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Bored Panda reached out to the pediatric dietitian and feeding expert Rachel Rothman, MS, RD, CLEC, who is also the owner of Nutrition in Bloom, to find out what an expert thinks of comfort food. “I absolutely love the idea of comfort food,” Rachel told us. She believes that “food is so much more than nourishment, it's part of our culture, identity, history, AND provides comfort when we might need it most.”
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We asked whether comfort food can be healthy, and Rachel said that comfort food is different for everyone. “Healthy is so much more than the nutrition a food provides. I believe helping people form a healthy relationship with food is so important, and is so much more than nutrition,” the nutritionist explained.
She argues that food that provides comfort can be healthy in so many ways. “Comfort food typically evokes positive emotion, which is absolutely healthy in my book!”
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For Rachel, comfort food is all about something warm and filling. “My favorite comfort foods include tomato soup and grilled cheese, warm fresh-baked bread, and strawberry shortcake,” she said, and added that these are all foods that comfort her, make her smile, and bring her joy.
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Spaghetti sandwiches- cold leftover spaghetti on buttered white bread.
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You take a hot dog, wrap it in American cheese, wrap it in a tortilla, and deep fry it. Top with hot sauce or whatever else you feel like.
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