I'm just not that into Food
Since I started exercising regularly after a 'heavy' first semester at University, which involved takeaways, plenty of beer, and a lot of sleep, I've been fairly unexcited about the prospect of eating. Food to me is mainly viewed an energy source, and the prospect of preparing time-consuming meals has never been high on my agenda. Is anyone else just not that interested in food, or am I lacking imagination and taste-buds?
Eat to enjoy, or eat out of necessity?
Great! The working day is complete, i'll just head home and relax for an hour. Oh wait, I have to get some food together for this evening, and prepare lunch for tomorrow. BORING! To me, this is a pain in the arse, I want to go to the gym, go for a bike ride, sit in the park and read. Alas no, my stomach tells me I'm hungry, and I need some energy to do the tasks above anyway. So I guess it's the kitchen first again this evening, what a chore!
Same is good, less math required
So at this point, i'm wondering if there's a touch of OCD in my eating. The old (and still frequent bar the non-vegan foods) meal plan would be porridge for breakfast, protein shake, egg whites, chicken/or tuna and veg for lunch, and something similar for evening meal. I'd weigh most items, stick everything into Myfitnesspal to calculate calories, fat, protein, carbs, and check if i was lacking any vitamins or minerals. When i'd found the right balance with the foods, that's what i'd continue to eat each day. There would be plenty of feedback at work, 'Dont you get bored of eating the same thing?', 'Let me guess.... Tuna, pasta, peas?'. And i'd be like, 'Yep, 40g protein, 50g carbs, and 15g fat, what's in your food?'. Of course, the answer wasn't related to nutritional information, which to me just seemed ignorant, or lazy. Did people not give a shit what they were eating, or was I just way over the top with it?
Can we skip to the future?
In the future, movies have shown us that we will be replacing a plate of food with a small round biscuit, with the taste of a roast dinner, to provide us with all the nutrients we need for the day. Are we there yet? For me this sounds great. I'll take the 40P/50C/10F please. Oh and can i get a the strawberry gateaux flavour with the extra vitamin D? 4 of those a day and i'd be happy. Just think how many hours would be saved in the kitchen each week, chopping vegetables, stirring a pan, washing up over a sink built for small people of centuries gone by. I'm not a giant by the way, but why aren't kitchen sinks higher? Anyway, i'll not care when my food tablet is in the supermarket....
Sorry to disappoint you Asher, but science says they cant fit all the calories you need into a pill, yet.
Preaching to the unconverted
Judging by the number of food posts, recipes, and general food porn photos, this blog is likely not to resonate with many. I'm just wondering if there are others who also care less about eating the food, than what it provides them with nutritionally. Mainly so i can feel better about myself for just not showing much love for 'one of life's pleasures', the joy of scoffing your face with whatever you can get your mouth around.