Between studying and running from class to class, my lunch and eating for the rest of the day was a little disjointed. My lunch turned into a series of snacks...
I had a Sargento Light String Cheese along with a handful of pretzels. Also (not pictured) I had one of my favorite afternoon snacks when I'm craving something savory: baby carrots dipped in salsa. I ate about 1/4 cup of salsa and 1/2 cup of baby carrots. I also snacked on an apple, accented with a few spoonfuls of Peanut Butter. And then some mini Snickers :)
A few hours later, right before my evening class, I had some leftovers for dinner. The other night I had sautéed some zucchini, summer squash, onions and garlic to put over whole wheat pasta. Well, it was just as delicious tonight as it was over the weekend. I also added about 1/3 cup of jarred pasta sauce to sneak in a few more veggies. That's been one of my favorite tricks since I started cooking for myself. To have a veggie-packed dinner, start with a kind of traditional spaghetti, and then top it with a bunch of steamed/roasted/sautéed vegetables to make it more filling and nutritious!
In my evening class I sipped some Chai tea and had about 1/3 cup trail mix that I had made this afternoon. It was a combo of almonds, peanuts, raisins and some M and Ms.
And that's it so far! I'll probably have another little snack before I go to bed -- maybe a bowl of cereal or some more of those sautéed veggies straight from the fridge. I'm pleased that I've made it through the whole day, and I think this is a good indication that I"ll be able to stick with this for the next 13 days!
Today wasn't the most exciting day from a culinary standpoint (see: string cheese for lunch and leftovers for dinner), but it was a pretty accurate representation of how I eat on a busy day when food isn't always my first priority. But stay tuned because there is a lot of variation in my diet from day to day!
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