My wife isn't feeling well, and I decided to step in and take care of getting everyone fed for breakfast.
Old me: 3-egg omelets with lots of cheese, sausage, bacon, buttered toast or biscuits, jelly, lots of OJ, coffee, fried potatoes, maybe some sour cream or salsa on top.
New me: 2-egg omelets with just enough cheese to get the flavor, turkey bacon (only 2 slices per person), dry multi-grain toast with a little orange marmalade, chopped spring onion fresh from the farmer's market. Still a lot of coffee.
Guess what? Everyone was satisfied. No one felt hungry afterward. No one missed the fried everything. Ice water replaced juice. Tons of flavor. Filling.
Secondary benefits--only took a fraction of the mess, about half the time and was cheaper--much cheaper.
Tertiary benefit--the farmer's market sold me some great onions and peas picked the night before at a reasonable price ("reasonable" defined as close enough to Walmart's pricing that I don't even think about it). We're going to cook those for lunch. But my local economy made money on the deal, helping to ensure that there will be a market for me to shop in.
Today's Lessons
Food experience is more social that calorie based. Yes, that is news to me, which is why I'm a big guy.
Cheaper, faster, better...all from my conscious decision to do better.
I can help my family and community by helping myself.
OK, some things come hard to me. But today was a "light-bulb" moment day. Seventeen days into the 100 Days Strong, what "light-bulb" moments have you had?
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