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End of an era
Dec. 16th, 2017 04:36 pmAlmost 10 years ago, a naturopath suggested that my ill health was caused by food sensitivities. I went to a little hole in the wall health food store (sadly no longer there) to get help for trying a week without gluten. The owner suggested Larabars, and I hesitantly tried them, even though I had been avoiding sugar for a while and they had 18 grams of sugar. All from dates, none added, but still, it seemed like a lot.
( A lot of Larabars )
It's interesting to be making everything I eat from scratch. It takes a lot of time and planning ahead. Fortunately, I'm enjoying it. There's a satisfaction in the rhythm of getting ingredients, cooking the food, and restoring order afterwards.
I'm gratefully aware that others are still doing a lot of work for me - growing, cleaning, and transporting ingredients. I don't have to grind cacao pods for cocoa, or pick dates off a tree, if those ingredients were even available locally. I buy my vegetables at farmer's markets, and it has been important to me to eat local food, but I've relaxed that for snacks.
( A lot of Larabars )
It's interesting to be making everything I eat from scratch. It takes a lot of time and planning ahead. Fortunately, I'm enjoying it. There's a satisfaction in the rhythm of getting ingredients, cooking the food, and restoring order afterwards.
I'm gratefully aware that others are still doing a lot of work for me - growing, cleaning, and transporting ingredients. I don't have to grind cacao pods for cocoa, or pick dates off a tree, if those ingredients were even available locally. I buy my vegetables at farmer's markets, and it has been important to me to eat local food, but I've relaxed that for snacks.
