The idea:
• To discover all the foods you really enjoy.
• To increase the use of high flavor foods that do no harm… that you love to eat.
• To reduce the concentration of saturated fats, sodium and refined (low fibre) carbohydrates so that THREAT can become TREAT.
PS. Of course you can do all this for someone you love… all they have to do is fill in the same list.
PS. The single letter that changes “TREAT” to “THREAT” is “H”. “H” stands for HIGH… in saturated fats, sodium, refined carbohydrates, portion sizes…

How do you (and your loved ones) benefit?
• You get in touch with your senses.
• You find out there’s a lot you like to eat that likes you!
• You find new foods you’ve never tried before
• You see how easy it is to be creative.
• You eat better (and may feel better than ever!).

TACTA - the list is divided according to your senses.
The senses of:
• Taste (tastes) T
• Smell (aromas) A
• Sight (colors) C
• Touch (textures) T
• I’ve also added another A for ambiance (atmosphere)

If you have specific medical needs such as:
• Diabetes I and II
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• High cholesterol (especially LDLs)
• Overweight
• Some cancers (digestive)
• Heart disease
…then your health care professionals can use your individual food preferences to help you design a ‘food styling’ that meets all your needs.

How to complete the ingredients list:
Each of your senses (such as sweet taste) is divided into degrees (from maximum to minimum in descending order of intensity as determined by Graham Kerr).
Please check once in the appropriate column, either:
       i. Like it
       ii. Don’t like it
       iii. Don’t know
Your “Like it” choices will mark foods to be used often.

Helpful Hints:
The “don’t like” list need not be due to the overall appeal; it may be a carryover from your childhood and with an adult taste… you may find it delicious. When in doubt, use a query(?). When your known dislikes occur in a recipe (i.e. anchovy in a Caesar salad)… just select another ‘salty’ food you do like…like capers… and switch it. Who knows… you may fall over a great new combination (and it will be yours!)

The “don’t know” list represents your passport to culinary adventure. The wider your preference list… the greater your potential for both pleasure and good health. Simply keep the list and buy items one at a time to check them out.

Family Fun! You can get each family member to complete his/her own list and then mark up a master list of “I like”. This will be your own ‘signature’ flavor profile as a family. Try using it to create your very own soup or casserole/stew or vegetable or fruit salad. When once you try it and like it then its yours and much more likely to be used again and again.

This shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes… but please take your time. You may want to complete this in sections, rather than tackling all of your senses at once. Your answers may greatly influence the quality of your life over years to come.