Good morning all,
My first full day as a vegetarian was marred with regret. Upon waking from my peaceful slumber, I strolled into my kitchen to pour myself a nice cup of half-caf sumatra and gather my food for the day whilst munching on my breakfast. While gazing into my fridge, I practically had to yank my hand away from the magnetic field drawing my hand toward the leftover bacon and sausage someone had left in a Styrofoam container, instead moving right past it to snag a few orange slices.
At that moment I foresaw my next hundred encounters similar to this that I'll face this coming month. While making my lunch and snacks for the day, I could not take my eyes off of the newly purchased pack of all-beef snack sticks. It would have been so easy to snag a couple of those to provide me with a quick protein pick-me-up that afternoon, yet I suppressed the urge and opted for some bland at best Reduced Fat Wheat Thins. A wise choice since I'm fairly certain that all-beef snack sticks played a large role in my childhood obesity.
My menu for day 2 is as follows:
Breakfast:
2 slices peanut butter toast (with white choc. PB, beats the hell out of a side of bacon)
1 glass of orange-pineapple juice
about 34 cups of coffee
1 Nutri-grain bar (strawberry acai, of course)
Lunch:
Cheese enchilada lean cuisine
roughly 3.69 oz of RF Wheat Thins
1 Nature Valley Granola Bar (Maple Brown Sugar)
4 Orange Slices
about 12 more cups of coffee
Dinner:
1 bowl of creamy alfredo pasta, hold the cluck
1 handful of salted-in-the-shell peanuts (great protein alternative)
2 Pork-chops in a bottle
*Before you gasp at this, I am referring to the deliciously smooth taste of Budweiser
The outlier in this menu is clearly the spike in coffee consumption, possibly to balance out my lack of energy from protein shortage. However, this drastically reduces my fat consumption since I like my coffee how I like my licorice...black.
Looking forward to 30 more days of this...anyone else care to join me?
TT
Travis,
ReplyDeleteI like the post man, but not eating meat? I say, keep the blog, ditch the ideals.
Best,
Chris
Yeah boy! You'll start to realize the endless possibilities of cooking vegetarian.
ReplyDeleteTip: Lentils are a superfood. A lot of protein in those little beans!!
Another note: I am not saying to become Vegan, but check out the role that dairy plays in your diet, and maybe look into the possibilities of minimizing it ; )
~Thor