My Dietary Supplements, Between Shifts, Terraces and Real Meals

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I have never identified with overly rigid discourse around food. In LaBouffe, I prefer to talk about what life is really like: changing schedules, meals eaten between shifts, cravings that vary depending on fatigue, the weather, or the people around us. Since I am a waitress, my days do not always follow an ideal rhythm, and that is precisely where dietary supplements make sense to me. I do not see them as a magic solution, nor as a substitute for real cooking, but as a discreet, almost invisible support that helps me stay on track when my meals do not always resemble a perfect model. I like eating with pleasure, without kidding myself. A good simple dish, a colourful plate, a coffee on a terrace, a piece of fruit grabbed on the go before rushing to work—those things speak to me far more than a rigid eating routine. Dietary supplements fit into that same logic: they accompany my everyday life without directing it. When I feel that my days are long, that I am moving around a lot, or that I skip a proper meal, I prefer a flexible, attentive approach that respects my rhythm. It is not about compensating at all costs; above all, it is a way of staying in tune with myself, with that dependable lightness I try to keep in every part of my life. What I like about this section is precisely the balance between taste and usefulness, between the pleasure of eating and the reality of the body, which has needs too. I can go from an improvised lunch to a movie night with a slightly more substantial plate, then to a photography walk by the water, and I realise that my eating habits often follow my energy in the moment. Dietary supplements then become a simple, almost intimate gesture that helps me move through these variations without becoming rigid. Ultimately, I like this idea of living, attentive, never austere cooking, where we seek less perfection than the right harmony between what we like, what we experience, and what we truly need.