Today we revisited the infamous watermelon, apple, almond milk, baked potato, kidney bean, and olive oil shake. As on Day 9, we split it up into a smoothie and a simple main dish, which makes it infinitely more enjoyable!
Day 11
Shake: Watermelon, apples, almond milk, baked potatoes, kidney beans, and olive oil
Shake Cost: $6.54
Body Weight: 160.8lb (-3.0lb total)
Re-sensitization to Salt and Spice
Most of our shakes are moderately sweet with mellow fruit flavors and a taste I can only describe as "planty-ness" which is due to all the ingredients being raw. When we started eating the baked potatoes and kidney beans separately from the watermelon shake, I put a little salt, pepper, and Tabasco on them because they were a bit bland. I used a conservative amount of salt and Tabasco, but my taste buds haven't experienced much salt or heat in the last ten days, and the potatoes and beans tasted very salty and my mouth was burning. Normally I'm extremely tolerant of spicy foods, so this was a surprise!
My hope is that this re-sensitization is occurring for other taste sensations as well. Maybe french fries will taste way too oily and cookies way too sweet. I could definitely stand to eat a little less of each! (But I'm fairly certain the I'll be back to eating hot green chili in no time!)
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