I wish I could remember, but I was 6 - I don't think my doctors ever gave me a real explanation, just "you have to drink this yellow stuff that tastes like cat pee....or some Gatorade...."
I tell you I have this theory. It goes where, you're the one who's not my sister. Cuz mom adopted you from a shoe box full of baby howler monkeys, and never told you cuz it could hurt your delicate baby feelings.
Dawn ,'Selfless'
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Jessica - Jun 29, 2010 10:08:27 am PDT #24213 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Toddson - Jun 29, 2010 10:12:21 am PDT #24214 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
When I was a kid and had any kind of digestive ick my mother would make me drink warm liquid Jello.
It took years before I could even think about even (semi)solid Jello.
Beverly - Jun 29, 2010 10:18:10 am PDT #24215 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
My kids had lactose intolerance, not diagnosed till they were weaned onto whole cows' milk. Their ped put them on "Jello water," which was Jello with twice the amount of water. He was concerned about the lack of calcium in their diet.
Apparently the amount of sugar and food coloring didn't bother him. We switched to half-strength juices, and re-introduced dairy slowly, and they did fine.
Ginger - Jun 29, 2010 10:20:15 am PDT #24216 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I try not to think about any form of Jello. Food should not wiggle. I was never a fan of Jello, but it probably didn't help that my grandmother served squares of plain Jello on limp pieces of lettuce and topped with a glob of mayonnaise as a "salad."
I find I have to dilute Gatorade, because it's so sweet.
tommyrot - Jun 29, 2010 10:22:16 am PDT #24217 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Who here drinks a lot of milk? I go through a gallon every 2 to 4 days. I use milk for my cereal and oatmeal but also just chug it from the milk container.
Maybe it's something to do with growing up on a dairy farm....
Vortex - Jun 29, 2010 10:27:56 am PDT #24218 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
my grandmother served squares of plain Jello on limp pieces of lettuce and topped with a glob of mayonnaise as a "salad."
throws up in my mouth a little.
tommyrot - Jun 29, 2010 10:28:48 am PDT #24219 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What is it with grandmothers and Jello?
Laga - Jun 29, 2010 10:32:06 am PDT #24220 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I can't drink milk straight uinless I have something insanely chocolatey to go with it. Otherwise the milk seems yucky. But I love cooking with milk, cream, butter, cheese.
When I have an upset stomach the best thing for it is ginger ale. When I was recovering from food poisoning in France they gave me ginger ale, plain yogurt and those sweet-ish table crackers.
erin_obscure - Jun 29, 2010 10:40:35 am PDT #24221 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
ugh, just the thought of drinking straight up milk makes me vomit a little in my mouth. it's more a texture (and viscosity) thing than flavour. But i do use it for some kinds of cooking where the flavours are too delicate for the funk of soy milk and rice milk is just a little too watery.
Jessica - Jun 29, 2010 10:41:25 am PDT #24222 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can't drink straight milk, but with a Lactaid I do enjoy the occasional milkshake or egg cream.