The NY Times article Go With Your Gut recommends that we enjoy our foods because allegedly "when you eat something you like, your body makes more efficient use of its nutrients." The caveat is to begin with food with nutritions.
Harriet Brown concludes in the article that "call it Slow Food, conscious eating, or eating the French way, the point's the same: eating well and with pleasure is more than hedonism — it's good nutritional policy and practice." Thumbs up for that statement. Now, what's for dinner?