food

it's almost been a week since i've been back. in some ways i feel like africa never happened...i'm not really thinking about it. i guess in some ways it's my consciouses way of dealing with returning.

i did have a mild 'episode' today. i went to the grocery store and ended up walking around, open mouthed, wide-eyed, for about 2 hours. it just seemed so intense. the size of the produce really scared me. the tomatoes were the size of my head - the apples too! everything was so shiny and perfect. i didn't see a fruit nor veggie with a blemish. everything was massive and perfectly shaped. everything was in tidy, orderly rows - how boring! and the variety - wow.

so many different types of breads, cheeses, sauces, cereals, shampoos and so forth. it was amazing. i had a few good laughs though. there are sooo many supplements on the market. it's ridiculous - truly truly. before i left i didn't question or even pay attention to all of the specialty foods/diets out there - gluten free, vegan friendly, organic, local, trans-fat free, calorie reduced, low-fat, low sodium, diabetic approved, no sugar added, no artificial colourings, low sugar, fair trade and so forth. we are lucky to have these choices. no only do we have MORE FOOD THAN NECESSARY, we can pick and chose how we want to eat.

i'm becoming irritated with the food culture in canada. we waste a lot. too much packaging is used. we are obsessed with low this, low that blah blah. i think we are so far removed from the land that we have no idea how food is grown - the time and energy that goes into it. it's just another commodity, just another thing we can spend our money on.