Keeping kosher for Passover at Cornell this week is quite a challenge! I have been confronted with several obstacles that have made me consider breaking Passover dietary rules to this point. First, my roommate celebrated her nineteenth birthday this past Wednesday with a peanut butter cup Insomnia Cookie cake. It was fresh too, so our whole room was filled with the sweet aroma of freshly made cookies. Further, on Thursday, when it was beautiful outside, my Wellness and Fitness teacher thought it would be the perfect day for a hike - which it was. The ending destination, though, was the Dairy Bar, and she was treating. Saying no to Cornell's fresh ice cream was on the verge of painful. Last night, I also found myself surrounded by my group of friends, eating fresh subs from Louie's Hot Truck. Although we sat outside while they ate them, the smell consumed me, and I found it very difficult to sit there and watch them as they enjoyed their food.
I am facing my toughest challenge today, though. Because it is Easter, my room is now stocked with some of my favorite candies - marshmallow peeps, chocolate bunnies, and Robin's eggs malted milk balls. All of these have corn syrup as their first or second ingredient though, so I must resist. My sweet tooth is not thanking me for denying it all of these goodies. I've made it this far though, so I might as well go all the way. On Tuesday night, I will certainly feel an extra appreciation for the grains I've had to give up. Also, because I will have gone eight days without many of my favorite foods, they are sure to taste even better. Going a week without corn syrup is hard - it's in everything! I guess this week, I've first-handedly witnessed just how dependent our culture is on corn. Looking through lists upon lists of ingredients, it's been difficult to find anything without corn syrup, starch, or just plain corn. How can we limit our dependence on corn when it's in essentially everything?
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Hey Naomi. I am not really familiar with all the rules of passover, but what foods and grains do you have to avoid? It does seem difficult to avoid corn syrup for religious regions, but how do you feel about avoiding certian foods for ethical reasons? My sister once tried to give up sugar because she was concerned about how the laborers were treated, but found it very difficult? I gave up meat for environmental concerns, but at what point do we draw the line? Should we just choose or battles with food and do the best we can to make the right decisions?
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