Highly appetising foods release feel-good brain chemicals like dopamine, just like addictive substances do. People feel the need to eat again right away after experiencing the pleasure brought on by an increase in dopamine transmission in the brain’s reward circuit after eating particular meals. If you are a food addict then this healthy food addiction recipes is for you.
Highly appealing foods may send reward signals that override other signs of fullness and contentment. As a result, even when they are not hungry, people continue to eat. A behavioral addiction, such as compulsive overeating, occurs when a person becomes obsessed with an activity that produces great pleasure, such as eating, gambling, or shopping.
When a person has a food addiction, they are unable to manage their eating behavior and end up spending too much time thinking about food, overeating, or worrying about the emotional consequences of compulsive overeating. You should consider replacing the appetizing foods with one of these health food recipes.
The best comfort food is pot roast! Even the pickiest eaters will be satisfied by this incredibly filling and savory supper.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of split olive oil
- One 3-pound chuck roast
- Freshly ground black pepper and salt
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled, divided in half, and sliced thickly
- 5 minced garlic cloves (1 1/2 tablespoons)
- 1/4th cup of beef broth
- Worcestershire sauce, two teaspoons
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme minced
- 1 teaspoon freshly minced rosemary
- 2.5 pounds of tiny, entire Yukon gold potatoes
- 5 medium carrots, peeled, and cut into 1-inch pieces (approximately 1 pound).
- Optional: Combine 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch with 3 tablespoons beef broth to thicken gravy.
- 2 Tbsp freshly chopped parsley
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Instructions For Healthy Food Addiction Recipes
- In a big pot, warm 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Rub chuck roast with paper towels to remove excess moisture before salting and peppering it.
- Roast in pot for 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until browned on both sides.
- Place the meat in the slow cooker.
- Add saucepan with remaining 1/2 tbsp of olive oil. Add the onion and cook for 2 minutes. Then add the garlic and cook for one more minute.
- Place roast in slow cooker and top with onion mixture. Restart the heat under the kettle, add the beef stock, Worcestershire, thyme, and rosemary, and cook for only 15 seconds so that the browned parts at the bottom may be scraped out.
- Get rid of the heat.
- In a slow cooker, arrange potatoes and carrots on top of the onion layer. Then, equally distribute beef stock on top, season with salt and pepper.
- For 8 to 9 hours, simmer the roast and vegetables in a covered slow cooker over low heat.
- Cut potatoes if preferred, remove the roast and veggies, shred the roast (and discard the fat), and serve.
- Pour slow cooker soup through a fine mesh sieve to thicken it and create gravy.
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