I have a problem (yea, I’ve got lots but only one I’ll discuss today). I like to eat the same foods. I guess you could call it an eating rut, habit, routine or even an addiction. It’s like my all black wardrobe (I’ll chat about that another time!), I like having my same whole wheat waffle and milk for breakfast, then my yogurt and crackers before lunch, my piece of chocolate is a must have after lunch, etc., etc.
True confessions: while most people get hooked on stuff like — burgers and fries, chips and soda, popcorn, coffee, chocolate, even processed cheese squirted from the can (yea, that was me as a kid) – now, I am hooked on kale. I put kale on my morning crackers, kale salads, kale on my sandwiches, steamed kale … I even found myself switching off between bites of kale and last night’s popcorn!
Looking back, I had an addiction this spring to mangos. At my favorite store, they were 5 for $5 and I would buy so many that there was no room left in the fruit drawer for the kids’ fruits! It got so bad that in bringing some to work, I just shoved them in my brief case, only to find mango juice seeping out of one of my files … I went a little overboard.
Many people would be bored stiff by my repetitive eating habits. I suppose, the answer to my “routine” lies in my personality (I’m only on day 39 of this blog and I just continue to admit my bad traits!). Look, if I am going to develop “routines,” (read – addictions) I wish they were more productive; like taking vitamins every day or putting my clothes away each night instead of throwing them on a chair due to sheer exhaustion. How about a routine of getting my car cleaned before someone marks on it “Wash Me!” or even getting my nails done each week (that’s the addiction I want!)? No, I have to be addicted to kale. Again, just another subject for therapeutic intervention.
Have an adventuresome day!
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