A salad

Leafy goodness: The humble salad provides excellent nutrition PIC: BBC GOOD FOOD
Leafy goodness: The humble salad provides excellent nutrition PIC: BBC GOOD FOOD

A few months ago, in the last days of our autumn, I was standing in the queue at a fast food outlet in the city. It is unnecessary to disclose its name as the episode I am referring to could have happened anywhere else.

It was late afternoon and the best time to eat lightly. Ahead of me was a young woman, say in her mid-30s, elegantly dressed and with a pair of boisterous school going children, in identical clothes, likely twin boys. She could have been their mother or close relative I assumed.

We kept inching forward in the queue, immersed in our thoughts. Soon, her turn came and she made her order across the counter. I could not help but notice that it contained almost everything edible except vegetables. Shocked, but unable to restrain myself, I took my chances with her,

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