Anorexia + Vegetarianism = Lots of Diet Soda

Sure I could eat fruits, nuts, bread and vegetables, but the anorexic in me screams “calories!” So for a well-rounded, low-cal diet, I find myself sticking to a few favorite staples:

1. Diet Dr. Pepper – and lots of it. Of course there’s the aspartame, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to think about, but we’re all gonna die somehow, right?

2. String cheese – the reduced fat kind. Yes, it has 60 calories and 6 grams of fat, but it’s also my daily serving of dairy.

3. Iced coffee – I add a little soy milk for protein.

4. Chocolate – sometimes a square from a candy bar or a mini peppermint patty, but most often a bag of peanut m&m’s, eaten meticulously without the peanut. It makes the day livable.

5. Prenatal vitamins – because anorexic vegetarians (vegetarian anorexics?) deserve babies too.