Adventures in Whole30 (and probably some other random thoughts too)
I was hungry this afternoon and I learned that the apple pie Lärabars are quite tasty.
Gluten-tag is tomorrow and I am looking forward to some bread in my belly. However, it occurs to me that slathering it with butter isn’t in the cards because of the dairy factor. And smothering it with jelly is out because of the sugar. Nonetheless, I’m sure it will still be excellent.
The whirlwind of getting back to work stole some of the thunder from this post-30 day.
The egg cups were strange today. The unscrambled eggs went in first with seasoning and additions added last, which is opposite of usual. The result: they tasted fine, if not evenly distributed in the flavor department, but there was a cavity at the bottom of the cup where an air pocket formed during cooking. I don’t know if is because they were in too long or because of the order of ingredients.
Probably on a more interesting side, today was legume day. I know, I know… A-MA-ZING! I had peanut butter on a banana, mostly because I could, as a snack before dinner. Then we had tofu with green onions and soy sauce along with dinner. I guess now I have to pay attention to how my body reacts. Hopefully step one in the reunification of the dynamic duo of peanut butter and chocolate causes minimal damage because life without that combo would be tragic. I’m banking on chocolate rejoining my diet in due time.
What is a Sloppy Joe without the bun? Just Sloppy? Well, I can tell you, Sloppy without a bit of brown sugar just doesn’t quite have the same magic. The sweet helps cut the acid of the tomato base, and carrots just don’t have enough punch to make up the difference.
Surprisingly, this was the first real soup meal we’ve had. It was tasty, but a little weird. No beans, no bread, no cheese, no yogurt… just soup. But like I said, it was good. We put some almond flour and coconut milk to creamify and thicken it up. It was a tomato base with pulled chicken and the remaining kabob vegetables from the weekend.
Tomorrow I’m bringing egg cups to share for Fat Wednesday. They have green onion, mushrooms, and hot sauce.
I was trying to identify how I feel lately. I think I just feel fine. I definitely don’t feel bad, but I’m also not feeling great with tons of extra energy and vigor. Also, my stupid mouth rinses for my dental work impact the flavors I taste significantly. So even though one of the desirable outcomes from cleansing the diet like I am is to actually “taste” real food and know the subtleties of flavors without added sugars, I still get to enjoy the mask of nasty medicine film over everything. Ho hum.
Let’s start with a quote from the instructions for the Bluetooth headphones my mother recently purchased:
“Pairing is a process to connect Bluetooth equipments each other. It will crreate a pemanent and safe link betweeb your equipments and provide them with quick service fron Bluerooth without using any password.”
I would discourage you from purchasing that brand of headphones, but there is no brand listed on the packaging or the equipments themselves.
We were going to make salmon cakes for dinner. However, when we opened the can it wasn’t nicely processed like tuna. It was a cooked portion of the fish crammed into a can- bones, scales, and all. Yuk. Also, probably not the best food choice for me with stitches and a delicate hole in my mouth that is trying to heal.
And for my final thought of the day, just betweeb you and me, I’m wondering whether improving my health is worth all the extra dishes at the end of the day.
The good news is that there will be no leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
P.S. The grouchy stage is not complete. There were just lots of things to talk about this time around.
The ice cream cake was back again today. But Fat Wednesday was pretty mild: just breakfast burritos. For the record, Fat Wednesday refers to the Wednesday team meeting at work that turned into a weekly potluck that turned into a calorie fest. All that said however, people at work have been pretty supportive of what I’m doing with Whole30. They have asked lots of questions and can see that I still have lots of good options to consume and don’t have to worry about counting calories. And they all know that their own belts have suffered the wrath of Fat Wednesday.