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Non-dairy creamers

Taste testing went down over the summer (I know, I know, that was so long ago!) and I’m ready to offer you my thoughts on the variety of mainstream non-dairy creamers on the market.   Ready for reviews?    Wild Wood soymilk creamer Pros: plain flavor didn’t distract from coffee/tea thick texture mixed well with beverages organic (but not advertised as such – oddly enough?) low sugar content (1 g per serving) no sodium Cons: long ingredient list after soymilk (maltodextrin, tapioca starch, etc.) lacking in flavor (it was more bland and less soy tasting… Read more >

The whole day

I had to divide this into eight (8!!) portions to grind. 16 ounces of Starbucks Christmas blend later I had grounds from wall to wall in the kitchen and my hands were permeated with the delicious aroma of java. Good thing you can’t absorb caffeine intradermally. Or can you? I just found out our apartment in Buenos Aires has a coffee maker. I’m SO looking forward to Argentinean roasts. Can you tell my one-track-mind is completely vacation focused? I still have a couple more work shifts, so I’m doing everything I can to keep my… Read more >

Operation Elimination

Prepping for the “elimination phase” of the FODMAPS diet was a bit daunting at first.  I found myself looking up individual foods constantly to see what their chemical structure was (and if they contained FODMAPS).  But once I started to get the hang of it, I came up with lots of meal ideas. My meals will continue to be plant-based, but I want to try and make this as helpful as possible for all my fellow IBSers, so please note, the starred (*) items are for those who aren’t vegan. FODMAPS free grocery list Fruit… Read more >

Jetlag with a side of chocolate

I am back in LA, even though I have yet to finish recapping my time in NYC. We got back late the other night, so I figured with the time change I would sleep in a bit more than usual.  Wrong. I got a bunch of random errands done in the morning though, which meant when my sister arrived at 11 for brunch I wasn’t a total scatterbrain.  This is the sister who has been traveling the world for the past 6 months…and she’s only been back for a week, but has already booked a… Read more >

Nighty night

Soooo, I’m back on night shifts for the week.  🙁 In an effort to get my sleep schedule as off whack as possible, I stayed up ‘til 1 am on Monday night and slept in ‘til 9 am on Tuesday. I had big plans to watch the US Open all day long, but the NYC weather didn’t get the memo. Instead I had tea with almond milk and continued my Ally McBeal marathon.  Livin’ large guys. Breakfast: quinoa with strawberries, bananas, cinnamon and peanut butter Since starting out on the low FODMAPS journey, I’ve been… Read more >