Soul(o) Food...

Yesterday I munched on my evening meal of raw courgette spagetti (made with a special saladacco tool - www.fresh-network.com) hummus, onion, basil dressing with lemon juice garlic and olive oil with some steamed spinach on the side. Very tasty indeed...

I ate it so fast though... almost obsessively rather than enjoying each mouthful and really savouring it... gave myself stomach ache but still the emotional me wasn't satisfied... I then went ferreting around for something sweet... a total habit of eating sweet things after a meal... not because I need it or even want it that much... especially with gripy tum.

So I had a couple of apricots with tahini... not so sinful I know...

But it really made me think about the social aspect of eating that's really missing from my diet at the moment.

Appart from doing a cleanse that's fairly isolating in itself (unless you're doing it with someone)
and as I'm catering for one at the moment, all my meals I prepare for myself and eat alone...
ahhhhh poor me.

This is a double edged sword, as it's great to have the freedom to eat when and what I want...no compromises, which leaves me free to merrily experiment on myself with my research into food and nutrition. It does however leave a bit of a gap... that sense of sharing and family and community spirit which is important on so many levels, and is I feel an equally important part of a nutritious diet....

so in the mean time I will commune with my dried apricots and other sweet treats to nourish my soul!