Week One, Day Six. Today Was A Toughie!

Today was the proverbial bitch. For no reason except Sam and I went to a friends house to hang out and for him to play with her little guy and against my better judgment, I didn't pack my lunch. I did eat an apple and peanut butter for breakfast so I wouldn't be too hungry. AND, I took a fruit salad just in case but then they were eating turkey and cheese sandwiches and all I could think about was the bread, and mayonnaise, and pickles, and cheese, and turkey!

 

The thing is, I realize that because of my body and it's particular processes and shortcomings, I will be confronted with delicious things all of the time that I can only have rarely. It was a good confrontation actually because she also had spinach, cherry tomatoes, and organic lemon juice. So I wasn't stuck AND that's what I had while they had their fabulous sandwiches and Snikiddy Cheese Puffs. Ok, I had one Cheese Puff, seriously, these things are great! If you eat organic and like cheese puffs, they're super light and crunchy and have no GMO, no MSG, are gluten free, have no trans fat, and are kosher. They're still cheese puffs, but as far as brands go, this is a winner!

 

We played hard enough that Sam didn't make it home without passing out.

 

 

I also knew that I has a Simple Bean Burger waiting for me in the fridge when I got home. I made two major changes to this burger. 1) I don't like ketchup, so I used yellow mustard instead. 2) Instead of lettuce and tomato, I had a Tablespoon of vegan cheese. The patties aren't super easy to keep together and aren't pretty, but they're delish!

 

Dr. Furman's Simple Bean Burger

 

Remember how I said they save the best recipes for after you're used to eating pretty bland? Yes again! Dinner was Eggplant Roll-Ups, a spinach salad and steamed asparagus. The eggplant roll-ups had ALL the flavors of veggie pizza and was TOOOOO DIE FOR! I squeezed lemon over the asparagus for a little extra kick and Sam and I ate it like it was going out of style with some leftover mixed fruit from lunch!

 

Dr. Fuhrman's Eggplant Roll-ups

 

 

Dinner totally made up for lunch AND I got a nap in. Overall, a win. Mostly because I had to be really honest with myself about the future and eating with other people. But also because the more recipes I find that are like yesterday's and today's, the easier this is because delicious, colorful food isn't sad, disappointing, or deprivation.