Less tummy food; more brain food

I've transitioned to a produce-heavy diet and conveniently, I'm now blogging mostly in one place. If you're interested in light paternalism, behavioral economics, or Buddhism, you might enjoy taking a gander.

Food experiments

• Yes, using fried-banana-smoothie in pancake mix is a great idea
• So is using it in carrot cake in order to make ultra-moist muff-a-lumps
• You know what else is good? Slices of kiwi tossed atop mustard greens and steamed. No, seriously. Put that, some hot rice, and sweet chili sauce in a bowl and say hellllooooo to yummerly.
• Also, notion: price of produce in Chinatown going up, so the fruit guy right next to my building is now cheaper than the food on Forsyth and Grand. My theory? Gas prices are going up, so thusly cost of food going up, and since the Chinese are better at math their pricing is more agile. !!!

Most crackpot bullet point above is clearly the last one.

Bad idea jeans

Alright, so, with the bananas.

For Memorial Day McFattery I bought some fried bananas to go with my fried chicken. I hadn't yet finished them off so this morning after my run I thought, "Hey, I'll stick 'em in this here smoothie with the choco protein powder and frozen strawberries."

Hmm.

This might have gone down fine when I wasn't running as frequently, but boy was it narst. I might be able to salvage in a pancake experiment I'm about to embark on (instead of 1 c milk, I'll do 1/2 c milk and 1/2 c smoothie), but I could taste the non-freshness of the fried banana. Blech.

I remember when during season for crew my sophomore year, I couldn't stand fried foods or even soda. All I wanted was to push cows out of the way and start chewing on crazy vegetable action. I would have two salads for dinner. The feedback recursive loopy algorithmic thing looked a little like

1. My body was healthier because I was working out all the time, so it was demanding healthier foods
2. So I started eating foods that were better for me
3. And then my body got even healthier

I think the converse / contrapositive feedback loop is probably similar:

1. One watches TV and one's body does not notice if you cram it full of ... fried chicken
2. So you keep eating ... fried chicken
3. And then you can no longer move from your spot in front of the TV

I suspect there are emotional well-being analogues too which I could blog about on OwnThePipes.com if it weren't already 9:00.

Mix it up!

I've been terribly indulgent as of late and have been going wild with smoothies in the morning.

1. Throw stuff into blender
2. Blend on low for 12 seconds
3. Blend on high for 12 seconds
4. Blend on low for 12 seconds
5. Return to step one

This morning's "stuff":

• Two crusty carrots picked up last night from the "about to rot" pile
• 1 cup frozen cherries
• 3/4 c frozen bluebellies
• Scoop of hemp powder
• 3/4 c cherry juice
• 1/2 c rice milk
• 1 knuckle of ginger

Ugh, these things are dericious.

Yummy

Turns out that one of my favorite Thai dessert thingies is also a Cuban expression that means, loosely translated, cluster-f---.

arroz con mango

Mmmm, mmm. Sprinkle some condensed milk on that bad boy and you've got a ...

cluster-f--- with condensed milk on top

Fresh-squeezed orange juice

Amount of juice one can extract from three oranges using a run of the mill $14.99 juicer from Rite Aid: One cup

Amount of love expressed in this simple act of treating oneself with kindness: Buckets

How Sweet It Is

My review of their chocolate caramel tart with sea salt.