my relationship with food

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onto today’s topic: my relationship with food 🥔 

oh, i love food. i think eating a good meal is one of the greatest joys in life. unfortunately i haven’t felt much of that joy since starting college. 💀 

it has recently felt like i’m eating out of necessity, and i really don’t want that to be my relationship with food (hence why i hit up trader joe’s and ordered myself some bomb indian food yesterday). yes, food fuels our our life — but it also connects cultures, people and love for flavour.

i’m privileged enough that food can be one of the buckets i intentionally choose not to budget. obviously, i’m not hitting up a michelin restaurant every day, but i will buy brie and indulge in what strikes my fancy at the grocery store. 🫕 i will uber eats myself a nice meal of chole bhature and not feel bad. i will eat 3 servings of ice cream throughout a day and have 0 regrets

eating isn’t a chore or checkbox, but rather a way to meaningfully improve happiness and health. i’ve honestly stayed away from counting calories and serving sizes because food shouldn’t look like a bunch of numbers. it’s part of a core human experience that largely drives our quality of life. 🧘‍♀️ 

i fully support getting a sweet treat at any time. food should rarely ever hit a crossroad of compromise, as long as you’re not being unhinged.

eat good food, and love yourself for it.

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