In regards to west Texas – that was one of my favorite parts of our trip so far. Did you go to Marfa? The art/hipster/blue collar/western town in the middle of nowhere. It’s one of my favorite memories of our trip.

But after five years of full-timing, for me, the biggest pleasures of full-time RVing involves eating local delicacies, like fried cheese curds in Wisconsin or Nan’s burritos at Stillwell Ranch in West Texas. Now, I’m a wanna-be vegan and many of these foods aren’t all that healthy, but I honestly feel that if I restricted my diet as much as I would if I wasn’t traveling, I would be missing out on so much.

So my culinary RVing adventures are a give and take. I don’t beat myself up for picking the meat out of Nan’s burritos, or chowing down on a Germane pastry from Nagelins in New Braunfels, TX. I just ENJOY IT, then move on and try to eat as healthy as I can otherwise later.

Today was a great example of that; we are in far West Texas where green vegetables are as rare as a rainstorm. I was bummed that I couldn’t even find collards here, but hey, it’s not forever right? As a full-timer, we have the option of LEAVING when we have a hankerin’ for healthier eats. So I did the “when in Rome” thing and bought frozen spinach, and a big jar of locally-made salsa and nacho cheese mix! Yum!

PS I’m awesome at replying to comments. It only takes a whole week. 😉

Meow cow could have been indulged- they have quite a pet section at TJs.

I am also sooo happy to hear about your sugar-eating going well! For some reason I thought that you were going to go back to your previous system, but I’m thrilled that you are having success and enjoying what life has to offer- sugar and all.