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  • How Food Can Inspire You While You’re Working

    Eating and working at a desk job seems like an odd combination, but some of us do it, so let’s talk about it! When you’re hard at work and need a burst of creativity, your food choices could be the secret sauce to creativity. Food is fuel, and what we eat can impact our mood and spark inspiration. Let’s explore how the right snacks and meals can bring some joy and excitement to your workday.

    First, do you have a stash of snacks in your desk drawer? For example, chocolates or nuts. If you’ve got writer’s block, a quick bite of your favorite snack might get your creativity going. Eating something delicious can be an instant reward, making mundane tasks more enjoyable. For example, one bite after each task is completed. I find the day goes so much faster when I can have a bite of a delicious snack after completing a grueling work task.

    Food is also a great opportunity to be creative and have some fun. Packing yourself some tasty leftovers from last night’s dinner or trying out a new lunch recipe can be your exciting reward for getting halfway through the workday. Some of the tastiest creations include putting together a lunch with a variation in colors and flavors, such as a salad. I also enjoy leftovers from a tasty dinner – a reminder of home.

    Additionally, food that feels like a reward is very motivating. I’ve made it through a long and dull day by marking out the hours with delicious items. For example, dessert such as a cookie. Or your favorite tea at mid-morning to break up the day. It feels almost like being a kid again, to be motivated with food and not just a paycheck! The best part is enjoying every bite after finishing a dreary work task. 

    Next time you’re looking to be inspired while working, take a moment to savor what you eat. Your choice of food can be just the thing to fuel both your body and your creativity and get you through a workday. (Especially on a Monday!)

    What are your favorite snacks?

  • What Foods Would You Like to Make

    What Foods Would You Like to Make

    Food loves company.

    For a recent company get-together, we experienced an Iron Chef-like competition. In case you haven’t heard of that show, it’s a competition in which you must use a key ingredient to make a recipe. In our case, the company was divided into teams, and each team got an ingredient to create an appetizer. 

    We discovered that the challenge was not everyone knew what to do with the key ingredient. That was related to the fact that we had people on our team who didn’t cook. (But the purpose of the activity was to have fun so a lack of cooking expertise didn’t matter.)

    The competition was held at a cooking school with plenty of ingredients, stoves, ovens, and tables. Our team was assigned blue cheese as an ingredient. Half the team hadn’t tried blue cheese or didn’t like it, so one person took charge and came up with a recipe.

    In the end, we made blue cheese with apples and nuts on a cracker. We were defeated by teams that had key ingredients such as salmon and another type of cheese. Of course, these competitions really depend on taste when determining the winner. The chef (and judge) thought our team’s recipe was too sweet, but a coworker liked the appetizer.

    In the end, we got to try the appetizers made by all our coworkers. The main course was made by the instructor at the cooking school and his team. Many coworkers thought the dessert was too sweet. (Again, food is so subjective and depends on individual taste.)

    In the end, it’s not just about the food. (Well, if the food tastes good, then certainly, you get a great meal.) What we remember is the time spent with the people we care about and the memories we create from the experience. 

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