I will be traveling 8 hours in the car to Indiana this coming Saturday through next Tuesday to be with my family after the passing of my uncle last Saturday. I will be "tested" with my diet for 4 straight days. Which means, it's important that I do some planning ahead. I am packing 8 Lara bars (for the fruit and plant-based fat servings in my breakfasts and snacks), 8 serving size snack bags of the Just Tomatoes Etc. dried veggies (for lunches and dinners), 8 servings of the Dr. Kracker whole grain crackers, and 4 single size servings of the Justin's Butters. I will just need to incorporate some protein at each meal (such as chicken, yogurt, cottage cheese, or milk). My dad said that a family friend is supposed to be making our family dinner one night, so I will have to make the meal work into the puzzle pieces. Although, if it is the one meal that I happen to splurge a bit, I will not beat myself up because she is a FANTASTIC cook!!
Here were my meals today:
BREAKFAST (8:00 am)
Banana Ricotta Hazelnut Toast:
1 slice whole grain toasted bread, topped with:
¼ cup low fat ricotta cheese
1 small banana
2 TBSP chopped hazelnuts
Sprinkled with cloves
Yes, I'm addicted to this breakfast. This might be the 4th time I have had it now.
LUNCH (12:00 pm)
Zesty Bean and Summer Slaw Pita:
1 cup shredded purple cabbage, ½ cup shredded carrot, and 2 TBSP chopped onion
½ whole grain pita
½ cup cannellini beans
¼ of an avocado (I subbed 2 TBSP sunflower seeds)
1 TBSP orange juice, 2 TBSP rice vinegar, ½ tsp celery seed, dash pepper
My silly avocados are now showing signs of ripening, but they still weren't quite ready for my pita today. I ended up subbing the sunflower seeds, which were pretty good.
SNACK (4:30 pm)
Pineapple Almond Peppercorn Parfait:
1/2 cup canned pineapple
1/4 cup whole oats (omitted)
6 oz vanilla yogurt
2 TBSP slivered almonds
Dash pepper
This was pretty good. Although, I went overboard on the pineapple. I didn't realize the serving size was 1 cup fresh pineapple or 1/2 cup canned pineapple. I ended up eating a full cup of canned pineapple.
DINNER (7:30 pm)
Mediterranean Pasta Salad:
1/2 cup each artichoke hearts, fresh baby spinach, red bell pepper, and red onion
1/2 cup whole grain spiral pasta
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
10 Kalamatta olives
1 TBSP red wine vinegar (I used balsamic instead) and dashes each dried basil and oregano
I was pleasantly surprised by this meal! The artichokes kind of tasted like the earth (hahaha - I'll just say it "dirt"), but the rest of the meal was still tasty. I have only had artichokes in spinach artichoke dip before, which of course is covered in creamy cheese. Hmmmm... now how can I make spinach artichoke dip Cinch! friendly?
No exercise today since my son had Little Gym tonight. I exercised for the past 3 days, so 1 day off will be OK.
I'm considering doing the plan again once my 30 days are through - even starting over with the 5-Day Fast Forward phase again and continuing through another 30 days. I'm not sure what the author's thoughts are about repeating the plan from start to finish a second time.
Tomorrow, I am planning to have the Dark Chocolate Oatmeal with Blueberries & Yogurt for breakfast, the Black Bean Tacos with Cilantro Guacamole for lunch, the Vanilla Almond Frozen Banana for a snack, and the Citrus Salmon Salad for dinner.
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