Food

  I have food issues.  Well, what woman doesn't?  I don't eat anything with wheat.  I try not to ingest anything with excess amounts of chemicals either.  If the list of ingredients is longer than my little finger, I don't eat it.  My 13 year old calls me a" hippie."  I have been called "crunchy" also.  This week I tried some new recipes.  Mostly Turkish food.  One of my friends is homesick for her Turkish food.  So I thought I would tackle it.  We had stuffed grape leaves, hummus, spicy spinach yogurt dip, and homemade baklava.  I could eat everything except the baklava.  Baklava is made with phyllo leaves, which has wheat in it.  But, my grandma used to make baklava all the time for us, when we were little.  I loved it!  So on Tuesday, I ate 3 pieces.  Wednesday, I had just a few aches and pains.  Thursday, I ate about 5 pieces. On Friday, the headaches started.  But, there were only 3 pieces left.  Of course I ate them all!!!  They were SO good!!!  Friday night, the aching knees started and then I could feel a migraine coming.  Before bed, I doused myself in peppermint oil.  That usually gets rid of my headaches.  I woke up Saturday morning, unable to bend my fingers, my head pounding, and feeling like I was going to puke.  Most of the day, I laid on the couch wondering why I eat junk??  Then remembering the wonderful taste and the sticky goodness of all the nuts and honey.  Oh my gosh!  So worth the pain!!!!  My husband asks when will I learn??  Probably never!  Sometimes it's worth feeling like crap!