Food and Mood

Interesting article about a mother's desire and even the ability to cook driven by depression. As a child, I gravitated towards food that was cooked by a person in good spirits. This was not something I knew or understood back then, but when I think back, it seems that the most memorable meals I had were cooked by a person who was in a good place mentally at the time of preparing it. When it was my turn to cook for a family, those who sat at the table to eat what I had made, could tell my state of mind from the taste of it. J is very sensitive to this and will tell me later she knew I must have had a bad day. When the meal was made in a happy frame of mind, she enjoys it a lot better and there is an overall sense of peace and harmony. It would be great to know what smells and tastes can trigger positive feelings for a person. That would be a great way to lift the spirits