Sometimes, I love food. A decadent piece of chocolate cake or a hearty bowl of pasta; sinking my teeth into a juicy, perfectly seasoned burger or a creamy cone of cold ice cream on a hot summer day. Just this week, I had food from a restaurant I had never tried before - a Hawaiian pulled pork taco topped with pineapple and paired with some amazing sweet potato chips. Sounds yummy, doesn’t it? Yep. Sometimes, I love food. Sometimes, though, food sends me to the brink of angry frustration. Dieting and calorie counting vs willpower and “I don’t care!! I’m going to enjoy this dessert!” Constant menu planning, lunchbox packing, and “Mom, what’s for dinner?” interrogations. I get so tired of trying to figure out what to cook, what to plan, how to work our busy schedule around fitting in reasonably healthy meals and something a plethora of differently picky eaters will tolerate. It is a weekly, daily, hourly struggle.
Sometimes, I get so tired of the struggle that I wish food was not such a necessity. I wish it was not something we needed; something we have to constantly keep in consideration. Sometimes, I wish there was not such thing as food - no such nuisance; no such thing to be a constant thorn in my side. Then, there’s those tacos and sweet potato chips; cheesecake and fresh strawberries. Life would be so much easier without the need for food, but also much less interesting. *********************** Linking up with Kristi and Kenya for Finish the Sentence Friday!
No life would be so much easier if we were like the Jetson's and could just go and push a button and what we wanted popped out. Seriously though it is harder to eat healthy when you're doing it by yourself (or rather no one else needs too). It makes me exhausted to put any effort into what I have for myself - like I'll just eat this piece of cheese and go to bed. :-/
Definitely agree that adding kids int he mix makes food and what we make/serve daily more of a challenge at the very least. Plus, my kids are always hungry practically even before one meal ends! So, yes there is so that, too! ;)
So true. Much less interesting/fun but probably less complicated. There's one of those futuristic novels in which they only eat pills that are meals. And everyone is around the same weight and there are no dietary issues and whatnot. But.. but... not as fun!
I completely agree! It would be so freeing not to think about what to cook, what to eat (or not eat)...but you're right, it would be a bit boring. Now I'm hungry...
I hear ya. It is difficult to resist eating those yummy things if you know they are in the house. Calorie counting is one of least favorite things to do, but I do pay attention to the calories posted on labels when I am shopping.
"Mom, what's for dinner?" annoys me too. Especially when Tucker starts asking at 4:30 right after a snack. Seriously? Ugh but oh I do so enjoy burgers and nachos and the calories involved in a perfect plate of pasta!
I know. I already have to account for my vegetarian daughter (the rest of us are not), so if I added another “diet” element for myself it would just get even more complicated!
The minute my middle daughter gets in the car after school she asks, “Can we go get food?” - every single day!! My hubs will text me at LUNCH to ask what’s for dinner becasue he doesn’t want to duplicate!! 🙄🙄🙄
No life would be so much easier if we were like the Jetson's and could just go and push a button and what we wanted popped out. Seriously though it is harder to eat healthy when you're doing it by yourself (or rather no one else needs too). It makes me exhausted to put any effort into what I have for myself - like I'll just eat this piece of cheese and go to bed. :-/
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree that adding kids int he mix makes food and what we make/serve daily more of a challenge at the very least. Plus, my kids are always hungry practically even before one meal ends! So, yes there is so that, too! ;)
ReplyDeleteI hear ya!!
ReplyDeleteFood is one thing we cannot live without yet can be a nuisance with picky eaters :)
So true. Much less interesting/fun but probably less complicated. There's one of those futuristic novels in which they only eat pills that are meals. And everyone is around the same weight and there are no dietary issues and whatnot.
ReplyDeleteBut.. but... not as fun!
I completely agree! It would be so freeing not to think about what to cook, what to eat (or not eat)...but you're right, it would be a bit boring. Now I'm hungry...
ReplyDeleteI hear ya. It is difficult to resist eating those yummy things if you know they are in the house. Calorie counting is one of least favorite things to do, but I do pay attention to the calories posted on labels when I am shopping.
ReplyDelete"Mom, what's for dinner?" annoys me too. Especially when Tucker starts asking at 4:30 right after a snack. Seriously? Ugh but oh I do so enjoy burgers and nachos and the calories involved in a perfect plate of pasta!
ReplyDeleteI know. I already have to account for my vegetarian daughter (the rest of us are not), so if I added another “diet” element for myself it would just get even more complicated!
ReplyDeleteOMG! My kids are ALWAYS hungry!!!!!
ReplyDeleteExactly!
ReplyDeleteNot as fun - but, I guess, if that’s allow we had ever known, we wouldn’t really miss it!
ReplyDeleteSuch a conundrum!
ReplyDeleteI try very hard to. I think I could do better if I didn’t have kids in the house - then, I would have nearly as much “stuff” int he pantry! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe minute my middle daughter gets in the car after school she asks,
ReplyDelete“Can we go get food?” - every single day!! My hubs will text me at LUNCH to ask what’s for dinner becasue he doesn’t want to duplicate!! 🙄🙄🙄