^^MMMM! Good eats!

Here's today:

1 Vitamin Water "Be Relaxed"

1 Silk Chocolate box (150 calories and SO worth it!)

1 cup steamed broccoli
1 cup brown rice
1 T. Siracha and soy sauce

1/2 cup pinto beans
1 medium tortilla
1/2 cup lettuce, onions and salsa

1 cafe Americano made with 2 shots of espresso, simple syrup and soy milk

3 veggie "sausage" links
2 cups steamed green beans
1 cup steamed turnips with 2 tsp. Earth Balance Whipped
1 cup brown rice with 1/2 cup tomato, 1/3 cup onion and 1 tsp. coconut oil

1 orange

The right amount of water

2/3 cup Arrowhead Mills Shredded Wheat (I love this- it's organic, no sugar added)
1 medium banana
1 T. ground flax
1 cup Silk Enhanced

1 "Primal Strips" Jerky (10 grams of protein)

2 shots of espresso

1 small orange and 1 small peach

1 1/2 cups steamed broccoli
1 cup soba noodles
1 T. Siracha and soy sauce

1 slice ciabatta with garlic aoli

2 cups mixed greens with 1/4 cup blueberries, 3 pecan halves, 1 oz. "cheese" and an herbed blueberry vinaigrette

1 slice ciabatta with 1/5 an avocado, 1/2 a roasted red pepper, 3 pieces butter lettuce, 1/4 a cucumber, 1/2 a tomato and 1 serving pomme frites

1 serving "cheesecake"

1 cup coffee with Silk milk and 1 tsp. evaporated cane juice

58 calories of peach white tea

LOTS of water

Where are all the vegan chicks at?

I guess there aren't any vegans or they are fasting

While I stayed within my calorie range for the day, I didn't have the healthiest day! (PMS!!! ). I am posting to keep myself accountable.

Here's today:

2 veggie "sausages"
1 slice whole grain sourdough with 1 tsp. coconut oil
1 cup Silk Coffee and 1 cup French roast coffee

1 Cliff Oatmeal Raisin Bar

1 "Be Relaxed" vitamin water

1 cup soba noodles with 2 cups vegetables (snap peas, broccoli, zucchini, water chestnuts, carrots and celery) 1 tsp. nama shoyu and 2 tsp. siracha

10 dark chocolate, turbinado and salt coated almonds

1 oz. low fat soy cheese with 1 serving whole grain crackers

1 oz. salt and pepper potato chips

1 cup strawberries

1 cup calcium fortified orange juice

1 cup quinoa, 1 cup cooked spinach, 1 cup cooked broccoli and 2 oz. baked tofu

The right amount of water

Okay...I am BACK on plan today! Here's what I am eating from 6:30am-3:30pm

1 slice whole grain sourdough bread with 1 tsp. Vegenaise and 2.5 oz. tempeh
1 cup calcium-fortified orange juice

2/3 cup quinoa made with 1 cup cooked veggies (spinach, onions and tomatoes)

1 1/2 cups steamed broccoli with 1 tsp. soy sauce and 2 tsp. siracha

2 cups raw veggies (carrots, cherry tomatoes and sliced cucumber)

After that, I still have up to 1,000 calories for the rest of the day! I will post when I get home after school today.

Okay...Here's the rest of the day!

1/3 cup white beans with the quinoa earlier

2 shots espresso with 1/2 cup soy milk and 2 T. syrup

1 burrito with black beans, rice, guacamole, romaine, fresh and hot salsa

1 serving dark chocolate, turbinado and salt almonds

So very much water!

Okay, so it wasn't perfect but it was still a pretty good day!

SoulBliss - your menus sound so good, especially those almonds

What brand veggie sausage links do you buy? I like the Morningstar Farms ones, but I think they have egg whites in them.

It took me a few days but I am finally getting back to "normal" eating after all that crazy wedding stuff threw me off.

