Become an Adventure Foodist

You may find that you are not adventurous with your food choices. Do you find yourself eating the same thing day after day, week after week and season after season? It’s so easy to stick to the familiar and not venture out of our comfort zone, especially when it comes to food. There is no better time than now to get over it and become an adventure foodist.


An adventure foodist loves trying new and adventurous foods. If they are fearful, they use their courage to face fears head on. An adventure foodist will try anything once. For the sake of healthy living, let’s focus on fruits and veggies, and not the fried kind. A colorful diet is a fabulous diet.


Now, as a newly recognized adventure foodist or adventure foodist in training, I challenge you to buy something new every time you visit the grocery store. Fall is here and there is a wonderful array of food waiting to be discovered by you.


You may be wondering if I follow my own advice. Well, as a recent, self-proclaimed, adventure foodist I discovered eggplant. I love eating eggplant, but I have always been intimidated by the big purple blob I see at the market. One day I just bit the bullet and bought one. I got it home and I must admit I just stared at it for a couple of days. Then, I did it. I sliced into this spongy mystery and sautéed it in olive oil, garlic, sea salt and course black pepper. It was edible…not quite the spicy eggplant I enjoy from the Thai food joint but the fear was gone. Later, I went online and found a recipe for spicy eggplant, which I will be testing in the near future.


When we choose to step out of our comfort zone, i.e. eat new foods, we grow. We take ourselves out of auto-pilot and begin living in awareness. Take this awareness with you to the grocery store and choose a new fruit or vegetable. Browse the produce section and research what you will choose in your next visit. Have fun with this and include your friends and family. You may just discover being an adventure foodist wasn’t as scary as you thought.



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