The Experiment: Visual consistency is pleasing. But does it taste good? I am restricting
my diet to a single hex code: #FFFF00 (Yellow). Not orange. Not beige. YELLOW.
> THE MENU
I went to the grocery store with a paint swatch. I rejected "Red Delicious" apples. I rejected "Green" grapes.
(Classic)
(Staple)
(Sour)
(Crunchy)
(Artificial)
(Controversial)
> BREAKFAST (8:00 AM)
Consumed: 3 Bananas and a Lemon textually squeezed into water.
Review: Too much potassium? I feel radiative. The lemon water hurts my teeth enamel.
> LUNCH (1:00 PM)
Consumed: A bowl of Corn and Yellow Peppers with Turmeric seasoning.
Review: Texture is boring. Everything is mushy or crunchy water. I crave a steak (Red) or spinach (Green). The visual brightness of the meal is actually hurting my eyes. It looks like cartoon food.
> THE BEIGE PROBLEM
I realized that "Yellow" often fades into "Beige" when cooked. Pasta is beige. I had to add copious amounts of Turmeric and Mustard to maintain the aesthetic integrity.
I ate a "Mustard Sandwich." It was a low point in my life.
> DINNER (7:00 PM)
Consumed: Macaroni and Cheese (The cheap kind with the neon powder).
Review: Finally, some salt. But my body is screaming for protein. There is no yellow meat (Chicken is beige). There is no yellow fish (Salmon is pink).
Current State: Carb Overload.
> PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
By 10 PM, I felt sick. The amount of sugar (Pineapple/Banana) and Carbs (Corn/Pasta) caused a massive insulin spike.
Also, Turmeric warms the body. I felt like I had a fever.
> CONCLUSION
Nature codes food for a reason. Green is nutrients. Red is energy/meat. Yellow is usually sugar or carbs.
When you eat only one color, you eat only one nutrient group. The Monochrome Diet is visually striking on Instagram, but biologically disastrous.