My taste buds have definitely woken up after a long sleep! I can't believe it. I think it's definitely a positive side effect of this WOE.

I used to be a major salt freak -- salt on everything. Couldn't get enough. Now I barely ever add salt to my food.

And I can really taste the natural sugars in food. I never realized how sweet peppers are! And onions! I made a sauce that had onions (not much either) in the base and it tasted so deliciously sweet.

I believe all the sugar we were eating with our old habits really made it hard for us to taste the natural flavours of food.

This has been one of the best effects for me -- really enjoying food again and tasting all the wonderful things that are out there.

To me, the thought of pasta or a potato seems so bland now compared to all the other tasty things I can eat. (Wish I could say the same about chocolate Thank heavens for the peanut butter cup recipe to satisfy that particular need!).

K.