Day Five

We are just about to have a cup of tea (shared tea bag) as our last "spend" of the day.

Today's menu included -
Breakfast - Toast & Choc spread
Lunch - Soup & Sandwich
Dinner - braised liver & onion, swede & mashed potato - followed by yoghurt (and free rhubarb from our garden) & ice-cream

Mixed feelings today - I had to do the shopping this morning and that was difficult but have felt good throuhghout the day
Rachael had to resist being force-fed by her friends at college
Irene was tired and had a headache
We are all looking forward to tomorrow and a richer more varied diet.

We have already decided to make some changes to our diet - and thinking about other changes we could make.
we are going to eat less brands
we are going to have smaller portion size
we will use left-overs for lunches
we will have a vegetarian day at least twice a week

One reflection from me is that I have understood the importance of community meals - the more you share the more variety and choice you get - also it enables different appetites to be satisfied more effectively
The more you look after yourself with your own resources, the "poorer" you are.

We will have some more reflections later

If you've been following - thanks for your interest.