Monday

Dinner


Veggie Burger with Guacamole and Salsa on a Whole Wheat Bun
Baked Yam Fries
Garden Salad

We used Boca Brand Original Vegan burgers, and they were surprisingly tasty. Unlike most other brands, they're not filled with bits of vegetables, but are rather "soy burgers", and surprisingly meat-like in taste and texture. Not exactly beef-like, or any other recognizable meat-like, but good nonetheless.

Lunch


Leftover Whole Wheat Pasta with Vegan "Meatballs"


Breakfast was the usual, cereal, strawberries, coffee, OJ. I think I'm only going to take breakfast pics if I'm eating something different. There's only so many bowls of cereal anyone can look at.

I am also switching to a smaller pic size. No fancy reason for that either. I just think it looks better.



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Sunday

Today's dinner came with a casualty.

Nothing to worry about, just a flesh wound. Speaking of flesh, does anyone else find it oddly, perhaps phallically, shaped?


Dinner

Whole Wheat Ziti with Vegan "Meatballs"

I made the meatballs from
plus some garlic and other seasonings.
This is a fantastically convenient product, but let's just leave it at that.


Lunch

Whole Wheat Wrap with Romaine and leftover Eggplant, Tomato and White Beans



Breakfast

Fruit Parfait and Matzo with Peanut Butter


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SATURDAY

Notice the day is in caps, because this day rocked...a Mets game, beer, pizza....what could be better? I guess this is a good time to mention that I don't normally eat as well as I have been. I am not a vegetarian, although I try not to eat much meat. I decided to take a couple of weeks to focus on eating as healthy as I can, lots of fresh fruits and veggies, etc. I'm also hoping that taking pictures and posting what I'm eating will help make me more accountable, and motivate me to stay healthy.

Dinner

Baked potato with salsa and fat-free plain yogurt, with black bean, corn and avocado salad. And yes, I baked the potato like all civilized people bake potatoes...5 minutes in the microwave.



Lunch at CitiField

Mama Carona's mozzarella and Veggie Sandwich


About five of these



And followed by 3/4 of this baby.




The day started with a big breakfast made by yours truly.
Breakfast

Scrambled Eggwhite and Broccoli; Whole Wheat Toast; Fruit Salad; Coffee



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Friday

Dinner

Roasted Eggplant with Tomatoes and Spinach, Cannelloni Beans and Brown Rice



Lunch

Leftover Black Bean, Rice, Avocado Salad



Breakfast

Egg white and Tomato Omelette (thank you hubby!), Whole Wheat Toast, OJ, Coffee

Thursday

Dinner

Cauliflower Soup and Black Bean/Corn/Avocado Salad



Lunch

Leftover Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes and Cannelloni Beans


Breakfast

Cereal with Rice Milk, Coffee, Apple/Pomegranate Juice


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Wednesday

Dinner

Spaghetti Squash (the last of it!), baked with tomato sauce, cannelloni beans and a tiny bit of cheese; garden salad



Lunch

Leftover Veggie Rice and Lentil Stew Cakes, topped with roasted garlic salsa.




Breakfast


Cereal with strawberries and rice milk, OJ, Coffee



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Tuesday

All in all, today was a pretty boring day. Hubby went to a ballgame, so I played leftover roulette.

Dinner

Leftover eggplant curry, veggie rice, lentil stew cake and roasted kale.



Lunch

More leftover spaghetti squash, with added tomato sauce. I still have half of this damn squashed baked and ready to go. I don't want it to go to waste, but I'm going to turn orange if I have to keep eating it.



Breakfast


Cereal, strawberries, rice milk. OJ, Coffee

Hubby pointed out that we are eating puffed rice cereal in rice milk. Seems wrong somehow.


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Monday

Dinner

Lentil Stew Cakes, Roasted Kale and Vegetable Rice


Lunch

Leftover Spaghetti Squash with Ricotta and Peas


Breakfast

Mixed Cereal with Fresh Strawberries


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Sunday

Dinner

Spaghetti Squash with Ricotta and Peas and a Spinach Salad



Lunch

Tuna Wrap: tuna fish, black bean salsa and romaine on whole wheat tortilla



Breakfast

Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Parfait


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Saturday

Dinner

Garden Salad



Lunch

Stir Fry Tofu and Vegetables



Breakfast

Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Parfait



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Friday Dinner

Eggplant Curry, Garden Salad and Spicy Roasted Chick Peas

This curry was surprisingly simple to put together, and tasted fantastic! This is the "recipe" I used, but since I don’t actually measure anything, this is an approximation of what I did.

Cut the eggplant in half longways, brush with olive oil and garlic, and place in a glass baking dish with a little bit of water. Bake at 450ºF about 40 minutes, or until tender. Let cool, then peel and chop.

Heat a saucepan, and add a little bit of water, then a chopped onion and cumin powder. Add finally chopped garlic and ginger, curry powder, and one can of crushed tomatoes (undrained).

Add eggplant and a chopped jalapeno pepper. Add nonfat Greek yogurt to thicken. Turn down heat, cover and cook for 15 minutes.


And DESSERT!
Chocolate Cayenne Ice Cream from Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream



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Friday

Lunch

Oh look, the Brown Rice Pilaf with Chicken and Carrots, again. I think I made too much.


I love our Friday mornings, when hubby makes us actual, real-food, breakfast, instead of plain old cereal.

Breakfast

Egg White and Tomato Omelet with Whole Wheat Toast; OJ, Coffee


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Thursday

Right now I'm waiting for my Peapod man delivery. The fridge has been bare and I'm looking forward to having some new, fresh ingredients to play with.

Dinner

Vegetable Cous Cous with Lemon Pepper Mahi Mahi and Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Lunch

Leftover Brown Rice Pilaf with Chicken and Carrots


Breakfast

Raisin Bran, OJ, Coffee







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Wednesday Dinner

Brown Rice Pilaf with Chicken and Carrots



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Wednesday Lunch

Sausage, Peppers and Onions (homemade with turkey sausage) on a hoagie roll.
Good lord that sandwich looks huge! I swear it was a mini hoagie roll.



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Wednesday Breakfast

Raisin Bran cereal, OJ, Coffee



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Tuesday Dinner

Homemade Pizza: Refrigerated Dough, Ricotta Cheese, Turkey Bacon and Sautéed Onion, and a garden salad