December is often known for being the month of food. We go wild for it here in the UK. As someone who was once a big foodie, I know the precious tastes of mince pies, a full Christmas dinner and more. However, since my ED, I haven’t had the pleasure to enjoy them as much. Yet, this doesn’t mean that I haven’t been able to find some new foods to enjoy during the festive season and beyond. In fact, I found many new favourites! 

Over the past month, these five festive foods made my Christmas even more special. They are…

Asda Peppermint and Liquorice Tea: I’ve been adding tea back into my life in the form of my old favourites. I used to love the Pukka version of this tea flavour, however, I can’t justify paying over £4 for a box of them! It’s too much! These from Asda are just as good! I love to leave the teabag in for extra flavour, which has also helped to settle my stomach and IBS a bit. 

Christmas Dinner: Every year, I make a vow that I will have the Christmas dinner that me and my mum have planned. On the 25th December, I did just that and I am so grateful for all the help my mum gave me. I had stuffed butternut squash with mashed potatoes, all the veg, bread sauce, stuffing balls and gravy of course!

Cadbury’s Chocolate Coins: The classics were discontinued years ago, but they made a comeback and I was so glad about it! My mum got me some for my stocking for me to try and I am so proud of myself for not letting my ED tell me off about it. My head can get round a small bit of chocolate and so these will be a go down a retro treat. 

Morrisons Savers Crumpets: I find Sunday’s my hardest days of the week to eat. Yet, after looking in Morrisons, I was inspired by a childhood memory of mine to try and have crumpets again. When I was little, my mum would always give us a bath, wash out hair, put us in our cosiest PJs and then make us some crumpets with either butter, jam, Marmite or chocolate spread on top to have as a supper. I adored those days and so having the crumpets on a Sunday night with some apple on the side and marmalade on top was lovely. 

Aldi Fine Cut Marmalade: The previous food brings me onto the other new food in my life. Marmalade is something that I have wanted to have some of for ages. However, I was so scared to do so. I am fine with jams and honey, but this really terrifies me. Partly due to my ED, but also because I can’t stand bitter foods, which some marmalades can be. This is really pleasant though, with the perfect amount of sweetness to it. Great with cereals, on crumpets or bread and as a glaze, it is perfect lovelies. Plus, it is only 79p! A bargain!

What food did you discover or fall back in love with again in December? Let me know! 

Joey X