Today has been a great example of how even the best laid plans can go awry. Yesterday my daughter woke up feeling sick and shaky. I am still unsure why and she seems fine today. However I didn't get to go shopping and I didn't get the large amount of cooking done that I had planned on for the week. I started this morning with Kashi Strawberry Fields w/unsweetened almond milk. I hadn't made a snack so I didn't get one. Instead I got the kids dressed and went to the store (sans snack) to get some things for today and tomorrow and we all ended up at Jack In The Box around 11:30 a.m. Faced with a choice of how to approach this, I realized that this was a great example of a situation many of us end up in weekly (on a lunch break or out with friends). I decided to let this be a fun exercise in how to handle those times.
I scrutinized the menu- I almost got the Grilled Chicken salad, but I suspected it would have more sugar than a sandwich (I was right by the way, 7grams versus the 5 grams in the club I chose). I got a Sourdough Grilled Chicken club (not the meal) with a lemonade. I know that I probably should have gotten water (I was sharing a drink with my husband and he wouldn't have gone for that). I took the top slice of bread off (with the sauce) and the bacon and gave those to my toddler. It was good, I didn't feel too deprived and I think it was a pretty decent choice given the circumstances.
Breakfast: Kashi Strawberry Fields w/almond milk
Snack: none (oops)
Lunch: Sourdough Grilled Chicken Club on one slice of bread w/no bacon + Lemonade
Snack: Blueberry, dark chocolate and almond milk smoothie
Smoothie recipe: 6oz blueberries, 16oz almond milk, 4 squares of 88% dark chocolate (melted before pouring into the liquid) and 4 ice cubes pulsed until well blended
Makes: Four nutrient dense, antioxidant smoothies
Dinner: Toasted Quinoa and Cabbage
You may want to check this out it helped me: How to Core and Slice a Cabbage
This was a simple and inexpensive meal that fed my family of five with a plate of leftovers. I used the Whole Wheat Quinoa that I already had on hand, and substituted green onion that was in my fridge for the olives and it was still great.
Drinks: Water, Electrolyte water, Coffee (dark roast) with Coconut milk creamer, Lemon+Ginger+Echinacea juice watered down with Pellegrino, chamomile tea with a tsp of honey
Exercise: I walked a mile on the beach today
I am making Sweet Potato + Five Spice Muffins and Tapenade tonight so I am not stuck in this same situation tomorrow. I will include the recipes for both in tomorrows blog post.
How did your first day go?
Oh Lara, you did wonderful. I'll be trying to make better eating choices starting tomorrow - workout as well. We'll see how this goes. Thanks for the inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I am also going to work out tomorrow. My husband had a three day weekend and that always makes it more difficult. Thank you for the support, hang in there with us! :)
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