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...lait almond milk!

I'm discovering there are things I like MORE now than when I was using meat and dairy!  I did not expect this to happen.  At all!

I may have already told you about the coconut milk on cereal - so yummy and yet I'd never have tried it before giving up regular milk, and now there's a new one...

Coffee!!  I used to like coffee - as long as it didn't taste like coffee.  The milkier/creamier the better.  Yes I know this isn't good but I love the smell of coffee it's just the taste has always been too bitter for me.  I have tried lots of different coffees and tried adding sugar but sugary hot drinks don't taste right for me either so it has always been a fancy non-coffee coffee from a fancy coffee shop (with a fancy price tag to match) or... tea.

Today I tried coffee with almond milk in and I realised whilst sitting with the family that I'd finished a whole cup of actual coffee and it tasted... nice!  I was double chuffed because I'd recently heard reports that one or two cups of coffee a day are actually quite good for you and I felt a bit miffed that I'd be missing out on said goodness. 

So, yes to coffee!

Unfortunately I've had a bad stomach the last few days, on and off.  I suffer from bouts of IBS so it's not been too bad to handle but I think maybe the extra fiber, nuts, pulses etc. might be irritating my insides slightly.  Fingers crossed it's a minor blip and my body will soon be used to actual good food. 

Tonight's dinner, as prepared by James, was stuffed aubergines and brown rice noodles.  It tasted lovely!