Brad
Meatless
Monday Wk. 4
4/1/14
For
my meatless Monday this week my goal was to change what I ate at every meal and
try something that I haven’t had before through our meatless Mondays. That being said I wasn’t looking to try
anything crazy just mix up my diet a little bit more. I started of my day with a bowl of oatmeal
that I mixed strawberries and bananas into which I thoroughly enjoyed and
highly recommend. I liked it so much
that I think in the future I’ll have it quite a bit except ill be mixing in
different fruits as they come in and out of season. The nice part about this week not having to
work on Monday which provided me with a lot more time to make the food that I
wanted. It allowed me to try to make a
meal that I had on spring break at a restaurant, which I wrote in last week’s
blog. I made stir fry burritos instead
of tacos but it was simple and something that I would definitely make
again. Using beans, corn, sliced bell
peppers, rice, and some onion, I created the stir-fry with some olive oil. After put the contents of the stir-fry in the
burrito wraps I added some salsa and sour cream to add some extra flavors. This stir-fry using all the vegetables I had
could have made enough food to have for a family’s meal. For dinner I again tried to make something
that I hadn’t before. I have always
loved chicken parmesan so I decided to look up a simple way to make eggplant
parmesan and made that along with a simple romaine lettuce salad with some
tomatoes and shredded cheese thrown on top.
I would’ve never thought just a few weeks ago that I would be trying
meals like I had today.
Brad,
ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing that you did on not thinking it was even remotely possible that I was trying foods like I am now. Even this week my dinner was nothing I have ever tried before and if it wasn't for doing meatless mondays, I don't think I would have tried at all. I have found that trying new things for more than just one meal could put a bit more variety in my eating than I have ever had. I give props to you trying new things for all three meals. I still have not attempted to do that myself.
Restaurants are also a great place to find recipes to try yourself in my opinion. If i'm going to try something new a good place to do it is at a restaurant because you know that they are at least cooking it the way it is supposed to be cooked.
Like you have also done this week, making something you like with a vegetarian twist is another great way to go. If you like something you might as well try variations of it. You never really know what is the best until you have tried different variations.
-Quentin