Thursday, 10/31/13

Breakfast:  Oatmeal with Blueberry Jam

Lunch: Cheezy Broccoli Soup; Salad with Italian Dressing

 

Banana

Dinner: Baked Breaded Tofu; Ranch Dressing

Wednesday, 10/30/13

Breakfast: Oatmeal with Blueberry Jam

Lunch: Vegan Alfredo with brown rice pasta

Apples & Bananas

Dinner: Cheezy Broccoli Soup

Tuesday, 10/29/13

Breakfast: Pumpkin Mini Muffins; banana

Lunch:Stir-fry, Green Beans, Mushrooms & Onions; brown rice

Apple

Dinner:  Salad with romaine, cherry tomatoes, carrots, chickpeas, Tofu Ham, and Ranch Dressing.

Frozen Cacao

Monday, 10/28/13

My cooking was interesting today.  :)  I tried a chickpea omelet for the first time, but had some issues getting the middle to cook.  It also stuck to my Orgeenic pan which is why it doesn't look very pretty in the picture!  It tasted good, though, in spite of the ugliness!  :)  

Dinner was good, too, but I made it with quinoa rather than brown rice, and the quinoa isn't as absorbent, so it was very soupy.  Just like the omelet, it tasted really good, so I was happy!


Breakfast: Pumpkin Mini Muffins; banana

Lunch: Chickpea Omelet with broccoli, onions, mushrooms, carrots, red pepper, baby spinach, tomatoes; potatoes; Ranch Dressing; clementines



Dinner:  Stir-fry (broccoli, cauliflower, snow peas, baby corn, red pepper, carrots, mushrooms, onion, bok choy, garlic, ginger) with quinoa; hot sauce

Sunday, 10/27/13

Breakfast:  Pumpkin Pie fail :); apple

Lunch: Potato Soup, clementine

Dinner: Green Beans, Mushrooms & Onions; Cauliflower & Quinoa; Frozen Cacao

Saturday, 10/26/13

Breakfast: Strawberry Banana Oatmeal

Lunch: Chickpea Soup; Baked Tortilla Chips; Apple

Dinner: Potato Soup; Tofu; Ranch Dressing

Clementine

Friday, 10/25/13

SO cold today!  I just couldn't get warm.  I found myself wanting warm, heavy foods.  There was some emotional stuff going on as well.  I had an emergency visit with the ophthalmologist today, and they aren't sure what's going on except that something showed up on my retina, so they've referred me to a retina specialist for further testing.  I'm frustrated because I'm working hard at getting well, and I want to move forward, not be hit with yet another diagnosis!  I feel like I'm being a downer, but I'm just trying to be honest with myself.  When I'm not honest, I end up eating, and I'm not going there!


Breakfast: Strawberry Banana Oatmeal

Lunch: Enchilada Soup over Annie Chun's Pad Thai Noodles; red grapes

Clementine


Dinner: Baked Tortilla Chips; Chickpea Soup; Chickpea Salad

Apple

Thursday, 10/24/13

Lots of good cooking today!  Loved everything that I made.  Learned that I shouldn't fill the Instant Pot more than halfway full when cooking chickpeas.  They foam up and it overflows, creating a huge mess!  I thought that it was destroyed, but it still works.  There's condensation under the control panel.  I don't know how problematic that may be.

In a fair amount of pain today after overdoing it yesterday.  I'm just pushing forward and refusing to take pain meds.  When I eat, I visualize my body healing.  It's a good feeling!


Breakfast: Pancakes; Blueberry Jam

Lunch: Chickpea Salad; romaine, carrots, cherry tomatoes

Dinner: Green Beans, Mushrooms & Onions; Chickpea Soup
Cinnamon Vanilla Applesauce

 Chickpea Soup

Green Beans, Mushrooms & Onions

Cinnamon Vanilla Applesauce

Wednesday, 10/23/13

My food plan didn't turn out at all like I'd planned today.  I was okay with it, though.  That's the beauty of this plan and eating this way.  I love my food, and even if things change, I can accept it and move on.

Part of the reason that my plans changed was because I spent the afternoon decluttering the dining room and living room.  I feel so much better now that it's done!  Actually, I should clarify: I feel better emotionally.  Physically, I'm in pain!  I sometimes get frustrated because I feel good one day, so I do something physical, and then I pay the price afterwards.  So far, my healing has been one step forward, two steps back.  I was talking to Nick about that today, and he said that I just have to realize and accept that that's the pattern right now.  He said that's he's so proud of me for changing my diet completely, and although it may take a long time, he believes that it's going to cure me.  That sure made me feel better!


