What food do you crave for when you’re under stress?
Dessert from Swenson
Depending on the level of stress I’m facing, they wrecked different havocs in my system. If I’m facing a moderate level of stress, I’ll start craving for “stress-related” food. If the stress hits a high level, I’ll lose my appetite and stop feeling hungry.
It’s the moderate level of stress that had led me to start hunting for chocolates, chips, and ice cream in my refrigerator. It was only then that I realised that I’ve “cleaned out” my supply of chocolates a few days ago. There was nothing around the house which I can mildly link to “snack” or “stress-related food”. That was until I spotted a tin of milo in one of the cabinets.
Never underestimate the therapeutic power of binging on Milo powder. There’s a very feel good feeling when you’re sitting on your sofa, hugging that big can of Milo powder, and scoping it into you mouth. At that moment, it really makes you start wondering why Milo is a drink and not a snack.
Cheese fries from KFC
The ultimate food that I crave for when I’m feeling the brunt of stress is potatoes. Chips, fries, roesti, baked potato, potato salad, or basically anything that can be prepared with potato helps me to release the pent-up stress in me. Chocolates and ice-creams pale in comparison to their ability in helping me to curb that stress.
Another food that I’ll crave for is Fish and Chips. It’s no wonder that recently, I’ve been patronising the Western food stall in my canteen so often.
I shall admit, I’m a big comfort food lover.
So what do you crave for when you’re feeling the hateful thing called stress?
I will crave for a huge bowl of piping hot Mee Sua Soup with some egg and smooth slices of fish cooked by mum. The hot soup plus the silky Mee Sua is really super comforting for me!
Ice-cream with lots of chocolate chips! Also, ice-blended coffee. Hehe~
hmm…looks like carbs and sugar is ur destressor.. mine…clear soup and a good book…relax and have a nice cup of hot choc or MILO
lolz, scooping spoonfuls of Milo powder straight into the gullet is a new one for me (sounds interesting, like a major Milo dinosaur without the liquid)!
When i was doing my degree, I snacked all day long while cooped up in the library / study room stressing over textbooks and notes.
During that time, I will always be snacking on Ovaltine biscults, soon kueh, chee cheong fun, or (yam) kueh, all kinds of bao (tao sah, chicken, lian yong, vegetable), hotdogs , curry puff and onde onde. And all these are just from the canteen.
If I were to go to the Uni co-op, I would be buying stuff like Meiji’s chocolate panda biscuits, Oreos, Chips Ahoy, Hersheys Cookies and Cream, Ritz cheese filling crackers and butter toffees.
Those were the days.
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