What is today even? Tuesday? Good Lord. I don't know what is going on with me but I am exhausted.
Sunday- It rained. Hard. I went to the gym in the morning and did some cardio. Jeremy and I went to Uwajimaya later. We spent $8 on a can of coconut milk, a large bottle of rice wine vinegar, a huge can of energy drink, and a melon flavored Ramune for Winter. Got soaked to the skin on the way home. Was awful.
I did a bit of cooking. Blueberry and apple compote with ginger, homemade granola bars with peaches, pears, plums, dates, pecans, sunflower seeds, teff grain, and oats. They are magical. Also made chicken fajitas pizza with cornmeal crust for dinner.
Breakfast: homemade granola bar (ginger and almond one), fried egg with a slice of cheddar between two pieces of GF toast
Lunch: plain Greek yogurt with blueberry apple compote and pecans
Dinner: chicken fajitas pizza
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate, homemade granola bars (mixed fruit and pecan kind)
Beverages: water
Monday- Busy day at work. Felt very snacky. Much more than usual. Spent $4 on frozen yogurt at Menchie's. Ate all of the things when I got home. Decided I need more fiber. Ate way too much fiber.
Breakfast: fried egg and cheddar between two slices of GF toast, homemade granola bar
Lunch: left over chicken fajitas pizza, clementines
Dinner: leftover bean and veggie stew with a little bit of leftover quinoa and wild rice mixed in, leftover toasted grainy seedy bread with cherry preserves
Snacks/desserts: plain frozen yogurt with strawberries and blackberries, homemade granola bars, Korean BBQ rice crackers, dark chocolate, dried apples, apricots, and plums
Beverages: water
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Saturday
And rounding up my huge list of catch up posts. Saturday. Busy day at work. Jeremy got a protein bar, an energy drink, and a cucumber at QFC for $3 total. We had salad for dinner again.
Breakfast: two homemade granola bars
Lunch: leftover veggie bean stew with millet, leftover whole grain bread, two clementines
Dinner: salad with lettuce, quinoa and wild rice, chicken, pecans, cucumbers, herb goat cheese, balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate
Beverages: water, pumpkin spice coconut milk
Breakfast: two homemade granola bars
Lunch: leftover veggie bean stew with millet, leftover whole grain bread, two clementines
Dinner: salad with lettuce, quinoa and wild rice, chicken, pecans, cucumbers, herb goat cheese, balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate
Beverages: water, pumpkin spice coconut milk
Friday
I spent $4 on Friday on a coffee drink, a banana, and a dark chocolate bar. I have been trying to avoid caffeine, but I got about 4 hours of sleep. I went to the gym after work, then picked up Winter after art class. I felt a little throw-uppy after working out. Here goes...
Breakfast: two homemade granola bars
Lunch: plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, pecans, and honey, two clementines
Dinner: leftover chili with leftover quinoa wild rice blend, and cheddar cheese
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: Starbucks coffee drink, water
Breakfast: two homemade granola bars
Lunch: plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, pecans, and honey, two clementines
Dinner: leftover chili with leftover quinoa wild rice blend, and cheddar cheese
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: Starbucks coffee drink, water
Thursday
Ugh, I barely even remember Thursday. It feels so long ago. No money spent. We made salad for dinner.
Breakfast: plain Greek yogurt with strawberry apple compote and pecans
Lunch: chicken sandwich with cheddar cheese, avocado, and lettuce, and two clementines
Dinner: salad with lettuce, quinoa and wild rice, herb goat cheese, pecans, grilled chicken, cucumber and roasted red pepper dressing
Snacks/desserts: ?
Beverages: water, pumpkin spice coconut milk
Breakfast: plain Greek yogurt with strawberry apple compote and pecans
Lunch: chicken sandwich with cheddar cheese, avocado, and lettuce, and two clementines
Dinner: salad with lettuce, quinoa and wild rice, herb goat cheese, pecans, grilled chicken, cucumber and roasted red pepper dressing
Snacks/desserts: ?
Beverages: water, pumpkin spice coconut milk
Wednesday
Wednesday was pretty boring. I worked in the morning, went to the gym in the evening. We had lots of leftovers still so I decided not to cook. I had an oldish avocado that was not ripe when I bought it, but was perfect so I used it on a sandwich for lunch. No money spent on food.
