Breakfast
- oatmeal with cinnamon, vanilla extract, and raisins
- low-fat cheese melted on whole wheat bread
- kiwi
- skim milk
My kitchen counter is too messy to take the photo there, which is always a bad sign for me.
I scanned through a lot of the breakfast meals to try to find something that looked good (and which incorporated all the ingredients I had on hand). I was pretty stoked that this meal came with so much food.
Of course the bread was still from that moldy loaf and I over-melted the cheese (plus I was short of the ounce I was allowed), but whatever, it was still a fantastic breakfast. Even if I ate it at 5pm.
Lunch
- fiery meat sauce over whole wheat rotini
- steamed zucchini with honey-Dijon dressing
- kiwi
This was as delicious as could be expected, and in fact even better for its overnight flavor-melding.
The kiwi, however, was vile. While the core and outer edge were hard and chewy, the darker green inner part was mushy and tasted kind of rotten. It occurred to me that I really have no concept of when kiwis go bad, but I've got about eight in the fridge and I don't look forward to any more like this.
Snack
- reduced-fat Triscuits with roasted garlic hummus
- baby carrots
My boyfriend picked up the hummus yesterday and my God, it is fantastic. It's definitely a challenge to only eat the allowed amount, as it is just so wonderful.
The carrots are right on the edge of funky tasting, and I still have about 1/4 of a bag. Eating them three at a time certainly doesn't help the situation.
I've been grumpy lately about food going bad in the fridge, both for its own sake, and because I'm waiting for a check to clear to be able to buy more groceries (this is an interminable wait -- I deposited it nearly two weeks ago!). I hate being at the mercy of what's on hand, fresh or otherwise, and having to cobble together meals from what I've already purchased.
This sense of helplessness is another reason why dieting is so difficult, I think. It's a lot harder to scrape together $5 for a pack of tofu or nearly $50 for a few meal's groceries than say, $1.50 for a slice of pizza or $2.50 for a fried chicken meal with drink. I can't say economics plays the biggest part in poor food decisions, but I imagine it doesn't make it any easier to eat right.
Dinner
- Lean Cuisine Lemongrass Chicken
- spring mix with lite creamy Parmesan dressing
- raisins
I still do have one serving of pasta left, but I discovered this meal in the freezer and was happy for a change. This was absolutely delicious! The chicken was tender and flavorful, the sauce was perfect, and the vegetables were quite tasty and in a good proportion to the brown rice. I was wary of Lean Cuisine's "spa cuisine" line because of my lousy experience with Rosemary chicken, but this was seriously exceptional.
I also really like eating my salad with chopsticks. It gives perfect control and lets me get just the right amount of dressing on each piece of lettuce.
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