Originally Posted by Camel
Dole fruit now comes in plastic re-closeable jars. Mandarin oranges, pineaple chunks...mmm. Have some after buying at the store, then save some for dessert after supper. Toss 'em on top of that half pint of ice cream you "have to eat now"-or it will melt..., then have the rest with your oatmeal in the morning.
You know, you've just reminded me that the *order* of our food consumption at a meal is very much dictated by social mores. Many are the times when I have got stuck into the sweet and tasty stuff that should be dessert *first* on arriving at camp... canned fruit, yoghurt, a variety of other yummy stuff... then getting down to the "mundane" task of cooking the main course. After the main course is out of the way, I may settle into biscuits and cheese and a beer or a wine. Way, way out of kilter, but totally satisfying!
I am very much a believer of a reward after a good day of touring. Reward always means food... and dessert type food works well for me. Many is the time I have set up camp, and looked at the ditty-bag with food and gone for the easy solution -- ravenously! Hopefully, there might be a left-over donut, or one of those supreme French chocolat eclairs I go on about all the time!!! If not, I could be grumpy for a while.
Trouble is, I get home, and settle into the same routine -- open the fridge door for an icecream with frozen bananas and chocolate topping... then cook up a curry or pasta or grilled dish of some sort.
Should there be a group for people like me: "Hello, I'm Rowan, and I have an eating problem..."