This one is for the galz.
Is it just me or does junk food seem even more delicious when your man is out of town?
Hub and I are healthy eaters. Except in December, we almost never have chips, crackers (except those little rice cracker discs), candy or desserts in the house. We rarely eat white starches -- pasta, rice, potatoes, or crusty breads... hot from the oven... slathered in butter... Oh! I digress!
But the minute he leaves town for some reason, I am all about the "forbidden fruit"-- light on fruit, heavy on forbidden. Recently, within 2 hours of his departure, I ate a large slice of carrot cake I impulsively bought at the store, while shopping for kale. That was at 10:00 in the morning. Then I made a batch of popcorn for lunch. Dinner was pizza and a salad ("I'm not completely crazed", I thought to myself, munching on a forkful of sweet pepper and romaine between cheesy bites of 'za). Later in the evening I was kicking myself for not grabbing a small container of ice cream while shopping that morning. I had Greek yogurt and blueberries instead, with granola and walnut topping. And a cherry.
It might have to do with what I observed as a child. (Yes!!! Let's continue to blame my mother for my life-choices!) My dad was a meat and potatoes guy. The meat and potatoes should never touch each other. Sometimes a scoop of corn or beans could also find a spot on the plate, but nothing exotic like broccoli or cauliflower. So when Dad went to his company conference for one summer weekend each year, we ate.... wait for it.... SPAGHETTI! CASSEROLES!!! And sometimes, HUGE TUBS OF BUTTERY POPCORN -- FOR SUPPER!!!! And my FAVORITE! CHOCOLATE CAKE AND POTATO CHIPS! (The absolute perfect combination of sweet goo and salt crunch! Mmmmm...my mouth is watering.)
So, maybe it's just me and my mom still hanging out when Hub is away. She's not in this realm anymore, but I do smile remembering those rare days of eating any damn thing we wanted to eat, whenever we wanted to eat it. It was fun! Hub's not so fussy as my dad, not at all. We eat a large variety of really yummy stuff. But not much 'junk'. So the Rebel Ivy reaches for the Snickers and throws caution to the wind...
Here's to us, Mom! The kale will keep.
At least, that's the view from here....©
I fear that when/if the time comes for me to eat alone...I will rely on ....here's where I draw a blank. I really don't enjoy eating that much...I enjoy company which comes with eating at a table but for me, alone, eating isn't that much fun. Here in Flagstaff at my veggie daughter's/son-in-law's we eat lots of whole grains, tofu, rice, veggies, stir fly, etc. And I like that. I also like a dark chocolate candy bar in the evening. And I like corn chips and nuts. But I am the one mostly away from my man...rather than the other way around. I love cooking FOR people. But I will really, really have to learn how to cook for myself..and buy food for myself. Really.
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