You are not alone! (As all of the other comments here can attest.)
I have a fast metabolism, and suffer flu-like symptoms any time I skip a meal. Even so, I try to keep my eating down to a couple of substantial meals a day, just to reduce the tedium of food prep and cleaning up.
Perhaps the only down-side of living in such a beautiful, isolated place as we do, is that we can't run out on the quick for take-out or fast food. There's one Chinese place that delivers here, and we've got them on speed dial. Their generous portions can get us through several meals.
But then there's the expense of food. There's nothing more depressing than shopping for groceries, a process which in itself takes a couple of hours. You get to the check-out line and discover you've got to pay over $100 for stuff that will literally be crap in less than a week. All that money, effort, and time right down the toilet...
I was ordering a piece of cheesecake at a cafe the other day. I asked the barista about the calorie content of the different slices, and then surprised her when I ordered the one with the most. (Godiva Chocolate, 700+ calories.) "Look," I said, "if I'm spending money for food, why wouldn't I want to get the most for my dollar?*
Obviously I don't obsess as much about nutritional content as you do.
A filling response, thank you!
I'm currently in the kitchen making a vegetable curry, and I'm a tully feeling ok about it as it will be spicy, and hopefully tasty!
Fast food is just terrible all round, you live in heaven being close to few outlets. I'll shall visit shortly to see if I can find out where.
Thank you also for the re-steem!
Thanks for the great read.
How about making a double batch of that curry and sending some my way?
I'd love to but it's heading to work with me tomorrow, I could mention it to the lady but I have to warn you she gets a bit vicious over food!