Finding joy in the everyday

I am not sure if you read the story in the newspaper the other week about a young American woman making 300 sandwiches for her boyfriend. Here is a snippet: One woman is using a tried and tested formula — food — to convince her boyfriend to put a ring on it. Stephanie Smith, a reporter for The New York Post, started a blog documenting her quest to woo her boyfriend Eric with delicious bread and meat creations.  “Sandwiches are love,” he says. “Especially when you make them. You can’t get a sandwich with love from the deli.” One lazy summer afternoon just over a year ago, I finally gave in. I assembled turkey and Swiss on toasted wheat bread. I spread Dijon mustard generously on both bread slices, and I made sure the lettuce was perfectly in line with the neatly stacked turkey slices. Eric devoured the sandwich as if it were a five-star meal, diving in with large, eager bites. “Babes, this is delicious!” he exclaimed. As he finished that last bite, he made an...

Below is a list of foods that nutritionists suggest you stay away from ( source ), I have to agree: White bread Soft drinks Banana bread (homemade may be much better) Cheese-flavoured snacks ( I would also include chips ) Lollies Chocolate nut spreads Fruit bars Doughnuts Rice snacks Margarine I can think of a few more to add: any processed food than contains artificial colours, flavourings or other questionable ingredients (if you can say or spell them, then avoid them!!). shop bought cakes and bisuuits - make your own, at least you know what is in each bit.  cheap chocolate - if you are going to eat chocolate, spend more for quality What else would you add to the "no" list? I am finding more and more of my friends are skipping these processed foods and cooking from scratch. As my friend said to me the other day " if granny didn't eat it, then we shouldn't ". I have to agree with her - however I don't think my granny ate feta c...