Original:
- 1/2 medium banana, sliced
- 3/4 ounce ready-to-eat-cereal
- 1 cup skim milk
- coffee or tea
My adaptation:
- 1/2 medium banana, sliced
- 3/4 ounce ready-to-eat-cereal
- 1 cup skim milk
This was a pretty straightforward meal. I skipped the coffee/tea. 3/4 of an ounce of cereal is pathetic. Because I put the banana in my cereal, I skipped the Splenda. It was fine, but not enough. Again, I plan ahead when I see a tiny breakfast, and I put it off until at least 10:00, so lunch isn't far behind.
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LUNCH:
Original:
- 3-4 ounced broiled chicken
- 1/2 medium cucumber, sliced
- alfalfa or bean sprouts and radish slices on lettuce with dill vinaigrette
- 1 slice cracked wheat bread
- 1 tsp. margarine
- club soda with mint sprig
My adaptation:
- 3 oz cooked deli ham
- 1/4 medium cucumber, sliced
- green salad with lite Italian vinaigrette
- 1 slice homemade wheat bread
- 1 tsp. margarine
- water
By the time I remembered to eat lunch, it was 3:00, and I was in no mood to wait for the chicken to cook, so I grabbed some deli meat out of the fridge. Close enough.
Half of a cucumber is an obscene amount of cucumber, so I stopped at a quarter. I was surprised by it. I had cucumber and radishes on a salad last week and didn't care for it. Apparently it was the radishes I didn't like, because I kind of liked the cucumber.
I ended up chopping everything but the bread into one big pile. The saltiness of the ham, the tartness of the dressing, and the sweetness of the cucumber made a nice combination!
The 4-day-old bread was extremely dry. No amount of butter could have helped it. Maybe I should have toasted it.
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DINNER:
Original:
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 3-4 ounces broiled calf liver
- baked yams
- stir-fry pea pods
- green salad with wine vinegar and herbs
- 4 medium dried apricot halves
My adaptation:
- 1 cup orange juice (I know, I know ... not even close)
- 2 ounces sauteed round steak
- baked yams
- stir-fry pea pods
- green salad with garlic caesar dressing
- 4 pieces of dried fruit (1 pear, 1 apricot, 2 apple slices)
This was a pretty good meal. I'm not at all excited about drinking tomato juice. Maybe later. Not yet. Orange juice was fine, but isn't a good sweet potato chaser.
I refuse to try calf liver. We had one tiny pack of round steak left, so we all actually ate a proper portion, instead of triple what we should be eating. Just seasoned it with salt and (too much) pepper and sautéed it in a tiny bit of butter.
The baked yams were just baked in the microwave, scooped out of the shells, and whipped with orange rind, allspice, and salt. I don't particularly love sweet potatoes, but they are alright. Another one of those I'll-eat-it-occasionally-but-not-all-the-time foods.
The stir-fry pea pods ... I opted for a pea pod stir fry mix with pea pods, carrots, onions, and mushrooms, because it was cheaper than just a bag of pea pods. They were sautéed in some olive oil, then I added a bit of water and 2 beef bouillon cubes and simmered until the liquid was gone. They had an excellent flavor. Mushrooms are yet another item on my not-yet list, so I left a small pile of mushrooms and onions on my plate. Aaron reached over to my plate and ate every last one of them up! And some of my lettuce too!
I threw together a quick salad (out of the bag - I'm very skilled), but just wasn't in the mood for it. I had a bite or two, but that's it.
The dried fruit was an odd way to end the meal. I'm quite full.
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I haven't yet eaten my snacks of 1/2 cup low calorie jello with 1/2 cup sliced strawberries, and 1/2 cup plain yogurt with 1 tsp. jelly. After those, I will end my day at around 1150 calories.
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