clarify/rephrase

[nolly]

I think my comment in the branch discussion in serenejournal's LJ may be more clear than my original statement, which was something of a first draft, so I'm reposting it here:

I know that I rapidly become irrational when I need food, especially when I'm physically tired. I've gotten pretty good at having a plan for dealing with this in ways that don't have much impact on other people. Occasionally, factors beyond my control throw a monkey wrench into those plans, and the cranky spills. If I am not exhibiting basic courtesy, I don't feel I have a right to expect it from others. However, in this situation, rudely ignoring me is going to be rather less exacerbating
than rudely arguing with me, which is part of what I felt needed to be said -- whether it's heard or not. Handing me food or otherwise assisting in acquisition of food is likely to be helpful, but I don't actually expect that from anyone -- it's bonus if it happens, but ultimately, it's self-care and self-responsibility.

Comments

[colleency.livejournal.com]

I have much the same problem. Have you had Trader Joe's Cliff Bars? They have a great new product called Clif Kids Organic Z Bar. They're fifty cents each and they're half the size of a regular Clif bar. I've been finding them incredibly convenient to carry in my purse, and they've saved me a couple of times. The only problem is they only come in chocolate brownie and peanut butter.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I have a wide selection of that sort of product at home and work, and take them with me when travelling. But I haven't found any that are edible and can survive in a hot car, so I don't always have them in that car. In the recent situation, I knew when and where I would be getting food...until someone decided that location was unacceptable and moved the gathering to a venue where I don't have a no-thought order.

[charlie-ego.livejournal.com]

The fruit leathers from Trader Joe's aren't, obviously, as good as a Cliff Bar, but they are surprisingly good for their size at keeping me going for just that five more minutes that I need to get to real food, and they do pretty well in my glove compartment.

Nolly, your post made me think about the thing that I KNOW does not survive in a hot car... Once I had the bright idea of putting TJ's Gummi-Vites in my car so that I could always have vitamins with me when I was driving to work or whatnot... They look very amusing all melted in a little multi-colored sugary heap.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I'll consider it, but I usually need protein more than sugar. Beef jerky is out, and turkey and fish jerky's are expensive and hard to find.

[phreespirit.livejournal.com]

I was told by a nutritionist (just yesterday, actually) that when I get all wonky due to a need to eat, the best/fastest way to cure it is to drink a glass of (non-fat) milk.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Think soy milk would work? I can't drink the real stuff. Also, there's still the portability issue.

[phreespirit.livejournal.com]

Don't know about the soy aspect... but small cartons of (bovine) milk are available at most fast food restaurants.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Which does me no good since, as I said, I can't drink it, and haven't been able to sine I was small.
(I can generally cope if there's familiar takeout available/convenient; in this case, there was none.)

[buddykat.livejournal.com]

If you're a member, Costco has turkey jerky (in several flavors). If not, I can always pick some up for you or go to Costco with you.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I"m not a member; how are the prices on it?

[buddykat.livejournal.com]

From what I recall, fairly good prices. I know they come in two sizes - little snack size packages and larger bags. I'll check the next time I'm there (likely sometime next week after the con).

Emergency Food Supply...important @ cons...

[msgeek.livejournal.com]

Clif bars are good but they're a bit expensive. Usually there is some sort of power bar sort of selection at the 99 Cent Store and I load up like a fiend for Comic-Con. This year they've got South Beach Diet bars for $0.50/bar. Those have 210 calories but 20 grams of protein and only 6g fat. And they are CHOCOLATE. I don't see that as a problem, I see that as a selling point. It's like a chocolate crispy rice bar except it's not gooey with marshmallow.

The high amount of protein tends to offset the carb blast. In situations where there's a bunch of panels I want to attend in a row and I can't dash off to Tin Fish for real food a power bar of some sort keeps me going, particularly if it's a high-protein variety.

Re: Emergency Food Supply...important @ cons...

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I'm pickier about ingredients than price, as general rule, and the South Beach bars I've looked at have too many fake sugars for my taste. I prefer the Kashi bars.

It's generally not a problem, though; the problem occurs when I have a plan -- eat X at Y -- and discover it won't work when I"m too far gane to make a new plan. If I know plans are likely to change (llike at a con), I'm prepared; it's when they change unexpectedly that I sometimes fall down.