Arugula, my staple, my salvation, went bad in the unopened
plastic bag before the “best by” date. Arugula is one of the diet’s “free foods”
which I don’t have to record in my journal. I can eat as much of it as my
heart desires—and my heart has never desired more than two full salad bowls at
a time. I couldn’t believe I was
undermined, “slimed,” by a bag of leaves!
The premature deterioration left me scrambling for a “free” food
to supplement my chicken breast dinner. In desperation, I turned to a frozen vegetable mix. A little olive oil, a little garlic, a few
spoonfuls of horseradish, some chopped red onion along with sprinkles of cayenne
pepper, and I didn’t have to open the sweet sauce that came with the veggies,
thus avoiding unnecessary sugar.
The stir fry was filling but required a watchful eye during consumption. I had to fish out sliced carrots and water
chestnuts--both no-no’s on the diet--from my plate and offer them to my
greatful husband.
Arugula, I await you in your inexperienced, youthful state!
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