Monday, super boring dinner

Ha ha. But no really, it was boring. But it was also easy. Jeremy went to QFC and bought 2% milk, bananas, a cucumber, two Lean Cuisines, and two energy drinks. He spent $9.

For dinner we had chicken burgers (I ate mine on GF toast, and Winter and Jeremy used whole wheat bagels) with lettuce, mustard, and olive oil mayo. We also had salad with cucumber and dressing.

Breakfast: plain yogurt with strawberry apple compote and pecans
Lunch: leftover soba noodles, veggies, and chicken with coconut cashew curry
Dinner: chicken burger with lettuce, mayo and mustard, and salad with cucumber and dressing
Snacks/desserts: 1/3 dark chocolate with cherries and almonds
Beverages: water

Wednesday + Thursday

Wednesday we spent $6 total on food. At QFC we bought three cans of tomato sauce, one red bell pepper, four very ripe champagne mangoes from the reduced section, an organic banana (the regular ones were hella green) and a squirt of bulk natural peanut butter. Jeremy also bought an Orchard Bar from Bartell's where they are currently half price.

I cut up two of the mangoes, and one kiwi and shared them with Winter when I had my lunch. The remaining mangoes and kiwis were cut up and frozen for future Yonanas.

For dinner I stir fried some chicken, a carrot, and the bell pepper, and cooked the 100% buckwheat soba noodles. I also made a curry sauce with leftover coconut milk from the freezer, cashew butter, rice wine vinegar, dried onion, garlic, and curry powder.The sauce was good. I was not a fan of the noodle at all though. Once they were cooked soft enough to eat they got a very gummy and rubbery texture. Jeremy and Winter said they were fine, but at nearly $8 a pound, I did not find them to be worth it.

I still have half the sauce left in the freezer. I think I will pick up some tofu and make a tofu and veggie stir fry with brown rice to use the rest in the next couple of weeks.

Breakfast: lemon Lara Bar, banana with natural peanut butter
Lunch: mango and kiwi, turkey and spicy pepper hummus sandwich with lettuce
Dinner: soba noodles, chicken, pepper, carrot, and coconut cashew curry sauce
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate, oatmeal walnut chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water

We cashed in some more credit card rewards for $50 in Panera Bread gift cards, which came in the mail earlier this week. We planned to go there for dinner on Thursday night. We spent $36 on the gift cards, but it was all free! I can currently have pretty much any salad they have with just a couple of modifications. Luckily I love their salads. We also bought 7 more Orchard bars which was less than $6.

Breakfast: smoothie with frozen banana, coconut milk, cocoa powder, PB, and honey
Lunch: leftover navy bean and bell pepper soup with crushed  up onion chive crackers, apple
Dinner: Thai chicken salad (w/o wonton strips), apple
Snacks/desserts: orchard bar, oatmeal walnut chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water, unsweetened hibiscus tea with lemon

Not hungry

I don't know if it was the two extra strength horse-pill sized Sudafed I took yesterday or what, but I have zero appetite. Even now it is 8:00 am Tuesday, and I have no desire to eat anything.

I ate a bowl of egg drop soup around 1:00pm, a small slice of chocolate pie around 3:00pm, a Clementine around 5:00pm, and nothing else. I had planned to at least have another bowl of soup and a green salad, but I was too exhausted to make the effort while not hungry.

I sent Jeremy to QFC, and he spent $5 on a dozen eggs, five or six large bananas, and a low carb yogurt. Winter is on vacation from school until Wednesday and she ate a bunch of leftovers. Jeremy made some hideous egg white and chicken meatball scramble with BBQ sauce.

Free chicken sausage, and sweet GF haul

Yesterday my boss asked if I eat chicken. I said, yes I do, and he said there was a bag of organic chicken sausages in the fridge and to take them home. He had eaten one and didn't like it. There were 11 left! I have no idea why he didn't like it, but we all thought it was really good. They are very garlicky.

For lunch I made a salmon salad sandwich with avocado, using the brown rice bread. I toasted it this time, and that vastly improved the experience for me. It's still not what I would call a tasty bread, but on a sandwich it is thoroughly inoffensive.

I went to QFC on the way home for bananas, and checked the reduced for quick sale section. They had a whole bunch of gluten free Graham cracker style pie crusts, gluten free spaghetti, and gluten free stuffing mixes marked down to less than $1.50 each! I got two of each. I also picked up last week's Free Friday Download, a box of 5 South Beach bars, four bananas, and a bag of pretzels chips. Jeremy took the pretzel chips and one of the tubs of spicy hummus to work today for a potluck they were having. In total we spent $15.

Breakfast: granola with nut milk, walnuts, and bananas
Lunch: salmon salad sandwich with avocado and lettuce on brown rice bread, two clementines
Dinner: organic chicken sausage, broccoli, red bell pepper, seasoned organic quinoa
Snacks/desserts: pecan pie Lara Bar
Beverages: water, Blue Sky Zero ginger ale