Green leaves as a foundation – travel and health

07 Aug Green leaves as a foundation – travel and health

There seems to be something about travelling (for me at least) that brings health to the foreground of my awareness.

I am house sitting for two cats in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia and today I walked up to Puckle Street to grab some lunch. It was a wonderful adventure, because it was all so novel to me. As you would expect from a suburb in Melbourne there are lots of cafes and eateries, and I popped my head into a few of them to explore.

I wasn’t sure exactly what I felt like eating, except a Banh Mi did cross my mind. I did walk past a Vietnamese Roll shop, but I wanted to keep exploring.

In the end I turned down the street to where the supermarket lives and found a Lebanese bakery. Later I found out from someone walking past that it was new. They had all sorts of lovely pita pastries, and I was curious about the flavours of the Fajita Chicken pita, so I ordered it and sat outside.

As I was sitting there I realised that what I am really craving is a big leafy green salad. I started to think about the possibilities of having a shot of spinach juice alongside this pita pastry. And of course there was nothing like that on offer, and a salad would have cost $28 or something ridiculous, so I shut up and ate my pastry. (It was very tasty)

These thoughts reminded me of when I was thinking about providing recommendations to my Dad for eating in my neighbourhood in Collingwood. As I reflected I was craving a salad when I thought about what is on offer.

So today, I cut out the middle man, bought ingredients for a green smoothie. I was grateful to find that my hosts have a nutribullet, so I was able to make a beautiful leafy green juice for drinking after lunch, which is the perfect time for it.

The whole experience makes me realise how travelling can be the kind of experience that brings health issues I had been unaware of to the surface of my consciousness.

I am pleased.