Awareness is consciousness!

By definition, to be aware of something is to "have knowledge of one type of idea that naturally fosters an awareness of another idea."  This very definition is what inspired me to start to blog about what I am most passionate about- FOOD.  That along with seeing my best friend start one herself and while reading, thinking to myself how liberating and healing it must be to place all thoughts, emotions, and motivations in a blog for others to see!

For as long as I can remember, I have always been passionate about Food.  I know I know, everyone loves food, but I also always remember being told that I was good about what I ate.  I was adventurous with trying new foods, always asking for weird things like liver pate, green beans, and even salad at 3 years old!  I think my mother must have known I was going to be an expensive child when I started asking for liver pate!

For someone who never had any boundaries when it came to food, learning last Jan. that I needed to eat gluten free was an extremely emotional experience.  As humans I believe we have an extreme attachment to food.  It is how we nurture ourselves, it keeps us satisfied when we are hungry, and makes us feel safe, so giving up certain foods and feeling as if I were limited in any way when I wanted to eat was frightening for me to say the least.  Thankfully, it is what I learned over the past six months that has continually reassured me that first off I am not alone! Secondly, there are so many options for new ways of eating for me! And third, being gluten free is just a shift in the mind just like any other change in one's life.  It doesn't have to be torturous, or miserable, however, it is okay to be upset, uneasy, or frustrated about it, and thus the gluten-free girlz blog is born :)