A Matter of Taste

I remember as a child, (and also as an adult) buying a bag of mixed candy, whether it be jelly beans, taffy, or candy bars, and picking out my favorite ones to eat first.   They tasted soooo good!  After they were all gone, I would pick my second favorite kind and would munch on them til they were gone.  Over the next few days, this would continue until there was only one kind left in the bag...you know what I mean...the "yucky" ones that no one likes.  Amazing how that last flavor of candy starts to sound good to you when there is nothing else left in the bag.
This morning, as I was thinking of what to have for supper this evening, I thought of the turkey meat that we had in the refrigerator and of how tired we are of eating turkey, ham, bacon...the meats that Tom can buy from the meat plant store that he works in.  I yearned for old fashioned "hamburger" meat...something that doesn't come from a pig.  It didn't take but a few seconds of this before I was shaming myself.  I started to see those people who have no food to eat or those who wonder where their next meal will come from.
It was this that brought back the candy incident.  I realized that food is highly overrated!  While it should be only for nutrition (and some enjoyment I guess), I could see the many times that I had pushed food away because we had another food that was more appealing at the time....But when it was down to only that kind of food, it sounds pretty inviting.
So I have chosen to try an experiment...now anyone who knows me knows that I usually can't follow through with my experiments, but they sound good on paper.  For one week, I am going to try to eat the foods on my plate that I don't care for first.  I am going to try to get into the state of mind that food is for nutrition and not to just scarf down the things we like first, only to eat the rest later.  What do I want to accomplish by this?  I want to learn to appreciate food for what it is...a source to help us stay alive.  Also, I want to quit being so picky and to think more of those who don't have always what "sounds good" to them. Hopefully, I can extend this more than a week...we'll see.  Here goes nothing!!!