Breakfast: two fried eggs, whole grain bread
Lunch: chicken sandwich with avocado, cheddar, and lettuce, two clementines
Dinner: leftover chili and brown rice with cheese
Snacks: dark chocolate
Beverages: pumpkin spice coconut milk, water
Breakfast: two fried eggs, whole grain bread
Lunch: chicken sandwich with avocado, cheddar, and lettuce, two clementines
Dinner: leftover chili and brown rice with cheese
Snacks: dark chocolate
Beverages: pumpkin spice coconut milk, water
Keep putting this off- ugh
Ok, I need to just get this done. I am behind by a lot. We'll start with Tuesday.
Jeremy and I went to Grocery Outlet and spent $68. We bought the following:
Korean BBQ rice crackers
2 boxes of Cheerios with Protein
Huge box of chia seed crackers
18 Fiber One brownies
Italian shredded cheese blend
12 frozen turkey burgers
3 bell peppers (orange, yellow, red)
5 tubs of lite pimento cheese spread ((shudder))
Large tub with deli ham, beef and chicken
6 whole wheat bagels
6 black cherry Greek yogurts
Quart of plain Greek yogurt
Protein granola
Pecans
Walnuts
Dried cranberries
5 lbs white cornmeal
4 oz herb goat cheese
Watermelon twist candy
Mixed dried fruit
Sugar free cherry preserves
Low sugar orange marmalade
2 cans petite diced tomatoes
2 small cans tomato sauce
2 pack hardboiled eggs
Dozen large eggs
Olive oil
2 bottles of Mio
Jeremy went to QFC a bit later and bought a Lean Cuisine, 5 lbs of flour, and a half gallon of milk for $6 total.
I made stew in the crock pot with three kinds of beans, a can of crushed tomatoes, carrots, and millet. I also baked a loaf of gluten free bread with whole millet, quinoa, oats, and sunflower seeds. It didn't rise much, and was pretty dense, but I did like it ok. I'll be happy to eat wheat again though. I hope I don't have problems with it.
Breakfast: left over millet and brown rice with almond milk, honey, and blueberries
Lunch: leftover Ethiopian lentils, and green beans and carrots, and brown rice
Dinner: bean and veggie stew with millet, whole grain bread
Snacks: dark chocolate, half of a watermelon twist, two hard boiled eggs
Beverages: water
Jeremy and I went to Grocery Outlet and spent $68. We bought the following:
Korean BBQ rice crackers
2 boxes of Cheerios with Protein
Huge box of chia seed crackers
18 Fiber One brownies
Italian shredded cheese blend
12 frozen turkey burgers
3 bell peppers (orange, yellow, red)
5 tubs of lite pimento cheese spread ((shudder))
Large tub with deli ham, beef and chicken
6 whole wheat bagels
6 black cherry Greek yogurts
Quart of plain Greek yogurt
Protein granola
Pecans
Walnuts
Dried cranberries
5 lbs white cornmeal
4 oz herb goat cheese
Watermelon twist candy
Mixed dried fruit
Sugar free cherry preserves
Low sugar orange marmalade
2 cans petite diced tomatoes
2 small cans tomato sauce
2 pack hardboiled eggs
Dozen large eggs
Olive oil
2 bottles of Mio
Jeremy went to QFC a bit later and bought a Lean Cuisine, 5 lbs of flour, and a half gallon of milk for $6 total.
I made stew in the crock pot with three kinds of beans, a can of crushed tomatoes, carrots, and millet. I also baked a loaf of gluten free bread with whole millet, quinoa, oats, and sunflower seeds. It didn't rise much, and was pretty dense, but I did like it ok. I'll be happy to eat wheat again though. I hope I don't have problems with it.
Breakfast: left over millet and brown rice with almond milk, honey, and blueberries
Lunch: leftover Ethiopian lentils, and green beans and carrots, and brown rice
Dinner: bean and veggie stew with millet, whole grain bread
Snacks: dark chocolate, half of a watermelon twist, two hard boiled eggs
Beverages: water
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Sunday and Monday
Winter and I took a Reiki class on Sunday. It counts toward my continuing ed. I don't know if I really buy into the spiritual stuff behind it, but it's very relaxing to receive.
