You know what makes cupcakes so indulgent? Not eating them very often. This weekend I spent some quality time with that sweet treat, but the majority of the time I eat things like the salad pictured here:
Doesn’t that look amazing? Fresh greens, beans, tomato – all from the farmer’s market – sesame seeds, avocado, dulse (a sea vegetable), the list goes on. That’s one nutrient dense salad! Served with toast, of course, I adore toast. With butter. Anyway, that was the lunch that preceded the decadent cupcake I wrote about.
Today I’m feeling a little low energy, a little blue, even. I didn’t sleep well last night; I was spun up about some things I had to do for work this morning. And I’m missing my former boyfriend a bit. Overall we weren’t a good fit, but there fun and wonderful things about him that I’m missing today. Years ago a teacher told me: ”Just because a decision is the right decision doesn’t mean it won’t be without pain”, and today I’m feeling sad about ending that relationship.
So I’m tired and I’m sad. When it came to lunchtime today I was craving something mushy and comforting. PB&J is what it had to be. This is not the PB&J of my childhood though – it’s certainly not Peter Pan and Smucker’s on Wonder Bread. Nope, this is organic Peanut Butter with all fruit Strawberry Jam on Sprouted Whole Grain Bread. I tried to heat the bread a bit, just to soften it. Nothin’ light and fluffy about Sprouted Whole Grain Bread. (Insult to injury, I was down to the heels of the bread.) Add baked blue corn chips, carrots, and mixed greens and you’ve got a mighty healthy comfort food lunch. I ate it all with my fingers, sitting outside in the sun. That’s a whole lot of indulgence for a Monday afternoon, no guilt required.
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