Unhealthy "Health" Foods

Yesterday's dinner started with the thought "I wonder what is the most unhealthy thing I can make that still fits into my diet?".

A little over 2 weeks ago, I started this elimination diet in order to find out if I was allergic to any food types. I have a couple of allergies that I've always had (I will spare you the details) and I was thinking that perhaps they might be food related. I didn't start this diet to lose weight, yet it is really hard to eat unhealthy foods when most fats and sugars are not on the "can-have" list.

So I challenged myself.

The potato on the left is a fairly large potato, but
nothing compared to Big Momma Potato on the right.

I ended up making fried potatoes. I love fried potatoes, but I hardly ever make them due to how long it takes without a deep fryer, and also how much oil you have to use. We did have lots of potatoes since I bought a 5 pound bag only to then be given some by Trevor's parents. They were the wonderfully fresh-from-the-garden-dirt-still-clinging-to-them variety, so I went to that bag first. There, sitting on top was the mother of all potatoes. this thing was massive. I couldn't help but select it as my victim for the night's meal.

After all the washing, chopping, salting, frying for 40 minutes and more salting, the potatoes were done. They turned out as a wonderful side to our now-familiar baked chicken and steamed veggies. The only thing that was lacking was a gluten-free, corn-free ketchup, and I'm sure I could have stirred some up if I'd have had the right ingredients on hand.

It all goes to show that if you try hard enough, you can still eat unhealthy foods no matter what. Take that, diet!