For day 38 of #100DaysofDiscomfort I gave up spices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This discomfort is based on the stoic exercise of practicing poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSet aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with coarse and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: \u2018Is this the condition that I feared?\u2019\u201d<\/p>-Seneca <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Easing is my me-time. I love food. And I take special care to spice my food until I\u2019m satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spicy, sweet, salty, sour, fragrant. I need all the flavors. When I sit down to eat, I continue to spice my meal with every bite at the table. I don\u2019t waste a single calorie on a less than perfect bite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My spicing habit is truly a luxury. Spices cost money but have little nutrition. And spicing takes time. Especially when you prepare all your meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What if one day I can only afford to eat bland foods? Could I handle it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For this discomfort, I practiced poverty and cut out all unnecessary flavorings as well as any packaged foods, since these come with spices and flavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, I did use salt because it\u2019s an electrolyte which keeps me from feeling dizzy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happened <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I made all the food I normally do but left out the spices, vinegar, and stevia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My keto chocolate chips have sweeteners and flavors so I nixed them. Likewise, I ate avocado in my dinner instead of my usual sweetened avocado smoothie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dinner was trickier, because I couldn’t imagine a salad without vinegar or lemon juice. I usually make a big salad with a vinegar based dressing including spices, stevia, and sometimes a nut butter. Instead, I saut\u00e9ed my salad with peanut butter, water, and salt. No vinegar or spices. It was great! Would it be good as a raw salad? I don\u2019t know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Menu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s the ingredients I ate <\/strong>vs<\/em> what I normally eat<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breakfast<\/strong>: Beef, blueberries, salt, almond butter,
cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, stevia<\/em><\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\nPost workout:<\/strong> Cashews, salt, water, <\/em>
cacao, cinnamon, vanilla extract, stevia<\/em><\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\nSnack:<\/strong>
Lily\u2019s chocolate<\/em><\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\nLunch:<\/strong> Clams, eggs, salmon, cauliflower, salt, chicken broth,
smoked paprika, black pepper, garlic, apple cider vinegar <\/s><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n(I should have left the chicken broth out, that was an accident)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Snack:<\/strong>
Smart Sweets<\/s><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nPre-Meditation:<\/strong>
Herbal tea, vinegar, stevia <\/em><\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\nDinner<\/strong>: Chicken, beef, broccoli, mushrooms, green pepper, spinach, lettuce, cashews, avocado, peanut butter, salt,
Zevia ginger-ale, <\/s><\/em>stevia, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, cayenne, black pepper.<\/em><\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\nDessert<\/strong>:
Avocado, stevia, vanilla<\/em><\/s> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nRefreshment:<\/strong>
Flavored<\/s><\/em> Seltzer<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat I Learned <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I enjoyed all my food, despite the lack of spices. In truth, this challenge brought me relief. Even though I love my food spiced, I learned I\u2019m not shackled to spices. I could enjoy food without them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was a part of me that felt reliant on the luxury of spices. It\u2019s never a good feeling to be dependent on a luxury. If I\u2019m ever in a position where I have little time or money, I know now I don\u2019t have to fear cutting corners on spices. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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