7-17-13

Gee, I need to be a little more creative with my post titles, huh? 

Weight: 212.2
Fasting BG: 182

I made a fettuccine alfredo with the Miracle Noodles last night.  Um.  The sauce was great.   The noodles fully absorbed the flavor of the sauce.

However...

They were firm.  If you made regular pasta and it was this firm, it would crunch a little.  At least it didn't do that, I suppose.  I had a moment when I just gagged.  I don't know if you've ever experienced that sort of moment before, but I have.  It's not a "this food is really awful, and if you don't eject it right now, you are going to regret it" sort of gagging, but a "okay, I've had enough of this and I'm not swallowing anymore." 

I think I could get used to it.  Maybe.  I think I agree with one review I read on the product, which said that the angel hair was a little more palatable because it's so much thinner than the fettuccine and the uber-firm texture isn't as noticeable.  Unfortunately, where I thought I was opening both packages of the fettuccine noodles, I opened 1 fettuccine and 1 angel hair.  Of course, next time, I will get some gluten free or other supposedly carb-friendlier pasta and cook both (separately), so that if it makes me gag again, I can still eat something.

I also have 2 packages of rice.  The rice looks weird.  The first thing you are supposed to do is drain it, and the size of the "grain" is roughly half -- or less! -- the size of a real short grain rice.  I suppose I should start taking pictures with some of these posts.

Tonight is will be meal with carbs.  Meatballs and gravy over rice with a side of green beans.  I will cook some white rice for the rest of the family, but brown rice for myself.  (No, I am NOT ready to try the Miracle Rice.  Maybe next week.)

I had hoped for a beach trip tomorrow, but my daughter has dance class, so that's that.  We might hit the local water park, though.  I need some sun.  And some water.  I miss the beach.