Week 1 Sophia

Sophia

            My first week trying Meatless Monday was not extremely challenging.  It was something that I had to think consciously about throughout my day, but I have always been a healthy eater.  I usually try to make health conscious decisions so I saw this as something I wanted to try.  I decided to cook at home for the day because I could. 

            For breakfast I had a serving of Nature’s Path Organic Pomegranate Cherry Granola with milk over it.  I ate this with a sliced pear on the side and a serving of orange juice.  This was an easy meal because it didn’t take much preparation, and it was still very tasty.  I think breakfast was one of the easier meals for me to try because there are many options that don’t even require cooking.  It is also a time of day when fruits and vegetables seem to be more appetizing to me.

            For lunch I made a small pizza.  I made it with a whole wheat crust, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, broccoli, chopped garlic, and red bell pepper.  I had these ingredients on hand, and I had bought the whole wheat dough pre-made at the grocery store.  I used broccoli florets because it is one of my favorite vegetables and sprinkled on the garlic over the sauce.  I added the sliced pepper and a little cheese on top.  It was very good, and I only had two slices. The rest went to my roommates.  I had a small snack in late afternoon of hummus and carrot sticks.  My roommate and I had already made the hummus the past weekend with chickpeas, garlic, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and cumin. 

            For dinner I made brown rice with vegetables cooked in a yellow curry sauce.  I used chunked butternut squash, sweet potato, shallot, and cauliflower.  I bought the yellow curry sauce at the store and simmered the veggies in it.  It was very good.  I realized at the end of the day that going meatless was not that hard and the food was very enjoyable.