Week 2 Cass

Cass week 2

This week for Meatless Monday went better than last week. For breakfast I ate my usual: yogurt with some strawberries, raspberries, and granola added in as well as a piece of toast with a little bit of peanut butter and almonds. For lunch I ate a bagel with cream cheese because I was on the road back from Rochester. 

For dinner I made some brown rice with onions, peas, broccoli, corn, and egg with some stir fry sauce. Snacks during the day included an apple and then carrots with a little honey mustard for dipping. I also have gotten into the habit of just drinking water with some lemon and lime during the day besides the occasional coffee.  

The meal that was most affected was dinner because that is usually where I eat the most meat. On my regular schedule I can find something for lunch that doesn’t include meat but I almost always eat some type of meat for dinner, especially chicken. So far no, going meatless yesterday did not impact how I ate today. 

I really didn’t think Meatless Monday was very challenging because I did not make some crazy meal, I just simply left out chicken from one of my normal meals. The one thing I did change were my snacks during the day and how much I had. I normally don’t eat that many snacks and its usually just a granola bar or a small bowl of oatmeal. I felt more inclined to eat a smaller snack and make sure they were some type of fruit or vegetable because of this project. Going meatless did not affect anyone around me since I cook for myself. 

Also, all the food I ate was stuff I already had so I did not spend any more money than usual.  I usually enjoy fruits and vegetables daily, just not as much as I probably should. The one thing I want to do for the next week is make a brand new meal that I have never tried before. I will be gone for a week for spring break so I didn’t want to shop this week and get a lot of food that I won’t finish before then. But the first week back I want to plan a new meal that isn’t just rice and vegetables.