Have you ever broken a bone?
During my years as a hard-core runner, I tripped and slammed into the concrete on multiple occasions… There’s even a permanent scar on my left hip as a reminder of one such fall.
Yet I never suffered a single broken bone in that time; not even so much as a stress fracture. But one misstep this past Monday afternoon, and suddenly I find myself staring at an arm the width of a tree trunk and a hand the color of a ripened grape.
Suddenly I find myself wide awake in a sleepless night of pain, wondering how late the 7-11 is open and if I have enough energy to go buy a bottle of Tylenol, a drug I never use but would have downed in a second had it been available.
Suddenly I find myself at Urgent Care on Tuesday morning, a giant floppy hat covering my sleep-deprived eyes and uncombed hair, listening as the doctor throws around words such as buckle fracture and cast.
I never realized how much I’d been taking my arms for granted.
Simple things like typing, cooking, or even getting dressed are astronomically more difficult when you’re doing them one-handed. Today’s no-cook instant cereal breakfast with only 3 ingredients and minimal cleanup is definitely welcome at such a time! The creamy texture very much reminds me of Cream of Wheat… except that this breakfast is much higher in fiber and protein.
In fact… there are over 15 grams of fiber in one bowl!
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“One Bowl” Instant Porridge
(single serving)
- 6 tbsp coconut flour (40g)
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsp milk of choice (270g)
- just over 1/16 tsp salt
- sweetener of choice, to taste
- fruit, peanut butter, chocolate chips, or add-ins of choice
Instant Cereal Recipe: Stir together all ingredients in a bowl. It may seem very thin at first, but keep stirring until the coconut flour absorbs the liquid and it thickens. Add more milk if a thinner porridge is preferred. Feel free to top with pure maple syrup or any other ingredients you would add to oatmeal or cream of wheat. Eat cold, or heat if desired.
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Question of the Day:
Have you ever broken a bone or needed to wear a cast?
There was a time in my life when I really wanted a cast. I broke my finger when I was 9 and actually cried in the doctor’s office when he said it didn’t need to be casted. (Embarrassing…) Since it’s just a partial fracture this time, I’m not certain my wrist will need a cast. But I will push for no cast if at all possible. In other news, the very first Theme Week starts next!
Any guesses as to what the first theme week will be?
—> Here’s a hint! <—
I just started using coconut flour a few weeks ago and was wondering how it might fare as a hot cereal…glad to know it works out! Will have to give this a go soon 🙂
(have never broken a bone, despite years of karate and other high-impact sports)
Sorry, so sorry–and I empathize. I just got my cast off a few days ago from a Colle’s fracture of my wrist. I had a cast for 6 weeks. All in all, I was very lucky, considering I’m of a “certain” age when bones thin and break more easily. I didn’t require surgery and I’m doing pretty well. I know what you’re going through. It will pass. If you have any questions about how to do certain tasks with one hand, I got to be quite good at it! I wish you all the best for a thorough recovery!
So sorry to hear about your injury. I broke my wrist falling on ice this past February. It got complicated and I had to have surgery. My occupational therapist is great, and the wrist is coming along. You learn to be inventive with an injury like this. I discovered the talk to text feature on my laptop. Just about the hardest thing to do was figure out how to put on my bra. (hook it and work it down over my head) 😀
Hi, Kate! I’m so sorry to hear about your arm :(… i broke my arm once when i was little.. and the cast stayed for months.. no fun. I also broke my ankle when i was 5 in a downhill biking accident that occurred while I was on the back of my Dad’s bike..I had to wear a hot pink cast that went up my entire leg! My Daddy felt awful for so long.. I barely remember it. I know that both times were challenging to say the least.. I’ll pray for your healing when I say the Rosary (I’m Catholic) I’ve known miracles to happen b/c of that prayer :)!… I love your blog! It’s always awesome! 🙂
I’m so sorry about your arm! Never broken a bone, but yeah, definitely had cast envy for a time in elementary school.
I had no IDEA that coconut flour would do this. You’ve blown my mind.
Oh, the irony. I played team sports (including hockey on a boys’ team) for years and yet I broke my wrist rollerblading across the living room to get my wrist guards and two toes dropping my ’90s style stereo on my foot. I didn’t get a cast for that one but I did when I damaged a nerve in my foot kicking a car tire (no, it doesn’t have enough give to take your anger out on. I also had to replace the tire because I broke the internal threads). Casts seem cool until you get one…the wrist happened at the beginning of summer vacation! No swimming and I didn’t get to show it off! Speedy healing to you Katie!
Oh Katie! I’m so sorry you broke your arm! I have broken so many bones in my lifetime and it is a pain unlike any other I am familiar with. I broke my elbow and wrist running hurdles in high school and got a cast then. Honestly I was mortified by the cast, stupid high school teenager I suppose.
I hope you heal quickly!
I’m sorry about your arm – hope you will soon feel better! Wish you health – the more the better.
I have cracked a bone. While kicking a cow down a hallway…
Yeah, that makes everyone get a crazy look on their face, lol! It was a stuffed cow and I was kicking it down a hallway for my cat to chase. It was early morning and I was a lazy teenager at the time and decided it was too much trouble to bend down and pick it up. But it wasn’t going far enough for my taste, so I pulled my leg back further and put some force behind it – and missed. Kicked the floor instead and bent my big toe so hard it cracked at the joint. It hurt so bad I couldn’t cry, I couldn’t breath, I couldn’t tell my mother who was just a few feet away in the bathroom what was wrong. It was just awful…so I sympathize with your misery! Hope you feel better soon!
I broke my arm in February playing flag football actually. It is actually so difficult with only one arm, every task is so difficult and sometimes impossible. So anyway, I’m sorry, I feel your pain. But this does look like a nice convenient recipe for anyone, thanks!