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Eat Yourself Happy! | Jamie & Alain De Botton (School of Life)


hello lovely people of foodtube we have
a brilliant collaboration today Alain de
Botton hello how are you so much the
school of life channel is where you
should go for all your problems with
relationships work anxiety insomnia all
the kind of stuff that keeps us you know
troubled and worries it’s the number one
place to get an emotional education and
this is the stuff that you don’t get
towards school that’s right that’s what
we called it a school of life it’s all
the stuff that we at least fallen
through the cracks so go check out his
channel watch it and then you hooked
what do you know about philosophy I
don’t know
possibly what I think philosophy is
isn’t okay look you can help me I’d love
to help you our brain is a faulty walnut
the task of culture and philosophy in
particular is to give that faulty walnut
things that will keep it balanced steady
calm honest all the things that we want
we can’t do that on our own you know we
still live in a culture where what’s
going on in our minds is so you know
presumed to be disconnected from what
we’re eating tell them what you’ve told
me to do the challenge is simple Jamie
how can you help us to think better by
eating better so is that kind of food
that will keep your mind fresh active
and you know keep things in perspective
that’s the challenge your body is
basically like a loofah little kind of
caverns and pockets where it’s just
sucking up all the things that it needs
some things it needs every day some
things it can hold on to and keep over
reserves for weeks and months I can show
you foods that are really rich and great
sources of things that particular your
brain likes the more you mix it up and
the more Whole Foods we mix up the more
chance you’ve got to be the very best we
can be
the obsession by one thing is going to
make you clever or fast I think we need
to let go stay away yeah I agree it’s
like in philosophy people always say
what’s the meaning of life well life is
a you know made up of many many rivers
that flow into a central sea of meaning
it’s not one thing but a it’s funny we
live in a culture where people do expect
one answer now philosopher Epicurus one
of the great philosophers of the ancient
world said the only things to feast on
that you need to be a king he said are
cheese and bread it reminds us that
human beings are not that calm
in the end we just you know we need a
few basic things and we sometimes we
think we’re just machines that we can
never understand some of these things
are just simple routes to happiness this
is a collection of things that you like
this is just a map of happiness colors
look great it’s just it’s health isn’t
it should I tell you what we’re gonna
make please a la pesto tagliolini
with his favorite jokes and if you can
just roll that lemon and when you start
to feel your hands slipping a little
yeah natural oils coming out so we’re
gonna go lemon zest okay just a little
you my bro
are gonna put the basil in here okay
grab the nuts and the cheese we’re not
using Parmesan we’re using Swiss cheese
why because he likes it where’s this up
there now pour in there about five
seconds of olive oil to start off with
garlic goes in yeah and then we’ll
squeeze in the juice of a quarter of a
lemon
give it another little wet
we’re such idiots for eating badly
aren’t we
this is what you teach us what’s
beautiful about this is a tablespoon is
all you need per portion we’re now gonna
add caster which is tag-me aleni
straight into the pan is salted okay and
we’ll just give it a little move around
and they’ll break up I’m gonna do an
artichoke so there we go so much of it
is inedible and then the bit that isn’t
is just great
divine what I’m gonna do is slice on
this thin oh really that they can cook
Wow well and in harmony with the pasta
Wow I mean all here is the artichoke and
the technically going in Wow
right and we’re gonna just toss it
around the water is gonna Mull safai
with your Swiss cheese and it’s gonna be
sucked up even more so with the pasta
we’re getting there we’re getting this
is how I’m gonna cook in the future I’m
so converted it smells divine it looks
amazing
this food has got good fats
it’s got herbes it’s got the goodness of
the nuts and the answer is there isn’t a
golden bullet and that’s not necessarily
a golden bullet but love care attention
will make you happy now I stressfully
wait over here for the verdict what I’m
loving is that all the different flavors
are coming out it’s like listening to
music and all the notes are clear and
yet it’s coming together in a wonderful
symphony I mean it it really is there’s
so many it’s like can I choice them yeah
having a very diet
real food fresh food is the best gift
you can give to your mind body and soul
frankly you know a disaster to forget
that actually you can be happy on very
little and this is the proof of it
and it’s so simple its happiness is
simple right with a little knowledge
thank you very much for coming in thank
you so kinda fun with friends our family
in this dish
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