My peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are nourishing, without the added sugars.

Today is the end of my first month of posting on Eat Well.

Last week at the market, I was offered to try home-cooked bamboo shoots. At first, I said no because I didn’t know about eating bamboo shoots. I didn’t realize it was a food that I had probably already eaten at a Chinese restaurant. The woman farmer encouraged me to taste it, I did, and I liked it.

Fresh squeezed orange juice is my favorite juice, and the season to harvest the fruit is just beginning. This excites me because it means I will most likely be juicing and consuming lots of fresh orange juice.

Oatmeal, by itself, provides energy, but it can seem plain or boring.  When I make oatmeal, it becomes a nourishing, exciting meal that can sustain my energy.

I don’t eat much added sugar.

Have you ever heard or said, “There’s nothing to eat,” after looking at food in the kitchen? I have. But, eating foods based on their nutrients, rather than desire or taste, helps me make nourishing meals and use all the foods I have.

Do you eat when your body signals you to eat, or do you eat when time signals you to eat? I eat when my body signals me to eat, but this only began after a lifetime of eating when I was told to eat (after being given permission).

Do you remember the first time you had pesto? I don’t, but it might have been on pasta. 

When I eat, I usually sit on a ball.

When nature provides abundance, be aware and grateful.

Today in my containers:

As a child, I had a lot of energy according to my mother. My body wanted to move rather than sit still. A doctor told my mother, “the more protein you give her, the better.”

Ulu, also known as breadfruit, is a revered tree and food in Hawaii. 

Eating alone has been a process.

I looked at my large dinner bowl and realized different people living within the area had supplied the food I would soon eat.

Today on my plate (or in my container):

Eating well requires doing some work.

Today is my fourteenth day of posting on Eat Well, so I am intentionally doing a two week reflection about what life with food has been for me. 

A question I get sometimes is, “Do you ever eat ‘junk food’?”