There is this cafeteria-type place in the building next door to where I work that usually has just a little salad bar with your basic ingredients. It is pretty boring, so needless to say I was not all that excited about going there yesterday. But I was in a pinch so it was really the only option other than the Subway downstairs that I refuse to eat at (because, I'll have you know, rats have been spotted there before! ICK!) So it was much to my surprise when I saw they revamped the salad bar and added such things as black quinoa, regular quinoa, sunflower seeds, walnuts, hearts of palm, and kale (KALE! my favorite! I love it so much, I feel like this shirt was made for me: Kale Shirt) All of that atop mixed greens, baby spinach, and tons of kale with red wine vinegar and lemon juice made for a very satisfying lunch. Who says salads can't be filling AND tasty???
Dinner was simply Indian spiced red lentils with brown rice. No vegetables because I still hadn't been to the grocery store to stock up on my fresh essentials. Anyway, I love these MDH Spices (careful, if you click that link you will feel the urge to dance to the tunes that start blaring!) as well as these Priya Spices, and I use both frequently for lentil and vegetable dishes. You can find them at any Indian or Asian market in your town for like, $3, and they last a long time. You usually only need a small amount because they can be spicy! Which is good for me, but may or may not be good for you. I used the Priya Sambar Powder last night, which has much less sodium than the MDH ones and I ate way more than I meant to! And by that, I mean I didn't have the leftovers that I intended to have for lunch today....oops.
Lastly, I found a new brown rice that I LOVE. Jazzmen Louisiana Aromatic Brown Rice. So.good. Seriously, if you don't live in Louisiana and you can't find it in your grocery store, order it. You won't be disappointed.
Now on to Day 10, today. Breakfast was a deliciously sweet and ripe mango and a kiwi. Lunch, well, lunch was not so good. I was at an all-day meeting in Mississippi and they ordered pizza for us. Nice gesture, yes, but clearly there was no cheese-less pizza for me. I ate two small corner pieces and pulled off most of the cheese but I could not disassemble the whole thing without appearing rude (and weird) in front of the CEO, Medical Director, CFO, etc. So, yeah. Major fail but it taught me a lesson: always bring a portable lunch! Bah--next time!
Dinner is a big kale salad (recipe on recipe page) and a small bowl of brown rice pasta with this amazing oil-free pesto that my accountabili-buddy made for me!! Doesn't it look scrumptious?? I can enthusiastically say it tastes even better than it looks. Props to my friend for sharing the kale salad recipe with me, too!
Nutritional Content:
Kale Salad: (makes 2 servings as a main dish; 4 servings as a side dish. Nutritional information is for the whole batch)
Calories: 480
Calories from fat (based on 9 calories per gram of fat): 198
Fat: 22 g
% of calories from fat: 41% (too high for E2! I should leave out some of the seeds)
Carbs: 64
Sugar: 25
Protein: 17
Sodium: 590 (can be reduced by using low sodium mustard)
Until tomorrow....
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