Week 3 Brad

Brad      
Week 3                                                                      
3/24/14

I have to start off by saying that’s this assignment to go meatless every Monday has definitely had somewhat of an impact on me as I came to see during spring break.  I was away for spring break and because of that I did quite a bit of eating out at different restaurants.  What I noticed was that I still tried to use my better judgment to eat less meat if the option was there.  For example, at family owned Mexican restaurant I was at I ordered tacos, and instead of getting beef with a lot of vegetables and just got my tacos filled with a slew of different things that were non-meat based including beans, rice, corn, salsa and sour cream.  The tacos were great however most places I ate at did not offer such great options; most places have entrees that include meat in some type of way.  When I did have the opportunity to cook on spring break, I ate what everyone else was eating and meat being the main part of the dish was the norm.

            This Monday though I did well and was successful as apposed to last week.  I started my day off with my usually dish of eggs to which I have recently been adding “paper pepper” and chili powder to add some kick after our class spent learning about spices.  After my workout as well as for lunch I made a huge shake that consisting of milk, strawberry protein powder, and cup and a half of frozen strawberries.  For a mid-afternoon snack I went with some chai tea that I found in my house as well as some mixed nuts, and celery stuffed with peanut butter.  For dinner I had some veggie burgers that I threw on the grill and melted some American cheese on top of.  With the burgers I microwaved a bag of frozen broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots to which I spiced up with the chili powder again.  Overall today was a lot easier, much more satisfying, and filling than the first couple weeks.

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