After we got home I tried my hand at Ethiopian food again. I got a bag of millet grain for free from the Buy Nothing group, and I cooked some up just to have some grain with it. Millet is definitely not African at all, but I did not allow that to dissuade me.
I mixed up a whole bunch of berbere (Ethiopian seasoning blend) maybe a year and a half ago using a recipe I found online. It's not quite right compared to the Ethiopian food I have had at restaurants, but it's what I got. I used up the rest of it, plus some olive oil and dried onion and a half pound of brown lentils.
I also cooked the crap out of some green beans, carrots, and garlic in olive oil. This is my favorite Ethiopian dish ever. You want to cook them down pretty soft until they get a natural sweetness.
It turned out better than my previous attempts. Still not perfect, but better. I am starting to think the restaurants just add a lot more oil than I do. That would explain a lot.
I love injera, the sour fermented pancake thing they serve the various foods on, but it is pretty ambitious for me to make myself. Plus I have read that it stinks pretty badly while fermenting and it takes a few days. I don't know about all that.
Breakfast: smoothie made with coconut milk, almond milk, banana, blueberries, strawberries, and chia seeds
Lunch: plain yogurt with honey, blueberries, and pecans, clementines, Baby Bell mozzarella cheese
Dinner: Ethiopian red lentils and green beans and carrots with millet
Snack/desserts: lemon pound cake ALT bar, cashews (provided at the class), small piece of dark chocolate
Beverages: water
Monday was super not exciting. I had to go to Goodwill and then Target looking for a workout bra after work, and didn't roll back in until around 8:45. Jeremy got a sugar free sparkling water at Target, and I got a Lara Bar to hold me over till I got home. It was closer to $3 than it was to $2 so we'll call it $3.
Breakfast: leftover smoothie (I froze the rest, and put it in the fridge to thaw overnight. It was still frozen but soft enough to eat in the morning)
Lunch: leftover lentils, millet, and green beans + carrots, clementines
Dinner: leftover vegetarian chili with brown rice and fiesta blend cheese
Snacks/desserts: chocolate Lara Bar
Beverages: water
After we got home I tried my hand at Ethiopian food again. I got a bag of millet grain for free from the Buy Nothing group, and I cooked some up just to have some grain with it. Millet is definitely not African at all, but I did not allow that to dissuade me.
I mixed up a whole bunch of berbere (Ethiopian seasoning blend) maybe a year and a half ago using a recipe I found online. It's not quite right compared to the Ethiopian food I have had at restaurants, but it's what I got. I used up the rest of it, plus some olive oil and dried onion and a half pound of brown lentils.
I also cooked the crap out of some green beans, carrots, and garlic in olive oil. This is my favorite Ethiopian dish ever. You want to cook them down pretty soft until they get a natural sweetness.
It turned out better than my previous attempts. Still not perfect, but better. I am starting to think the restaurants just add a lot more oil than I do. That would explain a lot.
I love injera, the sour fermented pancake thing they serve the various foods on, but it is pretty ambitious for me to make myself. Plus I have read that it stinks pretty badly while fermenting and it takes a few days. I don't know about all that.
Breakfast: smoothie made with coconut milk, almond milk, banana, blueberries, strawberries, and chia seeds
Lunch: plain yogurt with honey, blueberries, and pecans, clementines, Baby Bell mozzarella cheese
Dinner: Ethiopian red lentils and green beans and carrots with millet
Snack/desserts: lemon pound cake ALT bar, cashews (provided at the class), small piece of dark chocolate
Beverages: water
Monday was super not exciting. I had to go to Goodwill and then Target looking for a workout bra after work, and didn't roll back in until around 8:45. Jeremy got a sugar free sparkling water at Target, and I got a Lara Bar to hold me over till I got home. It was closer to $3 than it was to $2 so we'll call it $3.
Breakfast: leftover smoothie (I froze the rest, and put it in the fridge to thaw overnight. It was still frozen but soft enough to eat in the morning)
Lunch: leftover lentils, millet, and green beans + carrots, clementines
Dinner: leftover vegetarian chili with brown rice and fiesta blend cheese
Snacks/desserts: chocolate Lara Bar
Beverages: water
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