Ally
Meatless Monday #3
For
this Monday, I chose to aim for completely vegan to challenge myself a little
bit more. I spent the same if not less money, and again, no one was affected by
my choices to eat this way. I actually felt pretty awesome and had one of the
best workouts ever at the end of the night!
For
breakfast, I had my usual rice cakes with peanut butter and coffee (which I
drank without cream to keep the dairy away!). I made sure I ate breakfast today
and it really made a difference, it was just difficult to fight the fact that I
really have no appetite at 5 AM. Throughout the day I ate 4 clementines.
Literally, 4! I’m obsessed with them ever since having them in class. On Sunday
this week I also made the hummus that we made together in south lake – it was a
big hit with my boyfriend and we both devoured it. I ate some of that with pita
and carrots on my lunch break with some quinoa that I made up with just some
sauted veggies and tomato sauce in a whole wheat wrap – usually I would add
cheese to this but again, skipped the dairy. I had a granny smith apple around
4 PM for a snack and a handful of raw, unsalted cashews. For dinner, my
boyfriend and I made a dish from the Meatless cookbook again. It was a very
simple brown rice and black beans (a complete protein) dish with onions,
jalapeno, sweet peppers, and various other spices topped with some fresh
avocado and tomato. We ate it just out of the bowl but also scooped some of it
onto some tortilla corn chips. It was delicious!
It’s
really getting easier for me to cut dairy out. Since I already don’t eat meat
I’m that much closer to being vegan, aside from the aspects of clothing and
other things that negate my being a vegan. I’ve given up dairy in the past, but
recently I’ve fallen back in love with my true love, mozzarella cheese, so it’s
kind of hard to get rid of it again! However, one day can’t kill me and maybe
it will slowly become a habit again.
Hey Ally,
ReplyDeleteThat is great that you were able to go vegan for this week’s meatless Monday. I give you props because cheese is really hard to stay away from. I do not think I could go without cheese especially on meatless Monday. I know how hard it is for you to eat breakfast at five in the morning but you were able to push through this problem and get the protein you needed to start the day. Believe it or not I am not a fan of peanut butter so I always eat Nutella on my rice cakes. I also like to eat Nutella on Coco Lites. Have you ever tried them? They come in several flavors and are easier to eat in the morning.
Since I was sick two weeks ago and I could not make it to the cooking class. I was told that the hummus that you and the class made was delicious. The wrap that you made for lunch also sounds amazing and I think I am going to have to try to make it next week. I am glad that you have been experimenting with your Meatless cookbook. It sounds like the cookbook would be a great addition to anyone’s kitchen. I wanted to tell you that I tried Chipotle’s Sofritas, which you recommended in the past. I was definitely hesitant about it but it was filled with flavor and a great choice. Keep up the good work and see you in class,
Ilana
Ally,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are really challenging yourself with this assignment! It is so awesome that you can push yourself to do this. I like cheese and milk way too much to cut it out of my diet. I know there are alternatives for mile such as almond milk or soy milk but the taste of milk is just so refreshing to me. It is also very cool that you and your boyfriend really enjoyed the humus that you made the night before. That is a great idea to food prep the previous night. I tried to do that on Sundays for my whole week. I would make what I had planned for the week on Sunday and put it all in Tupperware and then just reheat throughout the week. But then Sundays got to busy and I stopped all together. The meal that your boyfriend and you made also sounds delicious! Did you add any sauce to it? If not maybe some of your mom’s homemade vodka sauce would be a delight wither mixed in with it or on the side to add as you wish. All in all though it sounds like you are being very good at trying o do new things and push yourself to becoming more vegan. Great work and keep up the good work! Best regards and see you in class later today!
Bob