Yesterday:

B: 1 cup Kashi w/banana and soymilk

S: grapes

L: spinach salad w/ tomatoes croutons and vinaigrette
PB & J on whole wheat

S: apple, 2 Wasa crackers

D: Mystery moong dal stew (loosely based on my sloppy lentils recipe, I cleaned out all the veggies in my fridge)

Today:

B: 1 cup Kashi w/banana and soymilk

S: peach

L: Romaine salad with "feta", apples and vinaigrette
moong dal stew

S: apple

D: Jerk tofu
It's marinating in the fridge, if it's not raining I might grill the tofu on skewers with some veggies. Otherwise I might make some kind of noodle stir fry with it.

Those almonds are so good that I eat a serving, give my daughter a serving and then hand the rest of the package to my DH and tell him to take them away!!!

Yeah the Morningstar Farms have egg whites I wish they didn't!

I usually eat tempeh sausages I make myself or eat Trader Joe's or Gimme Lean (comes in a "roll") brand sausages-- the TJ and Gimme Lean ones aren't "health food" and have processed soy in them, but I find they help me keep my blood sugar stable when I drink coffee

I have yet to master tempeh, I like it when I get it at restaurants, I just can seem to get it right at home. Care to share your tempeh sausage recipe?

I had a pretty good food day yesterday.

B: Kashi w/banana and soymilk

S: 2 figs

L: Spinach salad w/walnuts and cranberries in balsamic vinaigrette
Moog dal stew

S: 2 figs, small apple

D: Black beans and chickpeas with figs and bell peppers (loosely based on this recipe), served over spiced whole wheat cous cous.

Today's menu:

B: Kashi w/banana and soymilk

S: 2 figs

L: Spinach salad w/walnuts and cranberries in raspberry vinaigrette
leftover beans/figs over cous cous

S: 2 figs (the last of 'em, had to eat them fast before they go bad), small apple

D: Not sure, just me for dinner tonight so I might just throw together and cucumber tomato salad and have a whole wheat pita stuffed with hummus and veggies. We'll see.

I ended up finishing off yesterday with the last of the moong dal with a few tortilla chips after work and then a light post work-out dinner of cucumber tomato salad and half a whole wheat pita stuffed with hummus, spinach and peppered Tofureky slices.

Look at me, posting two days in a row!

Today's menu:

B: Kashi w/banana and soymilk

S: baby carrots

L: Spinach and baby romaine salad w/walnuts and cranberries in raspberry vinaigrette
PB & J on whole wheat

S: Baby carrots, small apple

D: Probably baked tofu with some kind of vegatable.

See a pattern? I eat so much of the same stuff M-F

I'll have to spend some time thinking about all the ingredients I use and get back to you! One thing I can say about tempeh is that it works really well in many recipes if it has been marinated a really long time first. My family LOVES tempeh!

I just made a beautiful dinner with CSA (community supported agriculture) produce!

I received so many radishes that I had to use them tonight, so I made the following salad:

Radish, very thinly sliced
Cucumber, seeded then thinly sliced into long pieces
Yellow baby carrots, chopped
Spring onion, sliced thinly
Raw, unprocessed sesame seeds
Dressing made of EFA oil, spirulina, nettle leaf, dandelion leaf, garlic, lemon juice, lime juice and Himalayan sea salt

(The radish has a VERY strong flavor, so I think I may just pickle the rest of it.)

Then, I made a red lentil soup that was so delicious! It had:

Red lentils
Leek
Onion
Carrots
Heirloom tomatoes (green, red and yellow)

Once the soup was done, before serving, I stirred freshly chopped cilantro, coconut oil and umeboshi vinegar into each bowl.

All the above was organic and all produce came from the farm today.

I added Indian-spiced vegetable patties to the meal (not organic) as well as a bit of vegan "Caesar" salad (organic).

In all, we had such a colorful, healthy, flavorful meal, that I felt proud to serve it to my family.

2 oz. veggie cheese
20 oz. herbal tea (80 calories)

Bean, potato and guacamole burrito with 1/2 cup green and chipotle salsa

Broccoli, yellow carrot, sweet onion and red bean "stir fry" (cooked with water, not oil) with nutritional yeast, umeboshi vinegar and coconut oil added after cooking

Sprouted burger bun with faux chicken, 1 orange heirloom tomato, 2 slices sweet onion and 1 T. Vegenaise

1 VERY large white peach (the size of a baseball!)

1 Uncle Eddie's Molasses cookie and 1 cup Silk with Omega 3's

Water!