What is food? Something that we eat, which gives us energy, which is healthy, which is tasty, which satisfy our soul!

However, this, really is a rare combination. Most of the time, food which is healthy is not tasty and food that is a total tongue-teaser is the most unhealthy one. This poses a problem of choice- choice of having a healthy food or to have a tasty food.

This might seem to be a simplest choice to make. Ideally, one will go for healthy, but practically it is next to impossible. For instance, "Fast". Usually one fasts to give stomach a day's rest, to detox body or to set digestive system back to normal, for its smooth and proper functioning and to stay healthy. But many interpret "Fast" as a day to have "Fast-Food"- Sabudana Khichidi, Sabudana Vada, Vari Thalipeeth, Shengdana Ladoo, Potato Wafers, Banana Wafers, Lassi! It is not their fault. And see, it is difficult to choose.

Another example, you go to restaurant. You order Menu card first. (Yes, the Menu Card-card that adds fuel to your 'healthy vs. tasty' confusion) While going through it, you eliminate many items. After elimination, you finalize few items- these are the "Finalists"-you got to choose one among them. Pizza or Palak Paneer, Nachos or Jalfrezi, Schezwan Noodles or Dal Baati Churma?(Meanwhile, your brain is totally reduced to Korma!)

See, choosing food is one of the toughest thing in the world. Though it looks easy to choose between 'healthy or tasty', mind you, it is not so. It is a trigger of the "Battle Royale"! This is a "Tug of War" between 'tongue and tummy' and the "Battle Royale" between 'heart and brain'. 

While you are busy choosing 'healthy vs. tasty', brain starts announcing how 'healthy' will give you essential nutrients and how 'tasty' will ruin your life. Heart is not behind- it will retort saying "happiness" too is an 'essential nutrient' for a 'healthy life'. It will further try to convince brain-"Arre roj thodi naa aisa khayenge? Kabhi kabhi chalta hai!" 

(Now, two issues arise-one is of your hungry, growling stomach asking desperately to feed it and second is aching head, because it is 'battling' and batting for 'healthy food'.) 

Brain: "Tongue is trying to enslave you, Human!"

Heart: "Am gonna click a pic of this #foodporn!"

Brain (starts super dose of philosophy): "Many out there are dying of malnutrition-both under-nourishment and obesity."

Heart: "Brain, bro, don't worry. I'll make Human run 2 kms. extra tomorrow."

Brain: "Tomorrow never comes." (simultaneously, it launches missile of a quote, which was somewhere registered in it.)"Many walk miles in search of food, while many others walk to digest food!"

BIG PAUSE. Heart seem to have got the missile right on the place. But heart has already succeed to turn rest of the senses-eyes, nose, tongue - hostile.

"HEALTHY.." shouts tummy, tongue says "Yummy!"- Needless to say tongue wins the "Battle Royale". Brain surrenders, heart celebrates merrily. And you, joyously munch on the bite of your Pizza with extra-cheese!