WHOLE 30 DAY 2: Tuesday, October 1
BREAKFAST: Monday night I made egg mini-frittatas to make breakfast happen a bit faster. But dairy free? No cream and no milk in these (*sigh* missing lo-carb, but also realizing how many extra calories that is)?!
8 eggs, splash coconut milk (unsweetened), italian chicken sausage (comes pre-cooked and don't forget to read the labels of the different brands), swiss chard, onions, asparagus. Dropped all solid ingredients into the muffin tins, used the baster to get the egg/coconut milk mixture (with bit of salt, pepper, nutmeg, red pepper and parsley dashed in) into the muffin tin. Baked for 35 minutes at 375 degrees. Could have gone maybe a few minutes less? RESULT? Still delicious. Consistency was a little different without the dairy, and a little less filling, but the combo of the veggies and the chicken sausage was nice and they have held up well in the fridge. Strawberries (about 4 medium berries) as a fruit. Yummmmmm I have missed Strawberries. One cup of Mango black tea.
Tried black coffee from the Caf' at work. Now free coffee is nothing to complain about (wait for it...) but it's delicious with cream and a ton of splenda so it really tastes like a sugar bomb instead of coffee at all. I tried it black. It is not my thing. That's the nicest thing I can say. At work I am going to have to stick with tea..
LUNCH: takeout from Amhreins in Southie. Roasted turkey salad with no cheese and oil/vinegar. Missing the avocado we were hoping for, but the egg was nice. Romaine lettuce, O/V, an egg, carrot strips, onions, S/P, roasted red peppers.
We were out condo shopping during lunch and then ran back to work for a meeting so I didn't start to eat until nearly 3pm. I will admit, I was completely moody, grumpy and irrationally nearly in tears. I have no clue if I can blame this on the diet, house shopping, busy work day, halving the caffeine I normally have, or what...but I was pathetic. Eating helped a lot.
BREAKFAST: Monday night I made egg mini-frittatas to make breakfast happen a bit faster. But dairy free? No cream and no milk in these (*sigh* missing lo-carb, but also realizing how many extra calories that is)?!8 eggs, splash coconut milk (unsweetened), italian chicken sausage (comes pre-cooked and don't forget to read the labels of the different brands), swiss chard, onions, asparagus. Dropped all solid ingredients into the muffin tins, used the baster to get the egg/coconut milk mixture (with bit of salt, pepper, nutmeg, red pepper and parsley dashed in) into the muffin tin. Baked for 35 minutes at 375 degrees. Could have gone maybe a few minutes less? RESULT? Still delicious. Consistency was a little different without the dairy, and a little less filling, but the combo of the veggies and the chicken sausage was nice and they have held up well in the fridge. Strawberries (about 4 medium berries) as a fruit. Yummmmmm I have missed Strawberries. One cup of Mango black tea.
Tried black coffee from the Caf' at work. Now free coffee is nothing to complain about (wait for it...) but it's delicious with cream and a ton of splenda so it really tastes like a sugar bomb instead of coffee at all. I tried it black. It is not my thing. That's the nicest thing I can say. At work I am going to have to stick with tea..LUNCH: takeout from Amhreins in Southie. Roasted turkey salad with no cheese and oil/vinegar. Missing the avocado we were hoping for, but the egg was nice. Romaine lettuce, O/V, an egg, carrot strips, onions, S/P, roasted red peppers.
We were out condo shopping during lunch and then ran back to work for a meeting so I didn't start to eat until nearly 3pm. I will admit, I was completely moody, grumpy and irrationally nearly in tears. I have no clue if I can blame this on the diet, house shopping, busy work day, halving the caffeine I normally have, or what...but I was pathetic. Eating helped a lot.
DINNER: After snooping around Pinterest a bit looking for ideas, I came up with this one on Sunday. It was pretty easy to make, super flavorful, and the ONLY thing I would do differently next time is to find a sugar-free hot sauce I could add to it (or make one to add).
LETTUCE TACO WRAPS:
Rediscovered my little Cuisinart processor. Beautiful for this!
- Brown chicken breast, one onion and garlic in a pan. Once it's browned, add chicken broth (watch the ingredients), juice of two limes, and a splash of coconut milk to cover the chicken. Simmer for 30 minutes or so until you can shred the chicken with a fork. *disclaimer: i meant to do this with the crock pot in the morning but forgot. That would have added to the juiciness of the chicken.
- Break 1 head iceburg lettuce into "shells"
- In the Cuisinart chop up shredded carrots (about 1 small carrot), handful cilantro, orange pepper, few stalks of celery (adds volume and nearly no calories) and set aside.
- In a separate bowl mix a small handful of cashews and unsweetened coconut flakes
- Slice an avocado into small pieces.
- Shred chicken and remove from the broth
- Mix it all up in your little shells and enjoy!
We also decided that the broth was so good (and with great nutrients/protein leeched from the chicken from what I've been reading) that we would add the leftover shredded veggies to it and have a cup of 'soup' to finish off the meal. Delicious!
Bon appétit!
Overall day 2: feeling pretty good. Discovered that great coffee we have at home with a touch of coconut milk does the trick and doesn't make you feel like you're completely missing out. Very nice. A little moody and headachey today which is strange, but feel like I'm less puffy in the middle today.
#alittlebitbetter
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