Tuesday, January 11, 2011

So... the food issue.

It's kind of appalling, what I've been eating.

Yesterday lunch was two scoops of Baskin Robbins ice cream in a waffle cone.

Macaroni and cheese. Entire pizzas from Trader Joe's. Candy. Noodles. I'm allowing myself to be steered by the symbiote - baby gets what baby wants unequivocally (until she's on the outside), and already our tastes are wildly different.

Now I'm ready to think about eating clean again. Everything I've read overwhelmingly suggests that food should be prepared in advance and stashed in the freezer for the first critical weeks when I'll be sleep deprived and unable to accomplish even the smallest household tasks. So, I'm approaching this like Burning Man - freeze your goulash flat! Heat and serve during sunrise, after you've been awake for 30 hours and you're maybe still kind of hallucinating. Eat while standing, possibly naked, almost certainly spattered with substances you can't identify.

Suggestions? Here's the rules:

*Wheat free
*High fat and protein to carbohydrate ratio - for instance, a curry that can be served over 1/2 c of rice, instead of a risotto that is basically rice with stuff in it.
*Cheap is good. We like cheap.
*Meat ok, but not required.

It doesn't have to be gourmet, and the easier to assemble the better. Your thoughts?

Edit: Recommendations for snacks and fingerfoods are welcome too! Not so huge on powerbars etc. Better ideas?

1 comment:

  1. Pre-mixed plumpinut.
    Yogurt cheese + turkey slices.
    Bacon-wrapped goat cheese balls.
    Celery with almond or sunflower butter.
    More plumpinut!
    Stick of butter (what?! am i the only one who snacks on these?)

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