This week I'm thinking about what I'm eating. But not too much. The world wastes too much time thinking about what we're eating, or what we shouldn't be eating. Rather than enjoying the experience, the taste, the company, we get caught up in calories and nutrients and fads. We've got it all back to front.
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As part of the challenge, I had an appointment with a nutritionist at the University of Canberra to, among a few other things I'll touch on later in the challenge, discuss what I did eat, and what I should be eating. We came to the same conclusion, which was comforting, that portion sizes were my main problem. I was eating the right food. Just too much of it.
I'm not going to give up pasta, or potatoes, or rice, I just need to eat less of it at each serving. I've adopted a smaller bowl. In the most part I'm not going back for seconds. I have to remind myself not to clear the leftovers out of the kids' bowls. Any mother knows what I'm talking about.
I'm making more of an effort not to snack. A little bowl of salty chips is a guilty pleasure. I won't give it up. I just won't do it every day. Or I'll make it a treat for a Sunday afternoon when I sit down to catch the footy game. I might even have a beer to go with it.
One thing I will eat more of is fish. I've been packing a can of tuna to have on a sandwich. I'm not giving up bread either. And will incorporate more fish into dinner times as well.
Check out the recipe section on the Heart Foundation website. There's some great ideas for meals of all kinds. I'm a sucker for a good fish pie and this one will be on the menu this week.
And if you donate, perhaps I'll share a portion with you.
