Day 55: Raw Power Will Surely Come Running To You

I think I'm getting decidedly lazy on the PCP. Well, it's either that or it may be that my taste buds are changing.

At the beginning of PCP, each weekend I would diligently steam a ginormous batch of vegetables to be used the following week. Between the chopping and the steaming, the whole process would take a couple or so hours, but by the time I was done I would have a huge Tupperware That's-A-Bowl full of steamed veggies.

Nowadays, not so much. Now I'm crazy into raw veggies, especially for lunch. I have been enjoying the crisp crunch of green, red, orange, yellow, and banana peppers over the past week and so far I haven't gotten enough of them. I'm weird that way. If I really enjoy something, I'll eat it for days on end. It'll take a while before I'll get tired of it.

It just boggles my mind. Before this program you could barely get me to eat a raw veggie. A cheese-covered veggie—sure! A cream-sauce covered veggie—absolutely! A deep-fried veggie—most assuredly. A raw veggie? Take that thing away and don't come back with it until it's thoroughly cooked and covered in goop!

Strangely enough, I'm enjoying a lot of things without any doctoring. I love my spices, don't get me wrong, but right now just give it to me plain. The natural flavors of the food is really exciting me. Give it to me raw!