We recently found out I will have a hospital stay that may last a few days.

Along with the briefing of what to expect, etc., I was also told there would be a long period where I wouldn’t “be allowed” to eat food, only clear liquids.

There are few things that get my goat worse than being told what I can and cannot eat, especially in today’s society with our quite warped view on what is healthy and what isn’t.  So needless to say, I was pretty peeved.

We did find out, however, there was a solid medical reason behind it- risk of aspiration were I to go into emergency surgery where they had to knock me out.  

Ok, so that’s valid.

But shit, popsicles?  How is a person supposed to sustain their body and keep up their strength on popsicles?!?

The Baker arrived at another solution-  stock.  Yet another reason to make your stocks from scratch.  We make a Shoyu one that is particularly nutrient dense… and a stock is a clear liquid nay??

So we froze it into ice cubes and are taking that with us.

Sometimes it’s the little victories.