Strawberries and bananas, finally..

I can eat strawberries and bananas again! And I ate tons of strawberries in May as we went strawberry picking a couple of times. We picked about 20lbs each time! They still have some kind of an off smell/taste but much more tolerable and almost enjoyable. I can pretty much eat everything now, except for fried food and sweets. Well, who needs them anyway.

The things that I get bad smell/tastes from at the moment are narrowed down to arugula, parsley, some cereal (such as Kashi Heart to Heart or any Cheerios type cereal), fried and baked “goods”. I don’t eat any meat or processed foods any more (such as deli meat) so that helps, too.

I can taste and enjoy most fruit. I eat watermelon for breakfast almost every day. I love my green smoothies. I use apples, oranges, pears, mangoes, pineapple, kale and spinach a lot. I prefer green apples to red ones. Sweeter apples still have some kind of a bad after taste. I can tolerate most veggies, too. However romaine lettuce still has a bitter smell and taste. I can still eat it, but iceberg tastes better.

I can also eat fish, eggs, dairy, and most bread. I can even eat nuts which have been tasting rancid for the longest time. I enjoy eating almonds and pistacchios again. I remember not being able to tolerate them in January when we went to Turkiye. So even after 10 months after my head injury, nuts were tasting bad. But after 2-3 more months, things started to get better. So, try to be patient. It will get better.

The only dessert-besides all the fruit I have-is dark chocolate. Milk chocolate tastes too sweet now, thus no good for my taste buds any more. Although I used to eat and enjoy tiramisu in the past year, even shortly after my accident.

I don’t do anything special for my nose any more other than the occasional Nasonex and Saline sprays when it gets itchy from allergies. I keep taking multivitamins and alpha lipoic acid. I quit taking synthetic vitamins though. Now I only take natural whole food based ones. Now that I eat healthier, I don’t even take them every day.

I’ve been reading the comments and wanted to tell everyone to keep strong and hopeful. It can and will get better. I’ve probably recovered 80-90% in about a year. I remember how miserable I was about this time last year, so I certainly know what you’re going through. Try to stay healthy and it will come back!