As the weekend came to an end, my kitchen shelves were looking bare. Typically Sundays are my lazy days and if I don't have anything that looks appetizing to my stomach to eat I resort to going to brunch with some friends or ordering delivery of some sort. Today was different though, after our class discussions and reading Pollen's book I decided to start my day off with a quick trip to the grocery store, giving me the freedom to choose exactly what I wanted to fill my stomach with. I intended on just a quick trip to grab a few things to make a new recipe I've been wanting to try out, but it ended up taking me a bit longer because there are so many different options of the same thing, it took a while to decide this brand over that, organic or conventional, and so on.
Instead of having a large calorie heavy meal, like I normally would on a Sunday, I enjoyed many fresh veggies in a spring time pasta salad, with a few new ingredients I've never tried before but ended up loving. Also at the end of the meal i wasn't feeling draggy and full, more so just content. In addition it was an eye opening experience that helped me to realize that the choice of what I decide to eat is very important, and i dont have to settle for whatever as long as I set aside time to eat the way I want. While this isnt always an option and many times I do have to just settle, in the future when the time is free i will take advantage of it and learn to cook and try new things and get a healthier variety of foods. This sounds more appealing to me especially after learning that there really are a lot of mysteries to the things we eat at restaurants or on the go, and even in the things on the shelf at the grocery store.
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I totally agree that it is nice to have a home cooked meal. I try to make cooking my meals my break from everything else. I enjoy cooking so this is a great way for me to make sure that I have a balanced nutritous meal while getting away from everything for a bit. I like your idea of trying new recipes. I should do that because I find myself making similar things all the time. Although cooking is ideal, sometimes it is just not an option. This is when I find it very difficult to figure out what to eat. If I know I am going to be gone all day I try to pack a sandwhich in the morning so that I am not forced to buy food around campus which can get very expensive.
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