Years and years ago--before I met the beloved--I went out on a date to have dinner and see a play. I ordered some kind of grilled or roasted chicken breast that came with roasted red potatoes and broccoli stalks. The chicken breast was tiny; the potatoes were few. I hated broccoli, but I was still hungry, so I cut off a floret and popped it into my mouth, ready to wash it down with Pepsi if it was as awful as I feared it would be.It was fabulous. It had been steamed to the perfect point of crispness, and there was an aroma of lemon that brought out the fresh sweetness of the broccoli. In that moment, broccoli became my favorite vegetable--one I love so much that I even like it overcooked.
Several years after that, I joined Weight Watchers, and that forced me to make wholesale changes in my diet. Changes I wanted to make, mind you, but my response to those changes surprised me.
I love vegetables. Who knew? I'm not as much of a carnivore as I thought I was; I'd just as soon get my protein from beans and nuts. I'm seriously considering buying a vegetable cookbook, so I can expand my repertoire.
I need to remember this when I'm confronted with change, with new things that intimidate me, with things I'm sure I won't like. I'm a work in progress, and that means something that was true three years ago might not be true now...and if this is something I've never done before, I might be surprised by the result. If I've never done it before, I don't know it won't work. I don't know that I wasn't designed for this thing all along.
The only way I'll ever know is to try it.
1 comment:
I too love broccoli. When broccoli crowns are on sale I buy 2 bags and we eat fresh steamed broccoli all week long. :) We also love fresh steamed Zuchini and I do the same routine when its on sale too. :) Last week I chunked it up and put it in my meat sauce. We also had more on the side. It was lovely.
I'm not much of a meat-eater myself. Generally I eat half of a chicken breast or less while the hubby will eat 2. I'd much rather get my protien from cheese or other lf/nf milk products.
I love the way you compare changes in your diet to changes in life. It's true. Sometimes we try foods that we never thought we liked and we love them. Life really can be the exact same way.
Kim
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