Notes from my exciting existence

[taimatsu]

Well, whaddayaknow, half a sachet of lemon Fybogel mixed with a whole pint of tropical squash isn't quite as nauseatingly horrible as the approved mixture. It's still all going to collect on the bottom though. Bah.

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[angoel.livejournal.com]

Ah - one of the eternal problems. How to make tropical squash taste better.

[taimatsu]

Tropical squash = the drink of the demi-gods. (The drink of the gods is tropical juice. Obviously.)

[pseudomonas.livejournal.com]

It's still all going to collect on the bottom though

Eww.

[taimatsu]

Yup. I should've brought a spoon to keep stirring it with. Botheration.

[diffrentcolours]

Isn't collecting on the bottom kind of the point? *gdr*

[taimatsu]

No. No, I know exactly what you mean, but still no. :)

[mistress-carrot.livejournal.com]

So what exactly is the approved mixture?

[taimatsu]

One whole sachet to 250ml cold water, stir vigorously. It tastes vile and is nothing but revolting lemon flavour and grit. The grit is the point, sadly.

Amusingly, if you leave it alone for about 20 minutes is starts to form an actual gel, and if you leave it long enough it will flollop out of the glass in a single big blob when poured.

[mistress-carrot.livejournal.com]

Yes, that really is amusing. Have you tried adding honey or sugar? But I have quite a sweet tooth...

[taimatsu]

It's pretty sweet already :/ The problem is the chemical quality of the lemon flavouring, and the icky grittiness. I have considered stirring the powder into yogurt, but you have to drink masses of water with it (that's the point, it swells in liquid) so it would be more trouble than it's worth.

[36.livejournal.com]

I re-stir after each sip. Although I like the fibrogel slug that's there if I happen to forget to stir.

[taimatsu]

That's a good idea.

I really can't stand the stuff; but I ran out of fruit about three days ago and didn't eat any at all for two full days, and it's really done a number on my digestion. So Fybogel it is (and cherries, nectarines and plums in abundance). I have bought some virulently lemony squash to mix with it in the hope that I can train myself to actually like it. *sigh*