April 6 - Ham Bone Chowder

Lemon water

Breakfast - leftover brown rice heated up with milk, peanut butter, pears, cinnamon, strawberries

Walk outside

Lunch - few sips of coconut water, santa fe salad (romaine, chicken, cheese, corn), ham bone soup

Dinner - Mongolian Barbecue - too many vegetables to name, chicken, pork, tiny bit of rice noodles, low-sugar curry sauce, garlic, sesame oil, ginger; diet pepsi

Link to: Ham Bone Chowder

Mongolian BBQ.  Loads of veggies and a low-sugar curry sauce!

Observation: noticed weight coming off my gut.  Finally. 150

April 5

Lemon Water
Breakfast - egg, sweet potato pancakes, "mush" (maltomeal - I make it with milk and no salt), strawberries
Lunch - brown rice & lentils, roasted caulifower with turmeric, carrots, edamame
Dinner - small bowl of ham bone soup

Breakfast - sweet potato pancakes, egg, mush

Link to: Ham Bone Chowder

April 3 - Six Weeks

It was my goal to have no sugar or flour for six weeks.  I did it!  Results: I've lost some weight, I have more energy, my knee, hip, and IT band have felt way less pain than before.  All good things!  I'll allow myself an occasional bit of sugar or flour now.

Lemon water

Breakfast - sweet potato pancakes, oatmeal, bananas, dried blueberries, peanut butter

Bike ride to library and back

Protein shake with bananas and almonds

Lunch - Roasted veggies, turkey burgers, tomatoes, bell pepper, milk; yogurt mixed with chia jam

Dinner - mashed potatoes with marina sauce and meatball.  This was weird.  I won't do it again.  I'll do a different pasta substitute next time it's Italian night.  Slice of ham, green beans, bell pepper, tomatoes, milk.

Snack - strawberries, raspberries, nuts

Breakfast - sweet potato pancakes, oatmeal, fruit, PB

After-workout protein shake with banana and almonds

Lunch - Turkey burgers, roasted veggies, raw tomatoes and bell pepper

More lunch - yogurt mixed with chia jam

April 2

Lemon Water

Breakfast - Dave's breakfast - greek yogurt, hempseed, peanut butter, mixed nuts, strawberries & chia soaked in coconut water, apples

Lunch - baked sweet potato, zucchini, mashed potatoes, smoked chicken; salad with mixed greens, feta cheese, tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumbers; milk

Dinner - Taco salad - greens, ground turkey, green onions, tomatoes, cheese, mushrooms, tiny bit of southwest dressing for flavor.  Probably has sugar in it.; milk

Dave's Breakfast

Lunch - chicken, sauteed zucchini and yellow squash, mashed potatoes, sweet potato, salad

Dinner - Tacos - minus the tortilla plus a bunch of greens and mushrooms

April 1 Conference Crepes!

Lemon Water

Breakfast - Made Crepes for everyone but I ate sweet potato pancakes instead, with all the berries and bananas and raw cashews.  YUM; milk

Lunch - Avocado toast, hard boiled egg, baked sweet potato, salad with edamame, feta, and tomato

Easter Dinner - smoked chicken, broccoli salad (this must have sugar in the dressing - so sweet), corn, mashed potatoes, cheese slices, smoked deviled eggs.

Breakfast - Sweet potato pancakes

Lunch - Baked sweet potato, hard boiled egg, avocado toast, salad

Smoked chicken, mashed potatoes, cheese, corn, broccoli salad, deviled eggs

March 30

Lemon Water

Breakfast - peanut butter and strawberry chia "Jam" on toast.  I mashed strawberries and mixed them with chia seeds and a little water to make me a jar of jam.

Lunch - Another breakfast. :)   Sweet potato pancakes, roasted potatoes, greek yogurt, strawberries

Dinner - turkey burger with ezekiel bread bun, lettuce, tomato, onion; roasted and fresh veggies

Breakfast - peanut butter and chia jam toast

Lunch - sweet potato pancakes, roasted potatoes, yogurt, granola, strawberries

Dinner - turkey burger on an ezekiel bread bun, roasted veggies, bell pepper

March 21

March 21

Lemon Water

Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs with cheese, toast, avocado, bell pepper

Lunch - chicken, roasted carrot and cauliflower (with turmeric), spinach, bell peppers, yogurt, granola, strawberries (on sale - yay!).

Snack - sugarfree chocolate almonds from my sweetest visiting teaching partner.  The wrapped ones (Dove chocolate) will be Easter treats for the kids.

Dinner - chicken, asparagus, potatoes, tomatoes, garlic; strawberries on the side

Link to Dinner recipe:  Chicken with Garlic Potatoes and Asparagus

March 19

March 19

Lemon Water

Grapefruit Juice

Carrots & Hummus

Zoodle salad, smoked chicken, mashed potatoes

Veggies, hummus, sweet potatoes

Carrot Sticks & Homemade Hummus

Zoodle salad, smoked chicken, mashed potatoes

Veggies & Hummus

Curly fry sweet potatoes

March 16

March 16

Granola & Strawberries, pero/postum

Yakisoba minus the ramen noodles & sauce plus zoodles.  So good.

