Going from dealing with food from the dirt up, to this new life is interesting.  I used to grow my own vegetables or at least get most of them at a local source.  I used to start most meals by chopping an onion...  Now, I heat up a starch, a protein, and a vegetable for most meals.  For breakfast, I line up three bowls of honey nut Cheerios with the only embellishment... a handful of frozen blueberries for nutrition.

I used to live in the country... 25 minuets away from any store.  Then a mini-store came in 10 minuets away, but I could avoid it easily.  Now I see food EVERYWHERE.  Good food, Great food.  The stuff that appeals to your medulla, it says eat me and you'll truly live today, and survive forever... this is what you need!! Hello Mexican Food.  Hello fried food.  Hello baked goodies and ice cream!!   

I feel my healthy tendencies melting away, and my energy level going down.  These food options appeal to my mind, but when they get in my mouth, I think.. this isn't as great as I remembered.  Then I have another piece, thinking it would recapture that magic. But I wasn't satisfied.  Too strange.

I'm going back to brown rice, vegetables, fruits, some protein, and tea. 

This is not unique.  I went to a frontier day and learned that most people in Texas 200 years ago lived on a tiny bit of food.  The mess kit displayed contained a bag of cornmeal and something to boil it in.

I can't continue my old time intensive ways of cooking, and I can't allow myself to be too friendly with the convenience foods in town. 

I think juicing, and bringing around vegetables for chomping is my best bet.  Because it's got be healthy, fast and inexpensive.  While husband required more meat, the kids and I really didn't miss the other stuff.

My biggest "cooking" discover after going back to work is... making homemade popsicles by layering frozen blueberries with unsweetened applesauce.  The kids love them, and it's good for them.