Going semi-vegetarian for real this time (long)
My husband and I have planned to do a semi-vegetarian diet this coming month. We're getting rid of every junk food except for a couple:
Cheese,
Hot chocolate (I like to mix it with coffee or frozen, blended bananas),
Coffee,
This wonderful olive bread Kroger's bakery makes (I used to hate olives, but I love them now ... go figure),
Commercial wheat bread (it's the cheap kroger brand. I like to have options for sandwiches),
Mio (it really helps me drink a lot of water. I'll cut it out eventually, but right now I'm using it to get over soda).
Everything else is going to be vegetables, legumes, and homemade things like tortillas.
Here's a few things we're going to have:
Stuffed bellpeppers with quinoa, stewed tomatoes, onions, garlic, and a little cheese,
Fruit smoothies,
Quinoa stir fry/stir fry with rice noodles,
Beans and rice with salsa and cheese,
Spaghetti squash with a creamy yogurt sauce,
Salad,
Soup,
Chili (I'm looking for good vegetarian recipes, so please let me know if you've got some),
Homemade pizza,
Homemade bean burritos,
Bean burgers,
Fruit and yogurt,
Natural peanut butter/almond butter and jelly/honey sandwich,
Oatmeal and fruit.
How does this list sound? I know it's not perfect, but the things we've been eating has been VERY bad.
I'll list some of the stuff we've been eating:
Microwaveable burritos,
Hotpockets,
Kroger or Walmart's deli pizza,
Grilled cheese and tomato sandwich (might still have this, but be sparing on the cheese),
Deli meat sandwiches,
Steak fajitas,
Steak and cheese sandwich on olive bread/garlic bread,
Chicken strips,
Doughnuts,
Snack cakes,
Soda,
Ice cream.
All kinds of bad stuff, and this isn't even counting most of the stuff we'd eat at my parents' when our food ran out. I'm hoping healthier foods will stretch out our food budget (we're on food stamps) since we will be dropping a huge amount of the junk we get.
Does anyone have any advice on what to do when junk-food cravings get bad? I think I may have some sort of food addiction (especially when it comes to sugar and carbs). Also, I eat when I'm not hungry a lot, because I feel bored and depressed, and it's the easiest way to make myself feel happy fast (of course I'm only happy when I'm anticipating the food or eating). My diet has made me very lazy and depressed. I really hope this change will help me feel better and do more around the house.
Last edited by 3FCer344892; 06-29-2012 at 04:31 AM.
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