Love this. Something similar in my household although between me and my children. They want me to cook the old favourites I used to cook for them, I want to feed them heavily veg based foods.
This was so familiar. And honestly I find it truely exhausting having this constant conversation in my mind.
At the moment I need to raise my protein consumption for health and weight management. But can I really add Parmesan to my scrambled eggs? (And yes, I am eating eggs again.) That’s two different animal based proteins in one dish.
Or another one: if I want fruit with my chia pudding or porridge I have to make it with plant based milk. But cow milk or even skyr has so much more proteins. But without fruits it tastes boring…. really exhausting.
I know what you are saying, Kara. Without knowing your circumstance - I can only say that it can get better over time. I keep one principle top of mind - if being too tedious about what I eat is making me miserable - I go for what brings me joy. And of course, simplify.
This piece was such a terrific reminder of the influence of a mind set. I have a love/hate relationship with my kitchen. It’s too small. There are spices hiding in the cupboard that I no longer remember purchasing. My go to is to dive in and get the meal done as quickly as possible and clean up all traces. No wonder I wind up eating in minutes.
After reading this post I gave the meditative mind set another chance. Quite a difference. Didn’t take much time but with a much better attitude. Now I find myself sitting down to eat in a much more relaxed state.
This isn’t totally new to me. I just got lost somewhere along the line.
By the way, I have taken cooking classes with you. Should you decide to offer classes again, sign me up!! The visuals are terrific.
I love this conversation between Chef and Sattva. For me, enter not Chef but Life Partner who gets bewildered by watching me consulting my body.
Love this. Something similar in my household although between me and my children. They want me to cook the old favourites I used to cook for them, I want to feed them heavily veg based foods.
This was so familiar. And honestly I find it truely exhausting having this constant conversation in my mind.
At the moment I need to raise my protein consumption for health and weight management. But can I really add Parmesan to my scrambled eggs? (And yes, I am eating eggs again.) That’s two different animal based proteins in one dish.
Or another one: if I want fruit with my chia pudding or porridge I have to make it with plant based milk. But cow milk or even skyr has so much more proteins. But without fruits it tastes boring…. really exhausting.
I know what you are saying, Kara. Without knowing your circumstance - I can only say that it can get better over time. I keep one principle top of mind - if being too tedious about what I eat is making me miserable - I go for what brings me joy. And of course, simplify.
This piece was such a terrific reminder of the influence of a mind set. I have a love/hate relationship with my kitchen. It’s too small. There are spices hiding in the cupboard that I no longer remember purchasing. My go to is to dive in and get the meal done as quickly as possible and clean up all traces. No wonder I wind up eating in minutes.
After reading this post I gave the meditative mind set another chance. Quite a difference. Didn’t take much time but with a much better attitude. Now I find myself sitting down to eat in a much more relaxed state.
This isn’t totally new to me. I just got lost somewhere along the line.
By the way, I have taken cooking classes with you. Should you decide to offer classes again, sign me up!! The visuals are terrific.
I enjoyed so much. 👍
Thanks. I’m so glad 😊