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What happened to my sweet tooth?
I've never had much of a sweet tooth, but of recent it's pretty well vanished altogether. I look at cakes in the bakers and none of them appeal any more.
This isn't exactly a problem, I hasten to add, just an observation.
I think there's several possible reasons (though people may think of others).
I've cut down my chocolate consumption to just one or two squares a day of Green and Blacks Maya Gold. That's a large reduction in what little sugar I consumed anyway. (To give you an idea of our sugar consumption, we probably buy a packet a year and that's mainly for visitors to have in their tea) I'd expected cutting it down to be difficult, but was surprised when it wasn't. I always save my chocolate moment for when I'm sitting quietly and I'm able to properly enjoy it. Before, I didn't take the time to savour it. Result - just as much enjoyment, for less chocolate.
The other most likely factor is the fruit and veg boses. A few months ago, we started getting an organic box of fruit and veg from Riverford Organic. What it means in practice is that there is always fruit and veg in the house without me needing to go down the shops. Result - we eat more fruit and veg. The box contains an unpredictable mixture of items. I've tried several things that I'd never tried before like Jerusalem artichokes and butternut squashes (both of which I like). Some of the organic items taste pretty much like the ordinary stuff (the oranges are often poor); some of them are really quite special. The potatoes are the ones where I've noticed the biggest difference. Riverford grow different vareities and some of them really have a fantastic flavour. I'd almost stopped eating spuds, but I'm a convert to them now.
Anyway, rambling back to the point. I think the easy availability of fruit helped me cut down on the chocolate. I also think that I became used to stuff which is sweet, but less suggary than your average cake/confectionary. I'm now at the point where I'm able to taste the sweetness in things that I wouldn't have noticed a few months ago. I've just taken to nibbling raw carrots these last few days - they taste sweet to me now. (It's possible that they're better carrots than the norm, I do seem to remember enthusing over them when we first got them, but my standards for carrots and flavour are now set at Riverford levels)
Anyway, if anyone's diabetic and wants yet another way to reduce sugar intake, I can suggest a box each of Riverford fruit and veg around the house as a possible aid. (When you have the veg there, you tend to use it, and all veg tend to have a low glycaemic index as well as anti-oxidants, etc.)
This isn't exactly a problem, I hasten to add, just an observation.
I think there's several possible reasons (though people may think of others).
I've cut down my chocolate consumption to just one or two squares a day of Green and Blacks Maya Gold. That's a large reduction in what little sugar I consumed anyway. (To give you an idea of our sugar consumption, we probably buy a packet a year and that's mainly for visitors to have in their tea) I'd expected cutting it down to be difficult, but was surprised when it wasn't. I always save my chocolate moment for when I'm sitting quietly and I'm able to properly enjoy it. Before, I didn't take the time to savour it. Result - just as much enjoyment, for less chocolate.
The other most likely factor is the fruit and veg boses. A few months ago, we started getting an organic box of fruit and veg from Riverford Organic. What it means in practice is that there is always fruit and veg in the house without me needing to go down the shops. Result - we eat more fruit and veg. The box contains an unpredictable mixture of items. I've tried several things that I'd never tried before like Jerusalem artichokes and butternut squashes (both of which I like). Some of the organic items taste pretty much like the ordinary stuff (the oranges are often poor); some of them are really quite special. The potatoes are the ones where I've noticed the biggest difference. Riverford grow different vareities and some of them really have a fantastic flavour. I'd almost stopped eating spuds, but I'm a convert to them now.
Anyway, rambling back to the point. I think the easy availability of fruit helped me cut down on the chocolate. I also think that I became used to stuff which is sweet, but less suggary than your average cake/confectionary. I'm now at the point where I'm able to taste the sweetness in things that I wouldn't have noticed a few months ago. I've just taken to nibbling raw carrots these last few days - they taste sweet to me now. (It's possible that they're better carrots than the norm, I do seem to remember enthusing over them when we first got them, but my standards for carrots and flavour are now set at Riverford levels)
Anyway, if anyone's diabetic and wants yet another way to reduce sugar intake, I can suggest a box each of Riverford fruit and veg around the house as a possible aid. (When you have the veg there, you tend to use it, and all veg tend to have a low glycaemic index as well as anti-oxidants, etc.)
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Because the pips get all over the place if you slice it up.
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