watch what one eats

And this french proverb:”Dis moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce qui tu es”/ ”Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you who you are” is also very useful to know more about the medical effect of food or disadvantages of it on our physical and mental health. I see some people who can predict what i eat just by watching the symptoms of a pain or something like that. I know someone just by having a proper diet could be cured of his emphysema (sth like asthma) and his depression. Recently a woman i met, told me that your group of blood should be important for you to have a good diet. She told me, every person with different blood type needed a definite and special care food!! of course, i need more information about that but as a surprise of you, in 10 minutes she found out everything right about my eating habit!!

@Mr. Learner,

I totally agree with you, but this lesson is about food and the importance of watching and controlling what you need for your body and what you eat properly. For showing the great effect of food on our mind and mood, we use this proverb, just for a right exaggeration in which i believe, nothing more. Certainly, it’s obvious that we are not JUST we eat, but a proper and balanced meal can also play the biggest role on our healthy physical and mental life. And finally as you see there isn’t any adverb of emphasis in this saying ;)

@Hazelgirl, 

It is true that what we eat will affect our personality, mood, behavior, etc…
My arguement is, can we claim that our personality is completely dependent on our food?! For sure, no. Our personality is affected by food, but in the same time it is affected by many other factors. All these factors have stong effect on our personalities. For example, friends, family, environment, socioeconimic status, our habits, reading, etc… 
Even at the physical level, food is an important thing, but exercise and being active will affect the formulation of your physical appearance. 

@Mr.Learner,

I believe in generalizing this quote, and i believe in the effect of what you eat on your whole personality, behaviour, mood and mind.

what is your explanation or exception? please let us know :)

@Peter12321,

That is good. However, my point is that I don’t agree on generlizing the effect of eating on the whole personality.  

A quote, “Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you who you are.”

@Peter12321,

I find the quotation, “you are what you eat,” to be inaccurate idea.
Indeed, it is true to some extent, but not completely true. 

Good old advice about eating properly. Like the old saying, “You are what you eat.”

Love this, African food !!!

Whatever I eat, I’ll still a slim guy, I don’t know what is the reason.

Even though eating too much won’t affect my appearance, I still watch what I eat because I care about my health. I don’t want to get  my blood vessels occluded :s

3 vegetables + 2 fruits | coffee in the morning + milk in the evening | a little meat |...? :)

Working in hospital,  I know that it is  very important to watch what you eat. Every day I see people, who  ruined their health, becouse of eating an unhealthy food a lot.

@asef, you need to watch yourself in the mirror every now and then, then you will reconsider being busybody anymore, lol :D

hummmm…Very good point all a bout eating, While i am eating i am not watching what i am eating but i do watch what others eating ….....Coz i am very glutton..lol

hummmm…Very good point all a bout eating, While i am eating i am not watching what i am eating but i do watch what others eating ….....Coz i am very glutton..lol

I think , we eat to live and not we live to eat.The most important thing,that we often forget, is the taste,the pleasure of what we are going to eat.Like everything all over the world,there are positive and negative points of view of our food. Most people,often,can’t watch what to eat (even if it is essential for healthy),because they don’t have other choises.Everyone knows what is good to do and what don’t,not only for the food. 

Nice day to all friends here.

1- Yes, bcoz we are what we eat.

2- When I am very nervous or upset and when i am on top of the world!!