this morning i needed a pineapple-free smoothie. the tip of my tongue is sore, like it sometimes gets when i eat too much pineapple, so this one had little bits of leftover fruit from little happy dude’s snack yesterday (pear and blueberries), a plum, apple cider, almond milk, almond butter and some frozen blackberries.
lunch was a tasty tuna and white bean salad (i used tuna packed in water and great northern beans because that’s what i had on hand. i also added some cucumber for crunch. i recommend it!) with some rice crackers:
thank goodness i’d brought the crackers–i forgot to bring a spoon with me, so i just scooped up the salad with the crackers.
dinner was a new smoothie i invented that i love, love, love:Â pb&j! (okay, really it’s “ab&j” since i use almond butter, but no one would recognize that acronym).
here’s the recipe:
1 c. almond milk
1/4 c. almond butter
1/2 c. frozen berries (not strawberries, use more if you like a thicker, more frozen smoothie)
1/2 t. vanilla
pinch of sea salt
approx. 1 tablespoon brown rice syrup (adjust to your own taste)
this recipe reminds me of one of my two favorite milkshakes from when i was a kid. our family never made chocolate or strawberry milkshakes. our two milkshake flavors of choice were either watermelon or peanut butter. watermelon’s not really in season right now, so a peanut butter milkshake it is!
i had to chug the smoothie and rush off to work tonight (lego club. my job is rough!) and when i got to work, i began noticing that my belly was a bit unhappy. full of air and ouchy. i thought it would pass, but even when i went to bed it was still a bit uncomfortable. i began wondering if someone had accidentally put peanut butter in the bulk almond butter container i bought. or if the brown rice bread i’d had a slice of secretly had egg or some other “non-clean” ingredient in it. i also began remembering that this morning i’d had itchy, watery eyes (one of my classic allergy symptoms). what gives? if i were experiencing these symptoms on day 22, i’d be convinced that i was allergic to whatever “forbidden” food i’d just added back into my diet. but i checked and double-checked and nothing was new. point taken. even if i have strong “symptoms” i should probably not rely on a single flare-up to diagnose myself with an allergy or sensitivity. let’s hope i feel better tomorrow.
