I took the opportunity to take my mum out for lunch yesterday. We went to a Japanese restaurant where the food choices I feel are suitable for this adventure. Of course you have to know what to order and how much to order. Also being mindful they might use MSG in their cooking. I had been craving for sushi the past few days. (Blame it on the hormones!) I thought I would allow myself some. All orders made had NO rice.
But as my mum and I sat there eating, she said, "It doesn't taste as good as it used to." I thought about what she said and I wondered, am I eating the food for the sake of eating or am I really tasting it? And the sushi tasted just tasted "ok". Nothing spectacular. No fireworks.
In the evening, I had dinner at home and I ate steamed tofu with a spicy sauce and stir fried green vegetables and it was super YUMMY! It was so simple yet very refreshing.
I think one of the great things about being on this adventure is, as you learn to eat healthy, your taste buds are very sensitive and you can just experience the flavours, the freshness, the real taste of the food. It's not camouflaged in artificial flavours. You are getting the real deal!
I can now appreciate different types of tea - the flavours are amazing, the smells are intoxicating... I really love a raw salad where the crunchiness, the freshness and the lightness of it all combined together makes me happy! I crave for grilled chicken with microwaved broccoli sprinkled with cracked black pepper...
It's a really different appreciation of food and I am liking it very much!
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