Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Food Fixation

My children are extremely tired of cabbage. Although, in all fairness, I don’t serve it too often. But they’re tired of seeing a big bag of shredded cabbage in the refrigerator along with a massive container of cottage cheese. You see, I’m in the midst of a food fixation. Currently, I crave cabbage and cottage cheese for snacks—not together. I did try it once. It wasn’t pretty, or tasty.

I realize most people crave ice cream or cookies or salt and vinegar potato chips (actually, I crave those too, but I don’t buy the chips because my lips will shrivel up before I can stop). Before these current obsessions, I had a thing for Greek yogurt, which is basically plain yogurt mixed with white wine vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper. It was delicious. But Calvin complained that it smelled like a men’s locker room. And since I used to eat it in bed while we watched movies...anyway, I had to find a new food love. Enter cottage cheese. In my defense, this isn’t your ordinary cottage cheese. This is the Olympus of cottages cheeses, mildly flavored with the velvety texture of ricotta.

Currently, cottage cheese is pushing the cabbage out. Apparently, cabbage with balsamic vinaigrette smells just like a 19 year old boy’s athletic sock. (Do you sense a theme here? I do.) I have to admit that these food obsessions aren’t new, nor did they start with pregnancy. According to a reliable source (my mom), as a child I was taken to the pediatrician because my skin had turned orange. Why? Too much beta carotene. I had a carrot fixation. Speaking of carrots, I need something to replace the cabbage...

BTW, I'd love to hear comments about any of your food fixations, especially if they're odd.

10 comments:

  1. Any kind of meat is good, and so is milk. I also partial to Parmesan cheese. When I say meat, I'm including snails and calamari. Both are good, if you can get over what you are eating.

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  2. That's interesting what you said about carrots. I didn't know that your skin could turn orange! I guess you were turning into a carrot! You are what you eat!

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  3. So, if you've almost gotten over the cabbage thing, does this mean you'll start making normal salads again?

    Food fixations...hmm...well, I really like chili chocolate--the World Market brand; it's spicier than the Lindt brand.

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  4. Apples or clementines. I am afraid we are in a bit of a love triangle, I am torn!

    Grace Duke

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  5. Last year I had a jar of applesauce and a brick of sharp cheddar cheese in my fridge for snacking at all times. These are pretty much still my snacks of choice. Oh yeah, and spoonfuls of peanutbutter and chocolate chips.

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  6. Hard boiled eggs and red Jell-O, not together but side by side. Protein and sugar. What can be more balanced than that?

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  7. Hard boiled eggs and red Jell-O. Not together just side by side. Protein and sugar, what can be more balanced?

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