I must admit…I’ve been excited.
I used to have a problem. A big problem. That came in a styrofoam cup. That I bought daily for months around 2:30, after our insane daily meeting at work. The problem has a name: frozen yogurt.
The yogurt comes from the little cafe in the hospital. The cafe has been closed for renovation for the past week and a half. Today was the grand reopening. I knew this all week. I had planned for the extra calories. So after the meeting, I followed all the other yogurt fans and jumped in the line.
It was exhilarating. I haven’t had anything really dessert-like in a while. I felt okay about this. Yes, it’s out of a machine but it uses real sugar! That’s gotta count for something!
I get my yogurt, take a bite, and am immediately disappointed.
I don’t know what the problem was. It just didn’t taste right. It tasted artificial, chemical-ly, just not good.
So I ate about five bites – just to make sure! – and then I threw it away.
What has happened to me? Maybe I’m finally growing up food-wise. Not just in words and thinking, but also in preferred taste.
Or maybe it’s like the Starbucks drink and I never took the time to notice that I never really liked it in the first place.
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Woo hoo! I need more of those moments. But I’m pretty sure I’m never gonna stop liking hamburgers.
Know what works for me, though? Whenever I’m tempted to eat something that’s bad for me, and the calories/fat/chemicals that are in it aren’t enough to stop me, I usually think about what it’s packaged in. Example: I’d eat the frozen yogurt even if I didn’t like it, but I wouldn’t buy it in the first place because it’s served in a styro cup. That cup will be in the landfill longer than the fat on my body, and that helps me somehow.
I actually thought of that yesterday as I typed “styrofoam cup.” It will make it even easier to turn down in the future!
krissie, i cannot tell you how many times i’ve eaten something assuming I should like it and eating it anyway because my brain says “this is sugar and fat, you will like it!” its only until recently that I’ve answered back “no, i really don’t like it” and then stopped eating it after a few bites of trying to convince myself otherwise.
I know. Look who we’re turning into! I love it!
I have that with some chocolates. I mean, I love chocolate but sometimes it’s more my brain telling me that I should have it because I’ll enjoy it. Then I eat it and think “hmmm, not as good as I thought” and I realise that I didn’t actually WANT it.
It’s a tough transition sometimes from habit to health.
I can’t believe that I think I like so many things that I don’t really like. I hope I still like Hershey kisses.
Krissie I want to tell you about this thing which you probably already know about because a lot of the blogs have been writing about it. To be fair, I think it started here http://www.choosingraw.com/this-post-will-change-your-life/ and it’s just frozen bananas that are cut up and you put them in your kitchen appliance (most people say food processor but I used my ‘whip’ function on the blender to much satisfaction) and they cream up sooo lovely and you can eat them like ice cream (or yogurt) in which the ingredients are (watch carefully…): banana.
Also for extra delight I put chocolate syrup and nuts on mine last night. hee hee hee. Anyway. Slight disclaimer: I do not advocate ‘going raw’, but I’m not above creeping around the blogs looking for inspiration in my quest to eat actual foods. Happy Friday!
I don’t have a good food processor, so I’m really excited that my blender will work for this. I can’t wait to try it!
The thing with sugar is that it’s by no stretch of the imagination a whole food. It’s a highly processed product and wreaks havoc in our bodies. Yes, it’s better than HFCS and artificial sweeteners in the same way that regular cigarettes are better for you than menthol cigarettes.
The frozen banana idea is great. I’ve never actually tried it, but I’ve heard about it before. My favorite snack (which I rarely have, since I’m not much of a snacker) is some apple slices with a teaspoon of tahini.
What is it with hospital cafeterias and fro yo? I used to eat this stuff all the time too back when I had a job, it was also an afternoon crutch. Now it’s on a rare occasion. Like today. I had about 1/2 a cup from the machine with sprinkles on top. The sprinkles were the best part. It was soupy and tasted like nothing. I had forgotten.
I think it was the sprinkles I really missed. Lard and sugar, at least it’s real.
One of the best things we can do for ourselves is be aware at all times of what we are putting on our mouths.
I never really liked sprinkles. I guess I’m lucky about that. I guess I’ll have to eat real ice cream when I feel the need for sweet and cold. I’ll just eat less of it.
I’ve been having that experience with Diet Cokes lately. I’ve been addicted to them for years, and every once in a while now when I have one it just tastes… funny. Artificial and chemical-ly like you said. I think since I’ve been eating more and more unprocessed foods, using agave as a sweetener, and cutting back on the sodas, the synthetic taste comes through more.