Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Emotional Food

I think the Chicken Parmesan may be one of the most satisfying meals. See, for me, food needs to be more than physically satisfying. If you want to eat just to feed your body, go ahead. Not me. I enjoy food. I enjoy eating food. This is why I never did well with Lean Cuisines. After eating one, I just ended up back in the kitchen looking for something to feed my food emotions. But the Chicken Parmesan has it all. Pasta, red sauce, chicken, cheese, broccoli, bread, and a palette-cleansing lemon yogurt.

It's been a tough day. Nicky was short-tempered and kept getting upset. There was a lot of lap-sitting today. I was glad for the very large turkey cutlet sandwich which was portable. There are some lunches which are more portable than others. Mediterranean pasta salad, not so much. 9 inch sub, yeah.

Some may be wondering after reading my Red Lobster post why I got take-out instead of eating a DTG dinner. Well, we get 6 days a week. That way, when (not if) something comes up on the weekend, we don't waste our food. Anyway, why go through all that trouble? Well, DTG is giving me fish (yummy fish, too) but I need to learn how to fish. Realistically, I will not be eating DTG the rest of my life. In fact, we will be moving this summer so I've only got a few months to get done what needs doing. So it's just as important to me to make sure I can make it after cutting the DTG apron strings.

1 comment:

  1. Donna,

    I've been taking my DTG meals out of their containers and placing them on plates to eat.
    The containers are sturdy enough to eat out of in a pinch, however I'm trying to burn a visual into my head for portion control for life after DTG. I don't know if I ever want to cut the DTG apron strings. I've never eaten so well, and the flavors are lasting and satisfying. So far I'm not experiencing hunger between meals either.

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