Eating in a State of Procrastination.

        I feel there is a type of eating given less attention in the media these days. Procrastination eating, boredom eating, opening a fridge or pantry and just staring into nothingness until you realize you feel like a biscuit. Eating for the sake of eating and eating cause you need to distract yourself from the thing you should be doing.

A lifestyle so bountiful with snacks that quickly fix 3-thirty-it is, that we become obscenely engrossed in the fantasy of the fridge and the pilgrimage to the pantry. Total first world problem, but it still needs to be addressed.

Procrastination, to enlighten those of you less familiar with the abysmal behavior, is when you try with all your might to put something off by distracting yourself in any kind of way.

I cant tell you the amount of times iv found myself standing point blank staring into the innards of my household pantry. Loosing myself in a place of nothingness where all that matters is whether I’m going to bother with the toaster and go for peanut butter on toast? Or take the easy option and gauge on a box of shapes that never ends, finding myself moments later with an empty box and a bruised self-esteem.

Whether your putting off studying or doing an assignment, getting the washing done, or just plain bored. I think everyone has had an instant of eating in a state of procrastination.

The other day I was studying for an exam and I swear I blacked out- later finding myself preparing ingredients for rice paper roles, soaking my sheets and getting ready to roll them out. Whether its my ‘subconscious stomach’ trying to tell me that I'm hungry? (I wish) or just a tendency to eat my way out of any situation! I found myself food procrastinating. This happens allot. Most endeavors I make in this state are usually centered around food. Am I alone?

Many take procrastination in the form of facebook, going through and sorting cupboards, cleaning already clean bathrooms, washing the car, and the list goes on. But food is less talked about, don’t know whether it’s a guilt thing, cause how wrong it is for us to snack and feast at time of what should be deep concentration. But food procrastination exists. It is a real thing that needs to be addressed.  Speak up food procrastinators!

Recipe for my Procrastinating Rice Paper Rolls.
4 round rice paper sheets
1 Bbq chicken
1 Avocado
Cooked and cooled Rice noodles
Julienne Carrot
Julienne Cucumber
Mint leaves
Chives.
Sweet Chilli Sauce


Prep your veg, and cut up your chicken into thin slices
Assemble your rolls by soaking your sheets and laying out on damp cloth.
Follow the rolling instructions usually located on the packet. (if you place the mint leaf on the bottom and the chive so that it sticks out they can look very Profesh!)
Serve with Sweet Chilli sauce.