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When the word “hangry” became a thing I felt so very validated. After years of me proclaiming that “bad things happen when I don’t eat” (sort of like a werewolf faced with a full moon or like the Hulk when he rips off his t-shirt right before he smashes things) the world had finally slapped a label on the condition. Hungry + angry = HANGRY. A complex concoction of physical and emotional unfulfillment. A critical mass of dissatisfaction. A state that once entered into left me incapable of making conversation, let alone decisions. In fact, once hangry, just the thought of deciding what to make for dinner often left me curled up on the couch with that soft checkered blanket I’ve had since I was thirteen, sucking my thumb, and wishing my mom was my roommate so she could make me some dang meatloaf. Hangry. When that word became a thing, I realized (at least in this one respect) I wasn’t a weirdo.
(This is an actual photo of me trying to decide what to make for dinner.)
Through years of dealing with my condition, I’ve developed several coping mechanisms, namely grilled cheese and peanut butter toast. Two quick and carb-filled comforting cure-alls. But you know the problem with grilled cheese for dinner? It always leaves you wanting another grilled cheese. Alas, I’d considered stocking the freezer chock full of microwave meals for times when life got crazy, but the problem is the ingredients lists on these sorts of pre-packaged foods are typically so out of control that I’d regret fueling my body with this sort of junk. Oh and also, I don’t own a microwave.
