virgo - august 23 - september 22
ruled by: mercury
status: I analyze
quick fire: Recipe dissection is a favorite pastime for our analytical Virgoans. You are likely to be a vegetarian or have acute tendencies toward certain food philosophies. Your foodie birthright is a nourishing diet of nuts, grains, beans, seeds and plain yogurt... boring! It's okay, someone has to keep us healthy! Avoid noisy crowds, they cause stress and disturb your perfectionist eating rituals. You are benevolent to a fault... tweeting your generous spirit helps our world evolve.

MANGIA!

Try to stay awake and bear with us… remember it’s not boring to the Virgo and the rest of us could learn something from their healthy ways!

Virgo is likely to be a vegetarian or have acute tendencies toward certain food philosophies.  They enjoy a nourishing diet of nuts, grains, beans, seeds and plain yogurt.  If they eat meat, it will be prime, free-range… and as fresh and previously well cared for as possible.  The presentation is never as important as the ingredients.  There doesn’t need to be any fanfare or drama; Virgo will be happy if the food is just plain good… as in literally simple and not spoiled.

This may all sound rather tedious, but we guarantee if you hang out with a Virgo long enough, you will be pleasantly surprised at the imagination of their food choices.  They are not bound by the traditional “four food group” rules present at most meals.  The color and intense flavor of freshness is addictive once you get passed the rawness and strange combinations. They can sit down and pick at whatever sounds good in the moment… it may be three different vegetables or potatoes and pasta at the same time.  This can be very freeing to the rest of us who still think inaccurately about what a “balanced” meal should consist of.  Let’s all sing together… “Finicky yet free!… kum ba yah!  Finicky yet free!… kum ba yah…”

Their eating environment must be clean, simple, and free from noisy crowds of people.  Noise and crowds add to their stress by distracting them with irrelevant details and unnecessary interruptions.  This problem disturbs their perfectionist eating rituals and digestive harmony… and dilutes their control.  We all know how long it takes for Virgo to get from point A to B and eating is no exception. Lacking the peripheral vision to see the big picture, distractions will consume their focus and keep you waiting (but, don’t we all wish we could give our attention so closely sometimes?)

The servers must have patience and accommodate them without judgment… no heavy sighs or rolling eyes.  If you can’t take them to a quiet restaurant, then find the quietest corner wherever you end up.  Keep in mind that planning ahead, meticulously, will be much appreciated by your Virgo… they would do the same for you.

Favorite Foods:  Health food. This is not exactly glamorous, but it is what it is. Yes to organic, fresh, raw, free-range, plain, and unadulterated, anything with the words natural or harvest in their name!   No to preservatives, dyes, synthetics, weird by-products, sugars, processing, canning, or anything you can’t pronounce.  Modest spices, but only if they have an interesting or herbal history…. well, maybe, not at all.

Virgo StarGlimpse

Out To Eat…
Choose a clean and efficient vegetarian cafe. A like-minded place where their pickiness won’t draw attention… a safe bet and comfort zone for them to open up.
At Home…
Don’t expect frilly gourmet cooking… they will serve simple dishes with whole grains and vegetables.  Enjoy their enthusiasm to share.
How to Impress…
Understand them, hug them, and give them simple, meaningful gifts.
Gift Foods…
A lovely woven burlap reusable grocery bag filled with potting herb seeds, an organic chili mix, and the latest trend in tabouli!