Something forgotten.

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A food type I had initially started eating, on keto, if for reasons that really weren't true.  Chia seed.  Add hot water, or in my case now hot tea... or, really, add the seeds to the water or tea, possibly coffee if that seems sacrilege to me?  Or so.

I had, initially, been consuming it, in part, to obtain more omega 3s.  But... that isn't what chia is about.  It has the precursors to omega 3s, but very little actual omega 3, and very small portions of those precursors turn into omega 3s.  So, I backed away from it.

However, in rethinking foods to add, especially while I am freezing, I thought of chia.  Fine, it doesn't add omega 3s.  But that was just a possible benefit, not the whole reason.  As well, it is a reasonable food, and very easy to make.  Plus, the sweeteners I use, currently, don't cause diabetes issues.  Unless I fall clean off the wagon, as I have for the last few days.

What chia also does is thickens the tea, retaining more of the warmth of it, and keeping it going in my body.  Warming, and without disturbing diabetes.  A quick, easy, filling, warming food.  It reminds me of a thinner gruel, porridge, or such.  Oatmeal, or cracked wheat, or a number of other types of warm breakfast foods from my youth.  Usually we had those on the thicker side, if adding milk to thin it, and sugar of course.  

I do miss that.  And this isn't that, cream of wheat or rice, or else.  But it isn't bad, when you get used to it.  It is inexpensive too.  And stores well and long.  I am having some and quite enjoying it.

While not carnivore, I can stray from carnivore, a bit, if in the right directions.  Chia, lettuce, cabbage, rare frozen berries, chocolate powder in things, like this even, if even that rarely.  I am opening the door, just a bit.

As well, finding gooder sausages and brats and costco, and 'snacks'.  Oh, and I bought pork chops.  Am hoping to get back into eating pork, from time to time.  Chicken was one of the first additions, to mostly just beef.  As is top sirloin, as the first beef other than the "better" steaks and burger.  Bit by bit, opening up lightly, to new foods.

Will give in a few days, after my crazy eating of late, and see what blood sugar is doing.  I may have jacked it into the 200s.  I... didn't fall off, I jumped off, next to a cliff, and went all the way down.  Not... everything I ate, but... a good little lot of things, for a few days.  It... happens.  Addictions, you know.

Looking over my foot, as I am more awake, not in a hurry, and not doing too much else, I see the problem.  Not the cause, perhaps.  But, the knuckle on my big toe, between the foot and the toe, right at the juncture, is as big and hard as a bigger walnut.  I have big feet, but not that big.  I am able to limp out and feed Sassy, make tea, but that's it.  Yes, that knuckle is way wrong, for whatever reason.  Won't be on it for a while.

Oh, that chia tea is doing wonders at warming, and filling, my body.  The carbs I ate were of the worst sort, and had started fueling my hunger again.  But this stuff handles hunger like few things.  I'll add cream to the last bit.  It's a... fatted food day, so two will do fine.

The daughters of my neighbor brought my dairy goods last night.  I remember when they were just... small.  Both of them are in college!  One is on her way to being wed, the other one will find her way, I think.  She's... a good girl too.  They come from a very fine family.  It was quite good to see them.  Not kin, but... little sisters in some sort of way.  Always good to see smiling girls, offering salutations.

Well... on to gaming since sprinting has been taken off the schedule.  :p  Later.