Eating

Sometimes we eat when we’re hungry
Or else when we’re just in the mood,
But everyone’s habits are different
In how we relate to our food.

There are 3 meals-a-day folk as well as
The ones who skip breakfast or lunch
And grazers who nibble for most of the day
Or snackers who in-between munch.

There are people with junk food addictions
And those who shun pork, beef or fish,
While the gluten or carb-free among us
Pay attention to what’s in each dish.

As for sweets, that’s a whole other story – 
When you think about ice cream or pie
Or the various candies and chocolates
Without which some could never get by.

Just consider your own way of eating
With the foods you enjoy or you sneak
And you’ll realize, if you broach the subject,
That our diets are all most unique!
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Date: 3/4/2022 12:15:00 PM
Congrats on POTD. Have you been studying my eating habits? "There are people with junk food addictions" - this is me!
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Date: 3/2/2022 6:25:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD! This was an interesting poem, enjoyed. Blessings ~ Debra
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Date: 3/1/2022 6:16:00 PM
"Everyone’s habits are different, in how we relate to our food." So true. Such a delicious dish that you have placed before us. Congratulations Ilene, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Brandy
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:21:00 PM
thank you for that lovely comment, brandy!
Date: 3/1/2022 4:55:00 PM
a delightful read, something for everyone to relate to, and a positive affirmation of each person's uniqueness... congrats for potd!
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Date: 3/2/2022 12:21:00 PM
hey john! so nice of you to drop by! i always love hearing from you...
Date: 3/1/2022 4:34:00 PM
Ilene. congratulations on POTD, wonderful!
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Date: 3/2/2022 12:20:00 PM
thank you, tania!
Date: 3/1/2022 1:20:00 PM
Hi Ilene, Just had to come back and congratulate you on the POTD. A great piece!
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:20:00 PM
much appreciated, gordon!
Date: 3/1/2022 11:02:00 AM
It gave me a lot of food for thought! Enjoyed your POTD, congratulations! Rob
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:19:00 PM
i like your comment, rob! thank you!
Date: 3/1/2022 10:51:00 AM
Dear Ilene, I love your poem! As I grow older, I eat what I want :) Congratulations on POTD!
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:19:00 PM
thank you, ann! i also eat what i want, despite articles written to the contrary...
Date: 3/1/2022 8:44:00 AM
Ilene, I believe life is too short to not eat what you enjoy, wonder poem and congratulation on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor ~Constance
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:18:00 PM
thanks, constance! i agree whole-heartedly with eating what we enjoy, as long as we don't pig out on it...
Date: 3/1/2022 8:10:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. A wonderful write. Now let's eat. Have a great/blessed day writing away...................
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:17:00 PM
ha! thank you, paula! wish we could have a souper buffet and get to meet in person...
Date: 3/1/2022 7:31:00 AM
Ilene, my heartiest congratulations on your P.O.T.D. I liked it even better the second time around.
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:17:00 PM
hey milton! a heartfelt thank you!
Date: 3/1/2022 7:14:00 AM
When Jesus said we had to pick up our cross and deny ourselves daily, are we sure He knew about ice cream? lol, the struggle is real! Enjoyed the poem!
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:16:00 PM
thank you, jeff! to me, ice cream is a daily necessity!
Date: 3/1/2022 6:43:00 AM
Hi Irene, Congratulations on getting the poem of the day. Enjoy the day. Have a nice day-Alexis
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:15:00 PM
thanks for reaching out, alexis!
Date: 3/1/2022 6:35:00 AM
Congratulations ilene on your POTD honors! I thoroughly enjoyed reading your food for thought!! Happy Tuesday !
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:15:00 PM
thank you, mike! much appreciated...
Date: 3/1/2022 4:26:00 AM
thanks, Ilene for continuing emphasis on dietary focus that we all have had as a New Year's Resolution. I am working on intermittent fasting, right now as a solution to insulin resistance. I allow a window of 6 hours when I eat two meals. (12 noon to 8 PM) and then I live on water and black coffee and stored fat the other 18 hours with walking 2 miles daily as exercise. Thanks for listening.
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Date: 3/2/2022 12:15:00 PM
thanks for the comment, reason! i think whatever works for each of us is what we should continue to do. i also walk for exercise...
Date: 3/1/2022 4:01:00 AM
Quite true.... ! Food habits vary from person to person. My husband is a 'who in between munches' ! Reading this, I gave a serious thought to the dietary habits ! Congratulations, friend !
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Date: 3/2/2022 12:13:00 PM
thank you, valsa! my husband is an all-day grazer and we like completely different foods. we do have dinner together, though, but don't eat the same things...
Date: 3/1/2022 4:00:00 AM
TABLE FOR ONE!!!!!!!
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/2/2022 12:11:00 PM
ha! thanks for reading!
Date: 3/1/2022 1:22:00 AM
I'm eating your words here and savouring them ilene! Congratulations on MOTD (Meal Of The day) Cheers - Gary
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/1/2022 2:37:00 AM
Thank you, Gary! Much appreciated…
Date: 3/1/2022 12:40:00 AM
You've made me hungry reading this Ilene, congratulations on POTD honours Tom
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/1/2022 2:37:00 AM
Thanks for your support, Tom! It means a lot to me…
Date: 3/1/2022 12:36:00 AM
It wouldn’t be too difficult to read far more than ‘diet’ into this brilliant poem, Ilene. A little voice in my head is telling me that that’s just what you intended. Either way, Congrats on a well deserved POTD. TERRY
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Terry Flood
Date: 3/1/2022 5:43:00 PM
Hmmm… French fries or salad?… No contest, French fries, hands down. ;-)
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/1/2022 2:43:00 AM
Ha! I find it funny how differently I eat from everyone I know, including my husband. I’m the only one of my friends who will still choose French fries over salad! Thanks for the comment…
Date: 2/28/2022 1:24:00 PM
A fine piece penned so well Ilene, indeed describing well all our tastes of food. Take care, G
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/1/2022 2:44:00 AM
Thanks for stopping by, Gordon!
Date: 2/28/2022 10:20:00 AM
Well said and done! Can not help but FAV this! Aloha!
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/1/2022 2:46:00 AM
Hey Rico! I always look forward to your comments. Thank you for the continuing support…
Date: 2/27/2022 6:42:00 PM
You've covered the entire buffet table, Madame Nutritionist! A visual feast! Thanks, ilene! :) gw
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/1/2022 2:48:00 AM
Not quite, Gershon, but thanks for the compliment - much appreciated!
Date: 2/27/2022 6:08:00 PM
Very well-written and descriptive, Ilene. Janice
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/1/2022 2:48:00 AM
Thanks for the shout-out, Janice!
Date: 2/27/2022 3:48:00 PM
Hello Ilene, we all have our eating habits. Right each of them different. Hugs. Enjoyyour evening my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 3/1/2022 11:15:00 AM
Hello Ilene, you are very welcome. Hugs. Enjoy your day.
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 3/1/2022 2:49:00 AM
Thanks for the visit, Darlene!
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