When was the last time you tasted your food?

I know this sounds like a silly question but most Mom's and Dad's will chuckle (and secretly weep) when asked this question.

The last time I recall "tasting" my food was when my husband and I went out for a lunch date OVER 4 weeks ago!! Before that I would say it was probably a good year and a half since I "tasted" my food.

Now, this is not to say that I don't eat. The scale can certainly attest to that. As a mother of two, my main objective during breakfast, lunch and dinner is to get my kids fed. I always have a plate of food in front of me but I have no recollection of actually eating it. Between spooning food into my daughters 9 month old mouth or delivering bites of "gas" to my toddler as he runs/drives circles around the dinner table, my once full plate is now only filled with crumbs and my grumbling tummy has been replaced with a dull ache of heartburn.

I'm sure I will get to appreciate what food tastes like again but in the mean time at least I can see my kids are enjoying it!