The Last 2 Weeks

For those that don't know, the past 2 weeks have been crazy, scary, and full of anxiety. My husband was admitted into the hospital after going to the walk-in clinic with sharp stomach pains. He was there for 3 days. After running a bunch of tests including a CT scan, he was diagnosed with a severe case of diverticulitis, and a few things on the side.

As a result, he has been on more meds than we can keep track of, it's terrible, and terrible on him. I now have to change my whole thinking of food. He has been on a special bland, soft food diet and it's been hard to come up with things. Last night I did make a good vegetable soup with some jasmin rice that was actually really good, easily digestable, and something I would make again just because it was good.

We were never food junkies, but we weren't health nuts either. We were in the middle. We always stayed away from processed foods and made things from scratch, so I'd say 90% of the time, we knew exactly where our food came from. No packets, no premade, crap.

Now I have to step this up a notch. I have been thinking about how I could go about this without freaking out or starving myself. So here it is:

60% uncooked fruits and veggies.

30% breads, pastas, and any cooked deliciousness that we would enjoy.

10% proteins - preferably chicken and fish before red meat, and an occasional sweet treat and any fats.

Part of me is excited, part of me is dreading, and part of me wants to see how many vegetables I can put in my shopping cart next week. Instead of the regular 2 bags worth, I expect to see 5-6 bags of fresh fruits and veggies. Now, I also have a juicer, but that's a whole other post.