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On the heels of the cabbage soup diet and the cookie diet, another ridiculous weight loss plan had been born. The OCD Diet. And by OCD I do mean Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The diet does not restrict calories, carbs, sugars, salts or fat. It simply requires you to eat foods in rhyming combinations. Like crepes and grapes. And it encourages recurrent restrictive rituals. Yeah, this sounds healthy. Tell me more!

MommyQ desperately wants to believe this is just another amusing urban legend. However, the Hollywood grapevine (and NBC) thinks it’s real. So we make history electing Obama (big steps forward) and then promote the OCD Diet (big steps backwards). Come on, people! Can’t we keep the intelligent momentum going for a while? A few days. An hour. Ten minutes, perhaps?

To me, it’s obvious that poets should avoid the OCD Diet at all costs unless they’re wanting to bulk up. However; most ordinary folks will absolutely starve to death. No wonder celebrities love it!

In the spirit of this extraordinarily ridiculous fad diet, here’s your menu. Bon Apetit!

-An apple with Snapple

-Poached pears with Gummy Bears

-Shepherd’s Pie with a slice of Marble Rye

-Funyons with pickled onions

-Beef kabob with strong eggnog

-A Slim Jim with Pumpkin Pots de Creme

-Butternut squash with chocolate ganache

-Apple stew with fennel ragout

-Fresh tomato and a HoHo

-Golden vermicelli with grape jelly

Sounds yummy! I’m losing weight already. How about you? What’s your best OCD dish?