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The Flexitarian
My relationship with food has always been good. I am a picky eater but only after the substance has been tested by my tastebuds and then the verdict drawn which tends to be non-negotiable. I have adapted over the years, granted by necessity but also because I believe that it is important to listen to your body as it is probably giving you signals as to what nutrients it needs.
I had the privilege of growing up in a foreign country. On the fish-shaped island of Bali in Indonesia I ate fish freshly caught from the sea, rice from the rice paddies in my backyard and experienced the coconut in all of its fruitful glory. I was adapted to the divine and overwhelming taste of Indonesian food and continued to eat under the illusion that all food must taste just as …show more content…

The blandness was overwhelming, I had to keep looking at my plate to convince myself that I was indeed eating different foods and not just one piece of cardboard. It wasn’t really bad food either. The eggs and potatoes came from the college’s organic, non-GMO, non-pesticide farm and the various fruits and vegetables also served come from local farms with the same growing principles. Lunches and dinners were more colorful but usually ended up being more of a miss than a hit. One day my vegan friend dared me to become vegan for a week, not being one to pass up a challenge I did. After that meat no longer held an interest for and thus began my adaptation into vegetarianism. If memory serves, I was meat-free for a year and three months. I came home for winter break and my mother and I went out to our favorite local burger joint, upon smelling the freshly grilled meat I had my first craving of meat and so I ate a non-vegetarian burger. The texture was a little weird at first (like I was eating a new food) but nonetheless enjoyable. The craving passed and I returned to my vegetarian

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