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Home cook's Italian romaine salad lunch experiment goes badly

Original: This Week's Lunches: Italian Romaine Salad I tried something the other day to vary up my meals, trying to fit them into

A home cook documented this week's lunches with an Italian romaine salad, an attempt to add variety while following a diet prescribed by their doctor decades ago. The experiment went badly: scaling recipes down to the diet's limits left portions so small the meal fell apart. The post has drawn modest attention, resonating with readers who also struggle to balance doctor-recommended diets with enjoyable everyday cooking.

Why now: People find relatable stories about struggling to cook within restrictive diets engaging.

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• This Week's Lunches: Italian Romaine Salad I tried something the other day to vary up my meals, trying to fit them into a diet my doctor gave me a few decades ago. It went...badly. While I can scale recipes down to fit, the diet caused me to scale it down so much that I was… · dolari · 7

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