are essential when in groups, and even more so to the individual alone. 
Foods can set a mood and create an ambiance and context for a range of emotions and experiences. Cuddled up in bed with your pet, laptop, Netflix, a gallon of arnold palmer, and a bowl of toasted and steamy macaroni and cheese sounds preferable to pretty much anything anyone could do.... ever. 

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