The Eating Style of Oaf #2

               My family is the most ecletic mix of eaters you could find.  Being surrounded by such a strange assortments of palates is quite the experience.  Jack is up at three in the morning draping bacon on everything from ham to ice cream.  My baby sister isn't really a baby but only picks at what is put in front of her, and would starve if left to fend for herself.  My dad will eat huge meals and then forget to eat for three days.  My mom eats her way through different cleanses and fads.  She is known for her containers of chia seeds and flax powder, along with the jars of the latest antioxidant filled berry.   She always returns to her staples of survival--coffee and peanut butter.
                These different tastes have each influenced me in their own way.  I love my ribs and chicken, to the approval of my carnivorous brother.  I forget to eat and will sometimes wake up in the middle of the night with a hollow feeling in my stomache and realize that I haven't eaten anything since breakfast.  I follow my mother on her food adventures such as cleanses and different lifestyles, but with much less dedication.  I tend to alter the rules--last time I did the cleanse every day until five o'clock when I would give in to every  delicious food that tempted me.  Although I am impacted by my family, I also consider myself more of a social eater.
                Food tastes better in the presence of good company.  My favorite way to eat is out.  Out in the world. Whether walking around downtown with a bubble tea, or sitting at an outdoor table at a waterfront restaurant, food is better when I buy it.  I love the thrill of sliding my credit card in exchange for a delicious snack, or better yet--a drink.
            Drinks are my favorite.  I am obsessed with everything from spicy iced chais, slurped down in under 45 seconds to green tea frappuccinos.  I could live on an entirely liquid diet supplemented by only tapioca balls.  My eating habits get quite expensive, but I don't mind.  I'm young and free with few worries and I have all my life to make and hoard money.  For now I appreciate and enjoy what I have, and if I have only four dollars and a handful of change to my name I am going to spend it on a gingerbread latte.

Xoxo,
Grace