What’s the Time?

As I am writing this at 7.44, I would not eat anything at all. I can never eat before 8am and breakfast is often later. When I was commuting I would not eat breakfast at all. I would have a Breakfast Bar at work either between 9 and 10 if I wasn’t teaching or at the break in the lesson if I was. That would be it until lunch, although if I had a packet of crisps or cheddars I might dig into them at about 11. If someone bought in sweets, chocolates or fruit they would be put on the table by the staff room door I would generally grab something on my way past every time I had to use it! Work tends to be a snack filled space because the environment is often stressful and sometimes unpleasant and workers need something to make them feel valued at least temporarily.

Home can be a very snack filled environment, but I have a rule which I stick to very closely which is not to have a snack before midday. This is helped by the fact that I don’t have breakfast until around 9am, because I never feel like a full meal before that time. After lunch, I may have a handful of raisins or some biscuits, but I usually manage to keep to what I ate at lunch. By the evening I have had a full dinner and after dessert I don’t generally want anything else.

I have one big weakness, my wife’s baking! If there is a bun or similar in the tin I am very likely to grab one on a whim, but I know that as far as baking goes these are incredibly healthy. There is half the suggested amount of sugar and no preservatives. When I tell people that Janet only uses a relatively small amount of sugar they wonder if it just tastes bland. I can assure them that it doesn’t because there are sweet spices in the buns to give them a real hit of flavour. Today I am going to snack at least once because Janet has just baked a batch of mince pies which are my absolute favourites!!