I am on Day 2 of a two-week low-iodine diet and HOW can people live without dairy or soy or whole eggs, or the algae-based thickeners which make life awesome! OH THE INHUMANITY. I swear both the chocolate chip muffins and the cream cheese in the break room are audibly taunting me!
I thought I would be all excited to cook'n'freeze lots of vegetable-y goodness and bake pan after pan of slightly indulgent muffins and cakes (no butter, no egg yolks, but sugar is allowed).
But alas, my days have consisted of:
- oatmeal
- fruits (I know, me! and fruit! and me, dependent on fruit!)
- nuts
- rice (limited amounts)
- potatoes without skins
- safe mom food such as dal, ground turkey (limited amounts), cabbage
- salad with vinegar & oil dressing, and the dreaded baby carrots
- coffee or pure cocoa with sugar
- hours of mental anguish over what the hell to eat
- hours of mental blahs because of hunger
- fantasizing about milkshakes and cheese
But now I've got a pile of greens at home, and in the immortal words of Kara Janx from Project Runway 2 -- all I want to do is smoke it. Why, oh WHY, did I ask for kale when it probably takes cream, cheese, or soy sauce, or an ungodly combination of all three to make it edible for immature palates like mine?
I really do adore processed foods. I mean, making your own vegetable stock! WHO DOES THAT?
Well, maybe Elisa Jimenez from Project Runway 4.
