So I've been struggling with what to eat.

Trader Joe has sou vide chicken thighs that are not fried nor fatty, and are pretty tasty as a quick protein. Can you eat noodles or rice or bread? I'm trying to think what vegetables you could eat. Peas? Lettuce? Spinach?

Today we celebrate the birthday of hippocampus! I hope it is a wonderful day for you, and that you have a year filled with delight.

My cousin has been following the low FODMAP diet, and it's a real challenge. She is one of the healthiest people I know. She and her husband are in biking groups that travel frequently, undertaking extremely long bike trips. She has a large garden, bakes her bread, and has been a vegetarian as long as I can remember. Well into her 70s, she looks fantastic. However, she has a minimal list of foods she can eat. She tried adding a tiny quarter of a garlic clove with her allowed veggies, and was in horrific pain as a result. She is doing what she has to do because the pain is awful, but as someone who loves to grow her food and create in the kitchen, it is sad.