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today i went to the co-op and bought more weird foods.\u00c2\u00a0 here’s a list of the foods i got today that i’ve never purchased before:<\/p>\n
coconut water<\/p>\n
agave syrup<\/p>\n
baby bok choy<\/p>\n
hazelnuts<\/p>\n
gluten-free flour<\/p>\n
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forbidden rice (a short-grained, black rice.\u00c2\u00a0 i’m intrigued by this!)<\/p>\n
red quinoa<\/p>\n
agave\/ginger roasted cashews (a splurge, but i got a sample and they are soooooo tasty, and they’re on the “yes” list!)<\/p>\n
frozen wild salmon<\/p>\n
french green lentils<\/p>\n
whole dried figs<\/p>\n
wild rice (okay, i’ve probably purchased this at some point in my life, but i don’t think it was from the bulk section before.\u00c2\u00a0 probably from a box.\u00c2\u00a0 maybe even a mix…)<\/p>\n
i did not find:<\/p>\n
frozen passion fruit puree<\/p>\n
wheat-free buckwheat noodles<\/p>\n
i chose not to purchase:<\/p>\n
yerba mate (couldn’t remember if it was on the yes or no list)<\/p>\n
acai powder<\/p>\n
mangosteen syrup<\/p>\n
(both of these last two were in the “supplements” area of the store and both were above $15 a container for waaaaay more than i needed.\u00c2\u00a0 i’ll poke around for other recipes.)<\/p>\n
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although it was time-consuming (the store is not that large and it took me over an hour to pick out the ingredients i needed) and a bit overwhelming (so many labels to read!), i found myself excited to have an “excuse” to try out some new foods.\u00c2\u00a0 especially from the bulk foods area.\u00c2\u00a0 instead of thinking, “forbidden rice?\u00c2\u00a0 we’ll never eat that.” i thought, “forbidden rice?\u00c2\u00a0 once served only to emperors?\u00c2\u00a0 it’s not on the “no” list?\u00c2\u00a0 we should definitely try this!”<\/p>\n
also, tonight during dinner, mr. happy stuff and i were talking more about what’s actually on these yes\/no lists (apparently, i haven’t really gone into detail before.), and he suggested a few recipe ideas to add to the list.\u00c2\u00a0 hooray!<\/p>\n
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today i went to the co-op and bought more weird foods.\u00c2\u00a0 here’s a list of the foods i got today that i’ve never purchased before: coconut water agave syrup baby bok choy hazelnuts gluten-free flour forbidden rice (a short-grained, … Continue reading