Plus, the Food web connection host talks about living with UC and favorite comfort foods.
Read on to learn more about her experience with UC and her favorite foods in this exclusive interview.
But it didn’t matter because I was still in a food life!
Photo: Sunny Anderson and Pfizer
In the beginning, it wasn’t difficult to make any changes.
I started noticing some symptoms, and I paid attention.
EatingWell:What’s a common misconception that you have faced when sharing your UC diagnosis with others?
Sunny Anderson and Pfizer
Anderson:I think for any disease, there’s a lot of misinformation out there.
Anderson:The cool thing is, I actually have shared some recipes that are available on the website.
There’s sliders and couscous salad and fish tacos and things like that.
It’s kind of become second nature.
Anderson:One of my favorite snacksit’s so boringis a banana.
I actually have a banana with me right now, because I wake up talking!
I wake up talking, and I go to sleep talking.
EatingWell:What’s your morning routine like?
Anderson:I feed the dogs first, which you know if you have dogs, they come first.
And then I make breakfast.
And drinking them is the easiest way to do it, because I’m still a baby!
It helps that I have a garden, so I’ll take some stuff out of the garden.
So I’ll make a smoothie and drink that for breakfast.
EatingWell:Favorite fall foods or comfort meals?
Anderson:I can’t wait to just slow-cook stew stuff.
The slow cooker just makes everything happen.
It always tastes better when you have to wait for it.
It’s either someone you know or someone you work with, or a family member.
But now we have the internet and the ability to educate more people about what ulcerative colitis is.
When you think about people that are willing to talk about ulcerative colitis, there’s not that many.
EatingWell:What does “eating well” mean to you?
My eyes are literally bigger than my stomach.
You don’t have to eat the entire week in one day."
That has actually really helped me take better care of myself.
I think another tentacle of eating well is growing your own food.
Oh my god, if more people could find ways to grow for themselves, it adds essence.
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