In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt:
“32 Flavors.” (Vanilla, chocolate, or something else entirely?)
Unfortunately I won’t get to taste 32 flavors in the near future, certainly not of ice cream. I’ve started on the usual New Year’s resolution of dieting. After a few years of having thyroid problems, my meds are finally straightened out, but my weight is now up. I decided to try Dr. Oz’ Total 10 diet— which really is just a tweaking of the South Beach diet (on SB, I lost a lot of weight 9 years ago, so I know it works). …So I don’t get 32 flavors of ice cream…but I do get a smoothie every morning. I mostly do berries and banana, but sometimes add greens.
The Dr. Oz diet allows a small amount of the grain Quinoa because it is a complete protein. Quinoa tastes bland, but has the consistency of figs—without the sweet taste, kind of like chewing a mouth full of tiny seeds.
So no 32 flavors for me 😦 I don’t really crave ice cream, but more salty snacks like potato chips. To satisfy that craving, I’m allowed nuts, but since I tend to eat too much of them, I took a trip to Trader Joe’s for some low carb snacks. The photo to the right is the result of my trip. Left to right: Brown Rice/Quinoa Spaghetti tastes just like regular wheat pasta. If you are gluten free, I highly recommend it. Cruciferous Crunch Medley has shredded cabbage, Brussel sprouts, broccoli, and kale. I roasted it with olive oil, salt and pepper (in the pan at the bottom of the photo) but I think it would be better as a slaw or stir fried. And last, Crispy Broccoli Florets: The package does not tell you how it got crisped, but seems to be freeze dried (?). It actually is not bad as a salty snack substitute. The whole bag is listed as one serving (220 calories) but I can only eat about one third at a time.
As they say, “don’t do something today, you will regret tomorrow.” So right now I’m going to skip the ice cream (and the potato chips) and stick to my broccoli.
Have you ever tried making your own Kale chips? I find those satisfy my need for something crunchy/salty. 🙂
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I just bought kale to make kale chips–kale is the new black!
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