insidious, sneaky triggers

Yesterday our first tomatoes became ripe enough to eat, so I made a more traditional LC dinner (not Strong Medicine) for us to enjoy.  Simplified Indian butter chicken and caprese salad, with a slice of flax bread to mop up the olive oil and sauce -- mmmmm....

In the late evening, I got the munchies.

Of course I didn't answer the siren's song;  "munchies" and "HUNGERRRR" are not synonymous in my world.  I just started reading something different, as the first thing obviously wasn't commanding my attention strongly enough.

But it just goes to show ya -- the foods we eat have effects on many more levels than nutritional satiety, satiation, protein-and-fat content (particularly significant to me), or belly-fullness.  The most significant "deviant" qualities of that meal over a steak-and-salad one was the carb content and the presence of dairy.  It was filling, it was delicious, it had a comparable P&F content, but in the old days I might have been seduced into having a little snack before bed.

I didn't think to check my ketones, either last night or this morning -- I rarely do anymore.  But in the absence of being able to measure insulin at home, it seems to be agreed that ketone presence is a negative indicator for insulin level;  too much of the latter and you can be assured you won't see pink on that pee-strip.

We have six tomato plants this year, in pots on the balcony, since we anticipate a torn-up back yard because of our upcoming construction.  And they're LOADED with green fruit!!!  I've NEVER gotten a very big tomato-harvest before, and in this place the squirrels have always gotten the lion's share of what there was -- it's ironic that the pots are making so much difference.  But even if the squirrels or birds find them and steal some, I anticipate getting quite a few.  And I won't hesitate to eat the little suckers myself, just because they have seductive properties.

But "forewarned is forearmed."  

[Ahhhh....  Fresh pico de gallo (I'm growing jalapenos, too) to go with my daughter's recipe for ceviche!  Fried green tomatoes as a base for eggs benedict!  Gazpacho!  BLTs and club sandwiches!  Tomatoes stuffed with tuna salad!  ...I'm salivating already!]