Your eyes will tell you a good deal about the food in front of you. What does it mean to use them with purpose--to eat with your eyes?
Take in your food's shape. Is it flat, like a cracker? Roundish and bumpy like cauliflower? Or does it look smooth, shiny, or dull?
Examine color. Notice variations in color on the skin of a piece of fruit or in grill marks on a steak. Is the color appealing? Bright? Deep?
You may notice spices in or on your food. There could be some oregano in a tomato sauce, or perhaps some pepper dusting a chicken breast.
Benefit: Chefs go to great lengths to prepare food attractively because they know it can add excitement and satisfaction to the experience. We eat in order to become satisfied and often to pursue pleasure. The more we pay attention to what our eyes tell us, the more satisfaction and pleasure are available.
