My UC medication gets me up at the crack of dawn. Truly. Sometimes it's 4:30am and I force myself to stay in bed until at least 5:00am. I'm not sure why. Getting up before then just seems OBSCENE and reminds me of my days as a Newswriter on Morning Edition after college which I loved but kicked my butt physically. Since I'm not used to being a morning person, I find myself wandering the house with my new-found energy, looking for stuff to do until the kids get up. The storage part of my basement has never been more organized and the freezer and fridge are filled with Tupperware containers of soup.
Here's my Facebook status update after one of these early morning adventures: Just made my first Healthy Fruit Soup Creation: 1/2 a bottle of Kefir which was a gift from my friend Julie, about 1/2 a seedless watermelon, ground ginger (maybe 3 tablespoons which was WAY too much), 1/2 a fresh squeezed lemon, a peeled cucumber, and a can of peaches in pear juice (drained first). If only I still had cilantro for flavoring and garnish. Must keep the herbs stocked!
This was a failed experiment. I'm not sure if it was the Kefir, the fruit, the overload of ground ginger, or what, but this did not taste great and caused me some serious UC symptoms. I will NOT be repeating this recipe.
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