Wednesday, March 3, 2010

I am not mature quite yet...maybe later

Salad. It should not be complicated at all...unless you are me. I am a girl who likes a salad at restaurants. Yeah that is right,the kind of salad that has more calories than the hamburger. Well with going vegan and all,I have tried to be better about eating vegetables. I wanted to get more involved with healthy salads as well. I thought it would be no big deal. I thought wrong folks. Sunday I was at my parents house and decided to have a nice salad. I wanted it to have lots of greens and such. I topped it off with an organic raspberry dressing. OK now picture this,my first bite reminded me of a child taking cough medicine. I was groaning and saying how yucky it tasted. Honestly I was just trying to get through it as fast as possible. I knew I needed to eat it,but the taste! Oh that awful taste! All those greens shaped like leaves! It still haunts me as I write this. My parents were just watching,and laughing at me while I chomped on the darn salad. Today I decided it was time to try again. I CAN NOT JUST GIVE UP. What does not kill you makes you stronger,and possibly may make you dry heave if it tastes like grass. My salad today consisted of mainly romaine lettuce with bell peppers and cucumbers. Serious greens were in there as well,but not overwhelming. I took the first bite and...it was an absolute success! I was into the salad! I guess the moral of the story is that I am growing up and getting more mature day by day. Also I used the word SALAD a ridiculous amount of times in this post. Try to play a game with it and count how many times I used that word. Yeah that is a dare and not a threat. I am vegan after all. -Reina

6 comments:

Josh and Elisha said...

Girl- I have been having my own issues with salad too. I tell myself that I am going to eat it for dinner, but when dinner time comes I just can't stomache the idea. I have been eating sweet potatoes and stir fry instead. I need to be a grown up and get my greens in but even the thought of the salad is making my stomache turn. Maybe one day I can be like you and enjoy the vegan salad, but for now I am longing for some ranch.
-Elisha

Anonymous said...

Gil, I know salad is hard. It is never my first pick...or second...or third. You get the point. - Reina

Kayleen said...

You used the word salad 9 times. Do I get a prize? :)

Anonymous said...

Kayleen, I admire your ambition. However I can not give you a prize in this tough economy.-Reins

Anonymous said...

~~*Blue Adobe Grill in Mesa has THE BEST Salad EVER!!! We have got to go there sometime. Raspberries and nuts and lots of GREENS and a yummy dressing =) I'm craving one right now. I have always loved salads. Sometimes I eat 2 a day =) Boring, but it's good for you!*~~

vegan minus the flannel said...

Mons, I would love to join you at the Adobe Grill for a magical salad selection consisting of raspberries and greens. I am trying to make grown up choices!-Reins