The fun has begun - Simon and I struggle to get out of bed in the morning. We're used to eating between 6 and 12 veggie/fruit servings a day (this 5-a-day b.s. just doesn't cut it). We eat delicious whole grains, make our own sauces and herb mixes, have soymilk in our morning coffees, and have several snacks throughout the day. We eat a lot of food! But we also eat quality food. Pancakes for breakfast with bananas, lemon and sugar (we're out of maple syrup), and cinnamon raisin rolls with coffee for lunch (ah yes, nutritionless calories). I feel just awful, am a total space cadet all day, and Simon has to be dragged through the evening, while we sip on cup-a-soups for dinner. We spent nothing on food, eating leftovers, with no energy to plan a meal, and being too stubborn to run out and get a take-out (waaaay over budget). Finally at about 9:30 pm, we decide to grab a ready-made quiche from the shop before it closes at 10. wolf that down with a pint of water...ah yes...a filling, yet not really satisfying dinner. total spend for the day : £6.42.
I grab an apple before bed cause i'm super hungry. it helps, but my eyes have glazed over and Simon decides, RIGHT! Tomorrow we are eating properly. No more of this, my body can't take it, I feel awful, and I have no energy!!! After 4 days! I just don't see how this can work.
People need nutririous food, several times a day. Not just for their bodies, but for their minds and their souls. I need food. More than £5 a day. Maybe £10 a day. Maybe more.
Day 5 (Wednesday) rolls around and we are a mess as we try and get out of bed. an hour and a half goes by, and we realize we've slept in for waaay too long!
Simon's off to the store to get the ingredients to cook up the most delicious breakfast ever (the one we had on Sunday), and today we're going to eat properly. Breakfast sets us back just over £11, and damn is it worth it. We're going on a little camping trip tonight, and if we don't eat some good food, then it'll be way too dangerous to drive. That's just not worth it.
Time to pack! :)
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