Food is GOOD.

I come from a family of people who love to eat and to enjoy food. Even so, my knowledge and understanding of the food I eat and the choices I make have most definitely evolved throughout the years. I have always been interested in food, and "what is good for me?", but through the last 3 to 4 years, I have invested the extra energy into the subject. This was done through reading food labels, watching special TV shows, internet research, conversations with friends on the topic, and going to dieticians and a naturopath. As you can see, I am not a certified professional to discuss food, but I have learned a lot through finding solutions to problems I had with my diet and digestion. 

What it boils down to it this: I never lived on fast food as a little girl, but I also did not think of my food in terms of carbs vs. protein, complex carbs to refined carbs, the variety of fruits and vegetables I ate etc.

I feel as if two, very different "Litals" live within me: One is all about health food- quinoa, complex carbs, fruits and vegetables, oatmeal, nuts and seeds etc. Case in point: you will not find heavy cream, fatty cheese, sticks of butter, pints of ice cream, chips and snacks and the rest of the good/bad stuff.

My pantry is stocked with raw Tahini sauce, different nuts, beans, seeds, a variety of veggies (I get slighly anxious when we are out of veggies at home. It's a disturbing sight) 

The other Lital is something completely different, and an evening of pizza and ice cream for dessert is definitely up her alley.

I know this really strikes a chord with a lot of people out there, and I may not be the first person you read that has written on this topic. But, nevertheless, it is a real challenge for people who live in Western society, especially women, who try to balance their choices and maintain a healthy, yet fun, nutrition and life style.

Although I am by no means a role model to nutrition, and everything I write here is based on my experiences only, I have learned the following on myself and what really helps me:

P.S. - I promise to start attaching more pictures, especially of what I prepare (and devour !).

Am seriously considering buying myself a fancy smartphone to help me through the process of documenting

Dilemma

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;	5
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

Lately, this famous poem- "the Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, has been on my mind. I, too, am at a path that diverges, and I must choose my destiny. And the dilemma is weighing heavily on my mind. I have been working in my current job for the last 4 years and (almost) 6 months. I started out as a student, nearing her B.A. graduation, when I interviewed and got accepted to the job. I have held my position since then. During my time here, I moved in with the boyfriend (now husband), did my GMAT, got married, bought an apartment, started and completed my MBA. Now, that I am an MBA graduate and have freed myself from the burden of combining a full time job with an academic degree, I feel that if I am about to make a drastic change- the time is now. Ok, I tell myself. Now is the time to make a change. A career change. But to what?? What do I want to do? I turned 28 in October, which is not old, but is not young, either. I know I can a lot of things, really well, but I am struggling to pick one, or find the one that speaks to me the most. Basically, it's all boiling up to the question we've all heard a thousand times: What do I want to be when I grow up? And there is the practical side of me- Can't I just do something "for the soul" as a hobby and keep my day job, or a similar job? I won't lie- After 4.5 years, my wage is providing me with a financial security, that, unfortunately, not many jobs in Israel- whether as an employee or as your own boss- can provide. But, if not now, when? Won't I regret holding tight to my comfort zone later on in my life? And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.            I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. I took a theater class in my B.A. and the professor there said that there is "solution" for a dilemma. You just pick one side and go along with, despite its inherent disadvantages. As for me, I have yet to fully choose my path in life.