I've been doing fine on phase 1 of the diet. I've been kind of busy lately, so I haven't had as much time to experiment. I use the recipes I have been used to, and even just drinking plain vanilla shakes.
In my graduate work, I remember a professor reminding us that, while it's important to share the ideas that DO work, it's also important to share the ideas that DON'T work. In that spirit, here are some of the things that didn't work out so well for me:
1. Dry gelatin mix. I tried cherry jello mix with cheese cake pudding mix to create what I thought would be a cherry cheesecake flavor. The flavor was great, but the gritty texture was really unpleasant. Then, since I'm either an optimist or a person who doesn't learn from my mistakes, I tried the same dry gelatin mix idea to try to make a 'Key Lime Pie' flavor. Still gritty.
2. Lemon juice or lime juice. Still determined to get that key lime pie, I used some bottled lime juice. I think I used too much, and got a very sour shake. When I set it aside to get some sweetener, the whole shake curdled. I believe that's the only time I just gave up and threw the whole shake away. It was just plain gross.
3. Mixing flavors of HMR entree meals. I know it's supposed to work, but I think I'll just stick with one meal at a time. I only eat two entrees a day, anyway. I'd rather spread them out between two meals.
There are the big three. I'm sure there are more that I could share, but I'll save those for another day when I am out of fresh inspiration for new ideas that DO work.
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