I totally get the sentiment behind the quote: "Life's short. Eat dessert first". In some contexts, it's totally in line with the idea of gratitude for food, because it encourages truly enjoying and relishing food. "Let yourself be immersed in the moment of eating!" In that sense, I will always agree.
On the other hand, I had an experience today where I ate some dessert first (because I had agreed to take my son out for frozen yogurt, and it had gotten close to dinner time). Turns out I was not actually in the mood for it. So the flip side is to remember that you don't HAVE to eat dessert at all to enjoy and appreciate what you eat. Sometimes what your body is asking for are actually things that are good for you, and it's important to be aware.
As much as it wasn't particularly healthy for me to eat that yogurt, I'm not letting myself feel guilty about it. It WAS pretty tasty, though my body was definitely sending signals that sounded like "meh". Maybe I will remember next time that it's OK for my son to have some without me, and that I don't actually need to "eat dessert first", unless I know I'll really enjoy it.
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