My mom used
to cook up a storm for holidays but now she’s changing her tune. This Easter was a little different. Only roast
turkey--no added ham, no sugar and butter in the boiled carrots mashed potatoes and
turnip, and much much much less chocolate than in previous years. Yes I wrote she
used to ADD SUGAR TO VEGGIES!!
Since our family dynamic has changed, I see how much
my father’s influence on the foods we ate really affected us all. He was all
for meat and potatoes and only in the last part of his life he’d begun to enjoy
leafy green salads. He was also one for insisting on having desserts and lots of chocolaty and
salty snacks on hand at all times. This year, my mom baked one pie. One instead
of the usual five! I was amazed. She is now finding her way in nutrition and
realizing that food does not equal love. I can say the changes are making for a more
pleasant time at the holiday table.
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