First let me tell you where I left off on Tuesday. Went to Fred Meyer, which, besides Grocery Outlet, is my favorite food shopping source, especially since they've improved the organic food section. From there I went to PCC. Shopping, even on a non Hunger Challenge Day is challenging . I know how to "read" the aisles for sale prices. Each store has their own colour keyed signs. Country Markets are red, PCC's are purple and so on. So I do a visual sweep of the aisles first. Sometimes one can find "closeouts" of a particular product. Checking the meat, cheese, and dairy sections if you are so inclined, one can find discounts because of pending expiration dates. Freezing these items until you need them works fine. Relating back to the Hate Waste blog segment I want to share a fantastic way to keep produce fresh. Moisture is responsible for most food rot so by shaking out excess water and wrapping them in paper towels then in a plastic bag greatly extends the "fresh" time. You can dry out and reuse the paper towels.
By time time I got home I was starving! Too much energy output for just having a cup of steel cut oats, with 1/4 sliced banana and 1/2 c. rice milk. (Left over from first day purchases). Cook I must! Fast! So I grabbed the box of Annies Mac & Cheese (bought previously at $.99), did it up with a 1/4 c. of a 8 oz bag of Tillamook shredded Mexican cheese blend I bought at Fred Meyer for $1 (had a coupon!). I had about half of the mac & cheese with the organic baby spinach, lightly steamed, I had purchased at the Ballard Market the other night for $.56. Not a bad meal, though I'm not much of a dairy person these days, cheese is an excellent source of protein and calcium. With my aging bones I need the calcium!
By now the cravings have started. Where's my chocolate? I compared prices on chocolate bars but could not find good deals on dark chocolate. I won't even think about milk chocolate, it's a waste of eating in my opinion. What I opted out for was a box organic chocolate soy milk I bought at FM for $1.69. I figured it would last me longer. So for my treat on Tuesday night I had a big cup of steaming soy chocolate with a sliced organic gala apple, (bought on day one for $.42) YUM! I felt satisfied.
Eating is a profound physiological need. I may live without shelter, I may be cold, but I simply can not live if I don't have food. The physiological needs are the foundation of Maslow's Heirarchy of needs. If I do not have food I can not meet the basics to be a functioning human being. Simple as that. Try going hungry.
On a lighter note.
I also need time to cook and go to work! I guess this is why I'm not a blogger.
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ReplyDeleteI loved both of the Hierarchy Pyramids -- and after reading the second (humorous) one again, I got to thinking: how many times does modern daily living demand that we rearrange our own hierarchies, to the disadvantage of our physiologies?
ReplyDeleteEverybody talks about 'priorities' -- but often something as basic as food gets moved from the base of the pyramid. Either by insecurity and lack of access and advantage, or by our crazy lives and schedules. Really makes me think, Joey, your blogging and the Challenge's focus on food and its meaning.