Pizza, Sushi and why I love No-S

[NoelFigart]

While my family and I don't go out to eat very often, we do sometimes of a Friday night.

My husband, son and I all enjoy pizza. My husband and I are also sushi fans, which my son is not.

So, if it's my son's choice, we go out for pizza. We did it tonight. No-S makes going out for pizza pretty cool. See, we went out and I had a slice.

A slice...

One slice.

I know, that's dramatic. But it's the second time I've had pizza in the last couple of months, and yes, while I really enjoyed it, a single slice seemed an appropriate-sized meal. It's late in the evening and while yes, I am sipping a martini, I'm not feeling like I didn't have enough dinner, I didn't eat a salad WITH the pizza or anything like that.

Salad with pizza bad? Well, if both the slice of pizza and the salad fit on the plate, of course not. This was at a restaurant and the slice was pretty big. Nothing else fit on the plate without crowding.

I like the fact that I'm not eating more to get the halo effect ("good" food eaten in conjunction with "bad" food making the "bad" food okay). It's nice to have a damn slice of pizza without feeling like I have to make up for it somehow, or go through contortions to make it okay.

I never felt that way about sushi. Sushi was "okay" in my mind. "Healthy". Sure, it's a reasonably healthy meal, mind. But I'd never eat MORE of something ELSE to make it okay, if that makes any sense.

In real life? I eat a wide range of dishes. One day I might have a salad (god, I'm looking forward to spring and summer vegetables this year!), another day, meat and potatoes, and other day a stir-fry. I don't need to throw a halo of goodness around anything, because I DO eat a wide variety of food.

It's a little funny to me though, that I'm mentally classifying a single slice of pizza as normal. I can promise you that this is really different for me.

[Reduk74]

Well done....I do not think that is dramatic at all. I think you deserve a bravo for overcoming one of your obstacles.

One slice of pizza is a big deal and you deserve to feel proud of yourself!

[NoSRocks]

I echo what Reduk said, too, Noel! I think to go out and eat one slice of pizza is amazing! A great achievement. I always eat around 3 or 4 large slices in a restaurant - even on an N Day! (Mostly just to please other people if you know what I'm saying )

[tobiasmom]

Thanks for this post. I, myself, would have put some salad on the plate for the exact reason you mentioned...to make the bad food "seem" better. That's not what this is about. It's about a variety of food on ONE PLATE. Period.

Thanks!

[BrightAngel]

NoelFigart, Way To Go !!!

[clarinetgal]

Yes, way to go!