Week 5 IIana

Ilana

Meatless Monday week 5 (4/8/14)

            This past weekend was very hectic. I had work and a ton of studying, which left me with little time to prepare for meatless Monday. I was unable to go shopping at Trader Joe’s and did not even think about what I was going to do until Monday morning. I woke up Monday morning and had my usual Chocolate Chex cereal with milk. I tried to eat a little bit of pineapple with it but I seem to have a problem when it comes to drinking milk and eating fruit at the same time. I tend to get a little nauseous and I am not sure exactly why. The cereal surprisingly held me over to lunchtime.

I had just enough time to stop in at Chipotle before work to grab a Sofritas burrito. In the burrito, besides the Sofritas, I had lettuce, cheese, and some salsa. The Sofritas were once again very filling and delicious. After work, I rushed back over to campus and bought a salad from Edgy Veggie before heading to the library. I got my usual Edgy Veggie salad with spinach, romaine, cucumbers, tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, dried cranberries, tortilla strips, and apple cider vinaigrette. This time I also tried egg whites in my salad for some extra protein. I am not the biggest fan of eggs but this edition was not as bad as I thought it would be.

            This week’s meatless Monday was not my typical meatless Monday. I usually have time to go shopping and prepare prior to Monday. Unfortunately, this weekend I had no time but I still managed to stay away from meat without having to cook at home. I hope that next week I have more time on Sunday so I can incorporate more vegetables and a new type of plant protein. Week 5 turned out to be not so bad!