1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:21,159 Speaker 1: tip is to find a food that says vacation to 4 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: you and then make sure to savor and enjoy it 5 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: as a way to deepen your vacation experience. Longtime listeners 6 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: know that every summer, my family goes to the same 7 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: beach for a week or two, and pretty much every 8 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: day while we are at the beach, we go to 9 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: the same ice cream parlor at night. When we first 10 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: started going ice space trips out. But about three years 11 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: ago I decided, what the heck? People want ice cream 12 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: every night and we are on vacation. And now this 13 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: delicious ice cream helps say vacation to me. Well the 14 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: non dairy flavors they have for me and regular for 15 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: everyone else. It deepens my sense of pleasure and distance 16 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: from the routines of ordinary life. Maybe you have a 17 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,559 Speaker 1: similar food. It might be lobster rolls when you're in Maine, 18 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: or raw oysters at a particular beachfront restaurant in Florida. 19 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: Or maybe your vacation food is something you could have 20 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: any time and anywhere, but don't except on vacation. Cookbook 21 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: author Jenny Rosenstrauch writes about her family's tradition of getting 22 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: pop tarts anytime they grocery shop while on vacation and 23 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: no other time. It is just not a food the 24 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:58,559 Speaker 1: family buys regularly at the grocery store. Subsequently, she writes 25 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: that buying pop tarts on vacation reminds us that the 26 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: point of vacation is inserting happiness wherever you can and 27 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: getting as far away from your daily routine as possible. 28 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: I love the idea of finding places to insert happiness 29 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: on vacation, and food is a great one. Whether it 30 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: is place specific foods like my ice cream or a 31 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 1: lobster roll in Maine, or just foods like pop tarts 32 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: that you might choose not to eat at other times. 33 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: I bet you already indulge in vacation foods. Doing so 34 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: mindfully can amplify the happiness any time you are going 35 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: to the beach or pretzel rods your go to snack. 36 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: You may think that is just a practical choice, since 37 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: they stand up to humidity and even a little splashed 38 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: water better than chips. But if that is what you 39 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: always bring, then over time pretzel rods may start to 40 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: say beach to you, so notice that. Reflect on it 41 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: at the grocery store. I am buying pretzel rods because 42 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: we are vacationing at the beach. Narrate it to yourself 43 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: as you are packing your beach bag. We are at 44 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: the beach, so I've got to have my pretzel rods. 45 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: Reflect on it as you are sitting under an umbrella 46 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: and snacking. Hm, I am loving my beach snack. The 47 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: same goes for place specific vacation foods. Here I am 48 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: on vacation in Florida enjoying oysters. You can document that 49 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: first lobster roll in Maine and text it to friends 50 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: to let them know that vacation has begun. When you 51 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: pay attention to your vacation foods, you insert more happiness 52 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: and have one more reminder that you are on vacation. 53 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: You use more of your senses to celebrate, and that 54 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: can deepen the experience and make it even more memorable. 55 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 56 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 57 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 58 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions or anything else. 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