Post 27: Avocado...gross

Oh, the things we do when we're baby crazy! As were preparing for IVF, I'm trying to really work on my diet. I'm a pretty healthy person. I exercise a lot between the YMCA and the dance studio, don't drink caffeine, and I cook most of our meals. However, we still eat quite a bit of fast food, and this week I finished almost an entire dozen Krispy Kreme chocolate iced glazed donuts! But, it was the first unmedicated month I've had since February, and my last chance to splurge before IVF. I've been reading all sorts of books about IVF, and thought I don't normally believe in them, I'm starting to follow as many old wives tales as I can find. I figure it can't hurt, and if constantly wearing socks and only drinking room temperature beverages can increase my chances of pregnancy, then I'm all for it!

Let me start out by saying how much I hate avocado - I think I'd rather eat dirt! However, every book that I've read about IVF prep says that avocados are super foods, and you should try to eat half of an avocado each day while going through the IVF process. Since I hate avocados so much, I decided to start working it into my diet before starting IVF to let my body, and tastebuds, adjust! 

I began by asking my friends and family how they like to eat avocados. I was given many suggestions, including mixing it into a salad, or making guacamole, but the one thing that everyone said was to put it on a sandwich in place of mayonnaise or mustard. So, today at lunch, I decided to do just that. I stopped at a grocery store, bought an avocado, and at lunchtime, I smashed it, and spread it on my sandwich. I also followed my sisters advice and melted the cheese on my sandwich to help disguise the consistency. What I ended up with was a nasty looking turkey and cheese sandwich, with way too much avocado for my liking. 

I forced myself to eat the entire sandwich, and added in some cool ranch Doritos to help mask the flavor. In conclusion, I still hate avocado, and melted cheese does not improve the texture at all. Maybe this old wives tale should be put to rest, because I don't think I can force myself to eat avocado every day for the next six weeks!