I was the youngest of six kids, so yeah, feeding myself was important, but it's not like I was obsessed with food growing up.
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Food was always important in my family, but I didn't think of it as a vocation until a later point in life.
Feeding is a very important ritual for me. I don't trust people who don't like to eat.
As I was growing up, all meals, including breakfast, were family occasions, and you all sat down to eat together - and you had to finish everything as well.
At age 12, I was on 'Guiding Light,' and I wanted to be accepted by these adults I was working with. I started with the Eat Right for Your Type diet. A friend who was a little older was doing it. I have a perfectionist personality, so I wanted to do the best job I could. I was not eating anything it said not to.
It's a funny thing about me. I don't have any interest in food most of the time now, although when I was a kid I was always hungry.
As a parent, I know how difficult it can be to encourage your kids to eat well.
Let's face it: my life tends to revolve around food, and I love feeding people.
I think I was immediately fed, so food became a very important part of my life.
I always thought eating what you wanted was one of those aspects of adulthood to be looked forward to when you were a child.
Feeding my children is not like feeding myself: it matters more.