01/13/2026
What’s for Dinner?
(A question I’ve been sitting with for 8 months)
For the past eight months, I’ve been on a deep dive into my own choices — how I eat, how I push, how I override, and how all of it has shaped my health.
One thing has become very clear: Food is not just fuel. It is foundational to recovery.
Many of you have noticed a shift in the café — and it’s intentional.
Not trendy. Not restrictive.
Just food that supports the body instead of working against it.
And that brings me to the question we all face — every single day:
What’s for dinner?
Not as a lifestyle debate, but as a real-life moment. At the end of long days. On tight budgets. With tired bodies and hungry families.
So here are a few simple, honest tips — not perfection — just ways to make this question a little less heavy.
A simple rule that helps
Every meal only needs three things:
Protein – to steady blood sugar and support energy
Something grounding – vegetables or starch
Something comforting – flavour, warmth, familiarity
If those three are present, the body feels safer — and healing can happen.
Three ways to make dinner easier (and calmer)
1️⃣ Cook once, eat many times
Choose one protein for the week: roasted chicken, slow-cooker beef, lentils, chili, tofu — anything that works for your family.
That protein becomes: tacos, bowls, wraps, stir-fries, leftovers.
Fewer decisions = less stress.
2️⃣ Build-your-own meals
Put everything on the table and let people choose: protein, carb, vegetables, sauces.
Less pressure.
Less arguing.
More listening to the body.
Frozen vegetables count. Always.
3️⃣ Keep “emergency dinners” on hand
Some nights need ease, not effort: eggs and toast, soup and grilled cheese, yogurt and fruit, leftovers and butter.
These meals are not failures.
They are regulation meals.
Why this matters
We live in a culture that encourages quick fixes and treats illness as weakness. But the body doesn’t heal through pressure — it heals through consistency and care.
Every nourishing meal is a quiet vote for:
steadier energy
calmer nervous systems
healthier patterns passed forward
Not perfection.
Just support.
If this shift resonates with you, know this: You’re not doing it wrong. You’re tired. And you’re learning.
Sometimes healing begins with nothing more than asking: What’s for dinner — and how can this support us tonight?
And that, truly, is enough.
