1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 2: Today's tip is to find a food that says vacation 4 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: to you and then make sure to savor and enjoy 5 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 2: it as a way to deepen your vacation experience. Longtime 6 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: listeners know that every summer, my family goes to the 7 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 2: same beach for a week or two, and pretty much 8 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 2: every day while we are at the beach, we go 9 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 2: to the same ice cream parlor at night. When we 10 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: first started going ice space trips out. But about three 11 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 2: years ago I decided, what the heck? People want ice 12 00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: cream every night and we are on vacation. And now 13 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: this delicious ice cream helps say vacation to me. Well 14 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 2: the non dairy flavors they have for me and regular 15 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 2: for everyone else. It deepens my sense of pleasure and 16 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: distance from the routines of ordinary life. Maybe you have 17 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 2: a similar food. It might be lobster rolls when you're 18 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: in Maine, or raw oysters at a particular beachfront restaurant 19 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 2: in Florida. Or maybe your vacation food is something you 20 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 2: could have any time and anywhere, but don't except on vacation. 21 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: Cookbook author Jenny Rosenstrauch writes about her family's tradition of 22 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 2: getting pop tarts anytime they grocery shop while on vacation 23 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 2: and no other time. It is just not a food 24 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 2: the family buys regularly at the grocery store. Subsequently, she 25 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: writes that buying pop tarts on vacation reminds us that 26 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: the point of vacation is inserting happiness wherever you can 27 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 2: and getting as far away from your daily routine as possible. 28 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 2: I love the idea of finding places to insert happiness 29 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: on vacation, and food is a great one. Whether it 30 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: is place specific foods like my ice cream or a 31 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 2: lobster roll in Maine, or just foods like pop tarts 32 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 2: that you might choose not to eat at other times. 33 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 2: I bet you already indulge in vacation foods. Doing so 34 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:45,119 Speaker 2: mindfully can amplify the happiness. Any time you are going 35 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 2: to the beach, are pretzel rods your go to snack? 36 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 2: You may think that is just a practical choice, since 37 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 2: they stand up to humidity and even a little splashed 38 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 2: water better than chips. But if that is what you 39 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 2: always bring, then over time pretzel rods may start to 40 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: say beach to you, so notice that. Reflect on it 41 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 2: at the grocery store. I am buying pretzel rods because 42 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 2: we are vacationing at the beach. Narrate it to yourself 43 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: as you are packing your beach bag. We are at 44 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 2: the beach, so I've got to have my pretzel rods. 45 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: Reflect on it as you are sitting under an umbrella 46 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: and snacking. Hm, I am loving my beach snack. The 47 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: same goes for place specific vacation foods. Here I am 48 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: on vacation in Florida enjoying oysters. You can document that 49 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: first lobster roll in Maine and text it to friends 50 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: to let them know that vacation has begun. When you 51 00:03:55,040 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 2: pay attention to your vacation foods, you insert more happiness 52 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: and have one more reminder that you are on vacation. 53 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 2: You use more of your senses to celebrate, and that 54 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: can deepen the experience and make it even more memorable. 55 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 2: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 56 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 2: here's to making the most of our time. 57 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. You can 58 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: send me your tips, your questions or anything else. Just 59 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at Before 60 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: Breakfast pod. 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