Eat to Live Day 1

I want waffles. Waffles with syrup and Earth Balance and maybe some peanut butter and chocolate. Mmm…

Instead for breakfast I had a mashed banana with ground flax and cinnamon. The banana was a little under-ripe, but otherwise it was fine… but it wasn’t waffles. I was hungry not much later, so I had a clementine. It wasn’t long before I was hungry for lunch. Eat to Livestresses the importance of “the salad is the main meal.” My lunch was indeed a salad- a chickpea salad of chickpeas, Swiss chard, celery, onion, garlic and balsamic vinegar. Shortly after that, I was hungry again… which led to my 1oz of walnuts. Later I had a Granny Smith Apple.

Lunch.

Dinner was another story. I should have had a salad, but I had cooked cabbage (with peas and onions) instead. I also made some jerk tofu (modified for no fat/no added sodium). I only had a bit of this, as I also had peas, and had chickpeas earlier in the day- the rest is saved for tomorrow. But the best part- balsamic roasted grapes with rosemary. They looked horrible, but they tasted SO good. I could eat those every day. When I get it figured out so it’s not so ugly, I’ll post a picture and a recipe.

Initially, I couldn’t finish my dinner, but a while later, I was hungry again. So I added a bit more tofu and finished the cabbage. I’m still a little hungry at the end of the day, and I’m not sure what to eat, if anything. I guess I can hold out until morning. I think I’ll have some tea.