Baking Is Good For Mental Health
As the novel coronavirus spreads, the panic shoppers buy everything off supermarket shelves in preparation for the days to come. Bread is often among the first products to disappear. So, if you have never made bread, now may be good time to learn. Baking is not just a useful survival skill. In fact, baking and cooking have been used to treat people with mental health issues on many levels.
So when you're in the kitchen, especially when you're baking, you will really get the full benefit of being present in the moment and being able to put aside all the other thoughts and just focus on the here-and-now.
Baking is a labor of love.
It not only makes you feel good, but it produces something that you can touch and eat! With very few simple things-such as flour, salt and yeast-you can bake a fresh loaf of bread for your family, neighbors or coworkers.
Baking is emotional.
We remember meals our grandmothers made. We teach our children important recipes for family favorites
All bakers know that giving delicious, baked goods makes the giver feel as good as the receiver.To be able to pass bread on to someone else certainly can make the day for the person receiving it. But it's also just as powerful for the giver.
A. It's a win-win.
B. Baking requires mindfulness.
C. Baking is a process filled with love.
D. It can also make you feel better at stressful times.
E. So, buy everything off supermarket shelves in preparation first.
F. Often our food experiences are tied to family memories and stories.
G. But it's also just as powerful for the person who's giving the baked goods.