Village Inn pot roast dinner was way good.  Lots better than I expected.
 I also had a side salad and diet pepsi.

Day 20

March 11

Breakfast - Oat groats, dried blueberries, toasted almonds, cacao
Lunch - quinoa, cottage cheese, sweet potatoes, raw broccoli, tomatoes, sugar snap peas, carrots, bell pepper

Dinner - Mashed potatoes, steamed carrots, cornflake chicken (took the cornflake off before eating), fruit cup

SF hot chocolate

Breakfast - Oat groats, dried blueberries, toasted almonds, cacao

Lunch - quinoa, cottage cheese, sweet potatoes, raw veggies

Dinner part 1 - fruit cup.  Mom must be here for Sunday dinner :-)

Mashed potatoes, steamed carrots, cornflake chicken

Day 16

March 7

7:00 lemon water

8:30 oat groats, milk, berries, stevia

Walk around the neighborhood with Mom

12:45 Lunch - chili lime chicken, roasted potatoes, butternut squash, brussels sprouts, tomatoes, grapes

6:30 Dinner - hamburger vegetable soup (my favorite soup - recipe below); caprese salad - fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, fresh basil, salt, pepper, balsamic glaze;  milk

I had a few clementines sprinkled throughout the day... They're so good right now.

Hamburger Vegetable Soup

(Mom Anderson)

1/2 pound ground hamburger or turkey (I always use turkey)

Brown, drain, set aside

2 Carrots

3 Celery stalks

2 large Potatoes

2 small Onions

2 small Zucchini (I usually use one plus a yellow squash)

4 cups water, 4 tsp beef or chicken bouillon

Salt, Pepper, Italian seasoning (about 2 tsp is probably good), Garlic powder

Bring veg, bouillon, & seasonings to a boil, reduce heat, cover, simmer for 15 min.

Add:

hamburger or turkey,

1 small Napa cabbage

Large can (2 regular cans) crushed or diced tomatoes

2 cans of beans with hamburger & cabbage -- pinto, black, kidney, etc.

Bring to boil, simmer for 5-10 min until tender

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Day 15

March 6

6:30 lemon water

8:00 peanut butter toast with bananas; berries; pero/postum

11:00 string cheese and four dates

Hike with Mom to the Petroglyphs in Hieroglyphic Canyon

1:30 chop spinach salad - bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, basil, italian dressing; peanut butter and sf jam sandwich on Ezekiel bread; clementine

3:15 DDPepper

4:00 dates, almonds, clementine

5:45 chili lime chicken, quinoa, roasted potatoes, butternut squash, brussels sprouts, milk

9:30 sf hot chocolate, cheese and jam toast

Picnic Lunch prep!

Chop spinach salad, peanut butter and sf jam on Ezekiel bread
Very satisfying on our hike!

Dinner.  Delicious but very boring to look at. Quinoa, chicken, potatoes, butternut squash, brussels

Day 12 Quinoa + Meal Prep Chili Lime Chicken

March 3

6:30 lemon water
8:00 sweet potato pancakes, egg, sauteed spinach with Jane's mixed-up salt and red pepper flakes
I don't normally like cooked spinach but something bitter sounded good this morning and was tasty with the egg.

12:00 Chopped spinach salad on a bed of slightly sauteed spiraled yellow squash - spinach, tomatoes, bell peppers, basil, cucumber, celery, italian dressing; greek yogurt mixed with frozen berries & stevia

4:15 Ezekiel bread peanut butter toast with bananas and chia seeds.  Pero/postum

7:00 Roasted garlic rosemary potatoes, roasted asparagus w/ adobo seasoning, meal prep lime chicken (recipe below - it's good!), bell peppers, milk.

Breakfast - Fried egg, sauteed spinach, sweet potato pancakes

Quinoa works great in the rice cooker - 2 cooker cups-full of quinoa.
Rinse thoroughly, fill to the #3 line with chicken broth and water.

Lunch - Chop spinach salad on a bed of spiralized
yellow squash and a side of quinoa

Lunch, cont.: Berry Greek yogurt

Snack: Peanut butter toast with bananas, pero/postum

Dinner - Roasted potatoes, chili lime chicken, vegetables

Did a little meal prep today - brussels, chicken, potatoes,
quinoa, asparagus, butternut squash (just the little bit I had left over in the fridge).

Meal Prep Baked Lime Chicken Bowls

https://www.yummyhealthyeasy.com/meal-prep-baked-lime-chicken-bowls/

Ingredients

• 2-3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
• 6 Tbsp. olive oil
• 3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
• Juice from 2 limes
• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• fresh cracked pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. In a large resealable bag, combine olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
2. Cut chicken into cubes and add to marinade. Toss to coat. Marinate for 2 hours or up to overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Pour marinated chicken onto baking sheet (large cookie sheet size) and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
4. Serve with cooked quinoa and Lemon Green Beans Amandine or Roasted Brussels Sprouts (or other green vegetable). Enjoy!

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