My mom’s guttyworks have been all messed up for a while now—the doctors don’t know what to call it (or how to fix it) and when it first started, rather than keep puking she pretty much stopped eating. After doing a bunch of our own research, it really seems that the more complex the protein and more acidic, the tougher it’s gonna be for your body to deal with. Common sense, right? And because she’s such a busy lady, I thought I’d put together some quick vegan treats and shortcuts for her. So when she’s super, super hungry she doesn’t do something dumb and grab a piece of cheese. Ya hear that, lady?
After making the rounds to Whole Foods, Food Fight!, and Trader Joe’s, I finally have a well-rounded care package ready to go. Cookies, soup, gluten-free mac & cheese, hempmilk, cheddar-flavored crackers, and raisins (the miracle food). This should get her started and maybe keep her from wasting away.
That is so thoughtful of you! Its a shame you had to go to so many grocery stores to buy all of that stuff tho…
Um, she’s my mom. No matter how much I do for her, there’s no way I’m ever going to break even.
And all those stores are within walking distance. Ain’t no thang.
thank you daughter’o mine. It looks a little scary to me,but I promise to try everything. I am snacking on honey nut cheerios right now,but I have a feeling based on your theory this is not a gluten free item.
Nothing in there should be scary. The crackers taste like less-oily cheez-its, I kept a stock of the miso soup in my office whenever I forgot to make a lunch, and the vanilla hempmilk is almost like a dessert (and it has some really good fats in there for you). I threw in a gluten-free item just so you could see what happens, gauge your body’s response to it. Something’s gotta work for you so you can be strong and come visit.
get my map ready, because I will be there before you know it.
I totally grabbed a piece of cheese for snack last night! And, no, that is not a euphemism.
Well, Dave, you’re not my mom. Cheese is pretty tough on most people’s guttyworks. It’s a pretty complex food, with some tough protein to get at and a bunch of unkindly fat.
And since I know my dad doesn’t eat cheese, the fact that my mom mentioned she ate cheese means she bought the cheese for herself. So I’m giving her a very public finger-wagging. If she instead had a nutritional yeast-based cheese-like food it would be easier on her system and satisy that need for a cheesy-tasting snack. Plus it would boost her B vitamins, boosting her energy.
Well, I know one thing. You’re mom will dig the Clif Bars. I’ve recently switched from greasy ham & egg croissants to Clif bars for those morning commutes. I was surprised to find out exactly how filling those tiny things could be.
Aside from your arteries thanking you, the pigs, chickens, cows (butter), and environment thank you!
[...] 9, 2008 by vegtasticvoyage You might remember a bit ago when I mentioned a care package I’d sent to my mother in an attempt to keep her from puking up all her food. Well, [...]