My family does not exactly live by the principle of “healthy
eating”, especially when it comes to the daily dose of fruit intake. The
husband and son, on occasions, stray too much on the other side of the fence as
they are “self-proclaimed” keeper of the tradition of “Mughlai Cuisine and had
there been ways, they would have been living on biryani, bihari kebabs and
chicken boti roll! The father-son duo is a veritable “yellow page directory” in
case anyone wants some suggestions on authentic “biryani joint”. Just to balance
the spice for the family, the daughter can eat “chocolate” as starter, main
course and dessert, day in and day out! Considering that we are a family of
four, I am the lone crusader in the household who always cribs about unhealthy
eating habits of the children and husband.
Having said that, I do not have the heart to claim that I
start my day with munching on an apple! As a matter of fact, even though, I like
my daily diet to be less spicy and simple, fruits have never been on my list of
“priorities” to be included in my daily dose of nutrients. Not exactly knowing
our preferences for fruit or food, the Relocation Agent of ours purchased a
lovely fruit basket for us when we moved in to Dubai and we have been using
that basket for keeping our phone chargers, i-pad chargers, laptop chargers,
subway coupons etc. for the last three years!!
……and suddenly the wind changed direction! After the first
session of chemo-therapy, I have practically been living on a diet of fruits
and lemon water as the taste buds have undergone an overhaul, I suppose!! The
fruit basket has been emptied off and being used for the right purpose for the
last one week and to my surprise, the daughter snacked on a sweet orange last
evening and the son packed an apple for himself for small break in school
today!!
I am in hurry to pack off as much as possible for the kids
till the ‘good time’ lasts and am sure, if the status quo continues, my dream
of getting an ‘enviably fit and trim body’ will be fulfilled any time soon!!!
……let me make the most of it when the wind has changed direction……
……but then, Chemo-therapy is not only about fruity flavor
all along! As the doctor advised that I am allowed to eat anything which gives
me comfort and strength, he exactly did not give us an exhaustive list but it
was rather an inclusive list. Hence, occasional ‘home delivery’ of NKD pizza, McDonald’s
burgers and blueberry muffins are my ‘fundamental right’ now. As children and
husband take the liberty of eating out too much, we agreed on an agreement of
not to eat junk food except rarely and we so far maintained that line of
control even though not without lots of grumble and mumble from all three of
them.
…..now the wind has suddenly changed direction and I was craving
for some ‘healthy pizza with lots of veggies’ from NKD last evening! The kids
got immediately active, the menu card was fished out from the drawer and we
chose our respective ‘healthy’ pizza’. They could not possibly believe their
ears that their “no junk food” Ma wanted to eat pizza. While we were at it, as
if to make the most of the ‘junk food days’, the son suggested that I might
like McD also (the spicy one with some fries!) and to my horror, I have been
searching for the delivery menu of McD’s this morning!!!
…..the children are in hurry to make the most of it, when
the wind has changed direction!
Have a happy and healthy day, friends ……
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