Chocolate. (Day 42)

At small group last night, instead of chips and dip (which caused me problems last time) we had dark chocolate fondue with bananas and apples. Ha!! I can actually EAT bananas and apples! And the fondue was just made with dairy, which is fine, and dark chocolate, which I'd been meaning to test anyway. So I went for it, shamelessly globbing as much chocolate on each hunk of fruit as I possibly could. The bananas especially were heavenly

However, I wasn't convinced that I'd had enough fondue to really trigger any symptoms, should chocolate prove problematic, so I figured I'd better pick up some extra. Three minutes before the Harris Teeter closed, I ran in and grabbed the first chocolate I could find: a 60% cacao Ghirardelli baking bar. It wasn't even a real candy bar, and the cashier lady laughed when I ran up to the register, right as she was fixing to close down, with one lone hunk of chocolate, but I can't say I cared much.

Verdict? I seemed to feel okay this morning, after eating half of the thing in about five minutes upon getting back home.

I've got to make a grocery run tonight though - I've got several things I need to test out this week. Almonds are on the list, as are garlic, corn (re-test) and wine. I also need to start trying out other cereal grains, so I'm going to pick up some quinoa and some barley. AND some puffed rice, so I can get my cereal fix again finally. Lately, Harris Teeter has become a world of amazing possibilities - every time I go I get to pick out something I haven't eaten in 30, 35, 40 days. The simplest foods are suddenly the biggest deal. I'm testing garlic tomorrow. I've always loved garlic, but I'm planning on roasting a whole head of it and just eating it. I absolutely cannot wait.