So...first there was breakfast.  I'd planned to experiment with some sort of oat pancakes, but I forgot that I had an early doctor's appointment.  I had some leftover Chia Oats, and the quickest fruit I could think of was grapes.  I'd never had grapes on oatmeal before, but it wasn't bad!

Morning: Chia Oats with red grapes

Chia Oats with Red Grapes

For lunch, I had some of Nick's yummy stir-fry.  When I went to make my salad, I discovered that the romaine was half frozen because it was on the top shelf of the fridge, which is too cold for it.  So, my salad is kind of pathetic looking, but it was still good!

Lunch: Nick's Stir-fry (bok choy, broccoli, peas, napa cabbage, green cabbage, baby spinach, carrots, bell peppers, scallions, tamari, veggie broth, and brown rice); Salad (romaine, carrots, cherry tomatoes) with Ranch Dressing

Nick's Stir-Fry

Sad Salad with Ranch Dressing :)

Applesauce

I spent the afternoon decluttering, which felt so good!  Of course, I overdid and wasn't able to make the dinner I'd planned.  I had leftover Enchilada Soup, but I was really hungry and wanted something more substantial than soup.  I was going to make some rice to put the soup over, but was too wiped out to even do that, so Nick made some Pad Thai noodles for me.  I know, Enchilada Soup and Pad Thai noodles?  Crazy, but it was so good.  I threw a cup or two of the soup into the Vitamix and blended until it was smooth, so I had a thicker sauce to put over the noodles.  Then I chopped up some fresh tomatoes and put them on top.  It was warm and filling, and I was happy!

I actually only had half of my frozen cacao because my daughter discovered it and loves it, so she and I shared it.

Dinner:  Enchilada Soup over Annie Chun's Pad Thai Brown Rice Noodles with fresh tomatoes; Frozen Cacao

 

 Enchilada Soup over Annie Chun's Pad Thai Noodles with Chopped Tomato

Tuesday, 10/22/13

Breakfast: Chia Oatmeal; grapes

Lunch: Mexican Mac n Cheeze with broccoli

Baked Tortilla Strips (no salt)


Dinner: Enchilada Soup with fresh corn tortilla strips

Frozen Cacao and Black Cherries (One of these days I'll get a pic before it starts melting!)

Monday, 10/21/13

For lunch, I made Oil-Free Fried Rice.  I was going to make something to go with it, but then Nick made a stir-fry, so I had some of that.  The picture below was Nick's bowl; I had a much smaller portion!  As usual, he didn't use a recipe, but I know that there's bok choy, broccoli, peas, napa cabbage, green cabbage, baby spinach, carrots, bell peppers, scallions, tamari, veggie broth, and brown rice in it.  It was so good, and I love getting all of those veggies in me!

Breakfast: Pumpkin Apple Oatmeal

Lunch: Oil-Free Fried Rice with hot sauce; Nick's Stir-Fry

Oil-Free Fried Rice

Nick's Stir-Fry

Pear

Dinner: Enchilada Soup; Vegan Sour Cream; Baked Tortilla Chips (no salt)

Sunday, 10/20/13

Beautiful day today.  Went to the park and sat in the sun while the kids played.  Need to make a point of getting outside more often, especially since the pool closed.  Had some emotional stuff come up tonight, grieving the death of my best childhood friend, who died a year ago.  I stopped myself from grieving then, and it's interesting to see how this stuff is coming up now.  I guess I'm ready to deal with it.  Although it's painful, it feels good to go through it without feeling like I have to stuff it back down with food.  Freedom!


Breakfast:  Applesauce Oatmeal

Lunch: lentils with brown rice and onions (left over from last night's Middle Eastern Lentils), Ranch Dressing, leaf lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers; grapes. (Picnic lunch, no pics)


Dinner: Mexican Mac n Cheeze made with Tinkyada Brown Rice Pasta Shells and broccoli; Salad: leaf lettuce, cherry tomatoes, Ranch Dressing  (prepared by my proud seven-year-old son!).

The Salad and the Chef

Saturday, 10/19/13

Breakfast: apples and bananas

Lunch: Celestial Stew, applesauce

Dinner: Middle Eastern Lentils, wine