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• Brekky: 1 slice home-baked honey-bran bread w/ 1 or 2 tbsp. of peanut butter (avoiding dairy) with homemade grapefruit marmalade (too runny, but delicious–will use pectin next time). Coffee w/home-made soymilk; a little fruit: banana, apple, strawberry.
• Lunch: Prepared celeriac soup (just saute leeks in olive oil, cut up celeriac into 3/4″ chunks, same w/a couple of small potatos, add water, boil, then simmer till veggies are tender~30 mins., then puree in blender, add salt to taste. YUM). Had some leftover hummus and tabbouleh from last night’s dinner, w/a tortilla.

• Dinner: Made bean, pasta, and escarole soup (w/pretty white and  tan Sicilian beans  & escarole purchased from Tierra Farm). Had 2 bowls. For second course, had some more leftover hummus, tabbouleh, and a tortilla.

Now that I’ve elminated dairy from my diet for a few weeks, I must say I no longer get bloated after meals, nor do I suffer from indigestion.  My next dietary goal will be to limit my salt intake, to the best of my ability, because I notice dramatic water retention effects after ingesting too much salt.  For instance, after the Indian achar (salty lemon pickle) condiment I consumed last night, this AM my eyes were puffy, and my fingers had swollen to the point where I could not put my wedding rings on!