Megan Record (4)

This Monday was even tougher for me to stay meatless. Again, I was travel back from another trip and airports/fast food restaurants do not have many options for meals that are meatless and that will keep you full for a decent price. For breakfast I ate steal cut oatmeal with fresh blueberries, mixed nuts, and honey from Starbucks along with a cup of coffee with soymilk. This surprisingly filled me up for awhile and I loved the fresh blueberries. Lunch was defiantly my most affected meal due to the fact that I was traveling. For lunch, my choices were limited to the few option within the terminal. I just ordered a milkshake and French fries. It certainly wasn’t the healthiest choice but at the same time it satisfied my sweet tooth for the time being. For a snack I had a Kind granola bar and an apple that I picked up at convenience store in the airport. Next for dinner I was finally able to prepare a meal after going to the grocery store. I picked up stuff to make eggplant pram but unfortunately when I got home I realized that I forgot to get sauce so I had to improvise. I found a recipe to just bread slices of roasted eggplant and it came out pretty good. With the breaded eggplant I also roasted brussel sprouts and brown rice. This meal was much more filling than the milkshake and French fries I had for lunch. Unfortunately, I wasn’t thrilled with the breaded eggplant. Eggplant pram would have been much better since the plain breaded eggplant was pretty bland for the amount of steps and time that was required to make them.

For this Monday, I do actually think that I spent more money than I normally would have to to stay meatless due to the fact that I was traveling. I was able to see a difference in how I felt after consuming the junk for lunch in comparison to the healthier food I was able to make for dinner. I think that it makes a big difference if you are able to make your own food rather than buying prepared foods or eating out frequently. This way you are able to know exactly what is going into your food, how it is prepared and what it is prepared with. Also it would have been better for me while traveling if I was able to bring either more snack or if I had more time in the airport to search for healthier options. Of course after landing we ate at the first spot we saw. Then after eating while walking to our gate we passed a smoothie store as well as a store that carried a variety of salads, which would of clearly been a better option even though they cost much more. Additionally, I was traveling with four other people. That made it more difficult to stay meatless and eat healthier because I did not want to be a burden to them by searching for different food options when they were will and able to eat anything.