Anybody that has food allergies or sensitivities is familiar with the trade-off game. The trade-off game happens whenever you see a food that you’re not supposed to eat, but it looks AMAZING. You then have to determine if the pleasure of eating that right now is a good enough trade off to warrant the after-effects of eating the food. Now there are some foods that under no circumstances could it possibly be worth it. I don’t care how good it looks, or how many yummy sounds the people around me are making, I will never knowingly eat gluten. It is NEVER worth it. Now dairy on the other hand . . . there are times that it is totally worth it. Or so Present Kat believes. This is generally how the conversation in my head goes:
PRESENT KAT: Oooooo! Let’s get gluten-free pizza for dinner!
FUTURE KAT: That’ll just make you feel sick tomorrow.
PRESENT KAT: No it won’t. I’ll take a Lactaid and be fine!
FUTURE KAT: That might help with the lactose, but you also can’t have the casein in the cheese either.
PRESENT KAT: Gotcha covered! I’ll take a casein supplement. All will be well.
FUTURE KAT: Even with both of those you’re still going to feel sick tomorrow.
PRESENT KAT: Nah, they’ll totally work. It’ll be fine. You’ll see!
FUTURE KAT: Have you learned nothing? You’re never fine, and you have a big day tomorrow.
PRESENT KAT: But I have a coupon!
FUTURE KAT: So?
PRESENT KAT: It’s for 20% off, but it’s only good for today. So really, it would be fiscally irresponsible not to get pizza.
FUTURE KAT: I’m fairly certain you are now arguing using nothing but sophistry.
PRESENT KAT: Whatever, It’s totally worth it. I’m getting pizza! It’ll be fine.
FUTURE KAT: I’m not so sure.
The next morning.
PRESENT KAT: Oh my god, I feel like crap. That was such a bad idea. Past Kat is an asshole.
FUTURE KAT: Told ya so.
