A holiday gift. Just looking at the box was overwhelming. I stood there for a few minutes.
Smile, take a deep breath, pump yourself up. I tell my brain, just take one piece at a time.
Like a whole pizza, I need to open the box, savor the moment, decide which piece to take, and where to start. In this case, there are 1000 pieces in this jigsaw puzzle gift. One piece at a time. Now go forth and conquer.
This approach, one piece at a time, works for me be it a 1000-piece puzzle or changing a habit. Change, especially when it comes to that glorious, savory, delicious food habit, is tough. Changing food habits makes my eyes twitch and mouth dry as I automatically want to say a big, fat, NO!
Just what am I eating, I pondered after scanning the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025. Swiping down the PDF, my fingers stop on the fruit section. An 80 % of the US population do not meet the daily fruit recommendations of 2 cups of fruit. Non-sweetened juices count but not for me. I gave up juices, last century, when it contained added hard to pronounce chemicals and preservatives. I incorporated one whole piece of fruit and wonderful fiber and nutrients into my diet years ago.
The question begs, what is a fruit? Every natural fruit has seeds, usually on the inside. The strawberry is the only fruit with seeds on the outside. With innovative farming, there are seedless varieties of the once seeded fruits, such a cucumber. Tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers are fruits. Deep sigh. I do get 2 servings a day.
The 1000-piece puzzle box is opened, border done, pieces sorted by color, one piece at a time. The fresh fruit bowl is positioned on the table, next to that 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle. Fruit and puzzle look at me! One piece at a time, EveryWAY Nutrition!
