Day 13 Fast Day

8:00 lemon water with medication

5:00 Friendship Soup - lentils, ground turkey, pearl barley, canned tomatoes, yellow squash (instead of rotini); fruit; milk  I made soup mix in bags to use today and later. yum. I poured the soup over a bed of raw spiralized yellow squash.  It worked.

Dinner - Lentil soup and fruit.  Hit the spot after a long fast day!
(That fruit was for the whole family - I didn't eat it all - haha)

Friendship Soup

Ingredients in bag:

1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice 1/4 cup beef bouillon granules 1/3 cup dry red lentils 1/4 cup pearl barley 1/2 cup dry split peas 1/4 cup dried minced onion 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

Additional Ingredients Needed: ½ pound ground beef, 3 quarts water, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 ½ cups tri-color spiral pasta

In a large saucepan, brown ½ - 1 pound ground beef and drain. Add 3 quarts water, 1 can diced tomatoes, and jar of soup mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 50 minutes. Add pasta, cover and cook 10 more minutes.

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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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