…the journey so far.

My first meal from my first PureFoods Fresh Start gluten-free delivery was the Baked Cod with Thyme and Black Bean Salad. I decided to start with fish, because it probably is the thing I’m most “iffy” about, when long-term storage is at issue. So, the sooner the better, I figured.

Yum.

The fish was probably 4 oz. and very thyme-y, a little rosemary-ish. I heated it up in the toaster oven at 275 F for ten minutes.

The black bean salad is intended to be served cold, per the instructions, but I took a bite while the fish was heating up and was not impressed, so I decided to nuke the black bean salad for 45 seconds at half-power.

I put the fish on a bread plate (yes, I’m “small plating” for this diet; the portions are VERY small — especially compared to BistroMD, back in the day — and by putting my meals on these little plates, I’m teaching myself what a conservative portion size is, which is a good habit to get into, frankly) with the black bean salad, poured a tiny bit of “Real Lemon” juice over the fish, then nuked again for 20 seconds on full power, then let sit.

Again, yum.

However, the black bean salad was VERY onion-y, and — as before with the Chicken Fajitas on BistroMD — I’m not a huge fan of the onions, except in moderation. No moderation, here. In fact, I took an “after” photo, to show how many onions were left, after my meal. Also, the black bean salad was spicy (jalapeños and cayenne pepper in the ingredients, no surprise), and I *love* spicy food, so for me to say this was spicy… it was VERY spicy.

I will order this again.

Filed under: PurFoods, PureFoods Fresh Start, gluten-free, photos on December 30th, 2011