Pescetarian

I have been eating so healthy here and I am surprised at how much I have enjoyed it. Last night I had wild salmon, rice and asparagus spears cooked on the grill. It was delicious. This morning my son made poached eggs with salmon and I have to admit the fish was a little too fishy for me at breakfast. I took it off and ate the egg.

I also learned a new word, pescetarian. A pescetarian is someone who only eats fish and vegetables. Actually I learned three new words, because when I looked this one up, it was defined with the words, neologism and portmanteau. I will never be a pescetarian, but I do understand the health benefits of it. I could, however, learn to eat more vegetables and fish occasionally.

I am trying to give my son the same courtesy I asked of him as a child and try the things he prepares. I have eaten things this week that I never even knew existed and, after forcing myself to try them, have been surprised how much I liked some of them. For example, quinoa is something the ancient Mayans ate. If I had known that when I wrote my little novel, I would have included it in the book. It is kind of a cross between bread crumbs and little crunchy cereal nuts and has health benefits you cannot imagine!

I would never force anyone to eat something they did not want to eat. In fact, I tried to get my children to try new things, but I never forced them after my daughter, who is the oldest, ate gazpacho under duress and immediately threw it up back up into her bowl. There are textures and tastes that I will never like and I believe everyone has the right to eat peacefully and without being harassed. I can remember sitting at the dinner table for what seemed like hours until I was forced to eat lima beans. I still don't like them!

But it turns out I do like a lot of things I never would have believed possible and I am kind of excited and proud about that now! My health would probably be greatly improved if I could both lose some weight and eat healthier, so I'm hoping to take some of my new discoveries home with me next week.