Frozen Solid

Yesterday I had to suffer a grave disappointment. *keys dramatic music* My juice was still frozen solid at lunch. This meant I had to either forage through the work fridge (HAHA) or go out and get something to eat. I was also short on time and my office is pretty far removed from a grocery store. The perfect storm for a junk food fix? A month and a half ago it would have been.

Sad to say, McDonald's is usually my go-to for fast comfort food. It's close to work, cheap, fills the hole, and satisfies my comfort food cravings. Problem is I haven't had a junk food craving in nearly a month! I crave stuff I never ever thought I would crave on a regular basis; things like spinach, lettuce, red bell pepper, melon, strawberries, apples, ba-na-nas, limes (yeah, I don't get that one either,) and mangoes. I crave Mangoes and Macintosh apples all the time now.

I am also picky about food now. I don't think about satisfying my junk food roots. I don't think in caloric intake, or fat grams. I don't consider if its high carb or high in cholesterol. This could be dangerous if I was eating refined garbage food like packaged crackers, canned soups, white bread, pastries, fast food, or drinking soda all day. Instead I consider where I may be able to find the most nutritious meal.

My dining options were: the crack shack (hole in the wall Chinese food that has a walk up window and no dining room,) 2 Mexican restaurants, McDonald's, What-a-Burger, or farther a field was Burger King or Blimpie.

I had a meeting in 30 minutes so Burger King and Blimpie were out. I also dislike both.

I am very sensitive to oil, what kind of oil is used as well as how often they change it and use fresh. I can taste what has been cooked in it and if the piece of food smells of it I can't eat it. That alone took the crack shack and one of the Mexican food places. I haven't eaten their food in 3 years because it last smelled and tasted like fried cabbage. I am not a fan of cabbage, cooked or raw. Fast food was out because well, its loaded with sodium even when I order my fries without salt. That left one of Mexican food place that makes their own beans and their own tortillas. While a bit greasy, they do give you a good portion for a fair price.

I ended up with Chicken Tacos. They were ok.  The beans on the other hand were well worth it. Real beans, cooked nice and slow.

Lesson learned: I will thaw the juice on my desk if I take the juice out of the freezer that morning.I will not put it in the fridge and think it will be thawed in 6 hours. And Beans are a much better idea then tacos.