A Special Day

Crab Asparagus Quiche

Caesar Salad

Roast Chicken

Mashed Baby Reds

 Gravy

Asceticism

Oatmeal with raw sugar and butter

potato salad

lamb steak

steamed baby reds

Getting By on the Stores

Cottage Cheese

Ryvita

Mashed Baby Reds 

Monterey Jack cheese spread

Vegetable Egg Rolls

(lunch and dinner)

One for me - one for Mike

Since I had the ingredients for two quiche

I made one for myself 

and one for a friend.

These are 1 cup asparagus, blanched

1 cup crab

1 cup half and half

3 eggs beaten

1 cup shredded cheddar

prebaked Marie Callender Pie Shell

Elegance in the Evening

Rye Toast
Cottage Cheese


Cream of Mushroom Soup

Fritos and Jalapeno Cheese Dip

Crab Quiche

Caesar Salad

But Not Today...

Cottage Cheese

Rye Toast

Coffee

Mozzarella, Pesto and Tomato on
Schwarzwalder

Crab Asparagus Quiche

Garden Patch Fast

For a Couple of days I want to try some juice fasting.

I will start with Trader Joe's Garden Patch Juice, 

a personal favorite.

A tall mug, 3 times a day supplemented

with vitamins and

Ryvita crackers for substance.

To be followed by a day of

Pineapple Romaine juice

with celery and peanut sauce

and a day of

Green Apple Fennel juice 

with carrot sticks.

Easy Monday

Cottage Cheese √

Tomato √
Japanese Black Sesame Vinaigrette √

Shells Alfredo √
Steamed Spinach √

Milk and cookies √


Marinated Salmon √
Japanese Black Sesame Cole Slaw √
Cottage Cheese with tomato √

Before adding the Entree

Perhaps Not in This Order

Organic Juice

Vienna Sausage

Dark Rye

Tequila Lime Wings
Cabbage Salsa


Pasta Shells
Alfredo Sauce
Spinach

Continuing

Oatmeal


1/2 cup tomato soup

Deviled Egg 

on

Oroweat Schwarzwalder 

Veggie Stir Fry
Marinated Salmon

Rudimentary at This Time of Morning

In the past I've tried fasting on bottled juices. Knudsen Very, Very Veggie and Trader Joe's Garden Patch Juice are favorites and have palpable fiber. Pink Grapefruit juice is good but seems a bit more acid. I think I prefer the fruit and vegetable blends of the fresh organic juice.

Carrot, Turnip, Yellow Pepper, Orange Juice

Boiled Egg

Naked Reuben
(Corned Beef, Mustard, 1000 Island, Pickle on
Oroweat Schwarzwalder)

1/2 Corned Beef on Rye
(Oroweat Schwarzwalder, 1 slice)
Tomato Soup with cheese

A Culinary Adventure of Sorts

Parmesan Spinach Omelette

Carrot, Turnip, Orange Juice

pre-lunch pick me up

Pink Salmon and Baby Spinach Salad
Stuffed Red Pepper

1/2 red pepper leftover

Carrot Sticks
Peanut Sauce

Tastes Better in a Pretty Bowl

Non fat Greek yogurt

Ryvita Crispbread

Orange slices

Chalupas Supreme

Turnip 
Red Pepper

Beets
Smoked Almonds

The Morning After

Restrained myself at my dinner with company  last night.

Kept to my Daily Allowance and felt fully satisfied by night's end
 even though I skipped the 
Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake.

1 large egg on a sandwich plate

Orange Slices √

Scrambled Egg with Cheese and Pico de Gallo √

Prepared Ingredients

Corned Beef Hash √

 Pan Grilled Asparagus √
Miso √
Boiled egg √

Remains of the Day

So, for breakfast

a spinach omelette

orange slices

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ryvita crispbread
handful of Fritos Scoops
Artichoke Bruschetta

St Patrick's Day leftovers

Corned Beef

Red Potatoes

Carrots

May the Wind Be Always at Your Back...

Bread and Water

(oven warmed Kalamata Ciabatta with butter)

Celery with Peanut Sauce

Sauteed Spinach
Boiled Egg

Corned Beef Dinner

Carrots

Red Potatoes

cucumber

Day 2 of My Fast

Organic Juice: Carrot, Celery, Red Pepper, Cucumber, Spinach √

Tea

Coffee

Pomegranate Kefir √

Mandarin Oranges √

Greek Yogurt √

Goji Berry Tea

Shrimp and Cheese Quesadilla √

Peanut Sauce √

Celery √

Today I Fast

Don't look here for any ideas today.

After yesterday's cheat I decided a 3 Day Fast might be

just what the doctor ordered.

Water

Tea

Orange Mango Banana Smoothie with Kefir

Water

Tea

Organic Beet, Carrot, Celery, pepperJuice
Nonfat Greek Yogurt with Cucumber

Water

Tea

Miso with egg and green onion

As the Week Wanes...

I think I will start the day the ordinary way

with coffee, fruit and protein

Nonfat Greek Yogurt

Orange

follow that up before a nap with

Pot of Tea

Boiled Egg

dine on an elegant lite lunch late in the day

Lime Cilantro Shrimp

Smooshed Red Potato

Cucumber

and cheat for dinner

Polish Sausage Dog

My Breakfast Sandwich

Boiled Egg Slices and Dill Pickle

on a buttered Sesame Hoagie
(268 Calories)

Colossal Polish Sausage

with Leftover Garlic Fries

(410 calories)

Indulgent, Yet Not @ 'Just' 1110 Calories

Starting the day with a bit of carbs:

Boiled Egg Sandwich on a Hoagie Roll

Coffee

Quinoa and black bean chips
Herdez HOT Salsa

Polish Sausage

Leftover Garlic Fries
Pomegranate Herbal Tea

Caesar Salad

Lime Cilantro Shrimp

marinated cucumber

Seems a bit indulgent but it is still within the calorie range

of my long term plan

Dependable Routine

Breaking the fast with fruit and protein

Omega 3s in a wrap

Dependable

For as long as we have oranges in season

sliced orange

hot egg fresh from the rice cooker

Tuna and pickle in a Tortilla Wrap

Caesar Salad

Smoked Sausage
Gourmet Hoagies
Sauteed Peppers
Garlic Fries

Proof

Good Nutrition is easy

2 egg scramble with cheese, green onion and pico de gallo

Tuna Wrap with Sriracha, bok choy, green onion,

shredded cheese

Not sure...

what I can do for an Encore after that

incredibly successful day yesterday.

The Salmon was perfect and the Spinach

Muuuahhh!

Scrambled Egg with Cheese

Tuna
Bok Choy
Onion
Srirachi Hot Chili Sauce
Taco Size Tortilla
Shredded Jack and Cheddar

green salad
Annie's Shells and White Cheddar

For Now ... Good Enough for Company

Multigrain Oats √

Vegetable Lasagna √
Orange √


Salmon √
spinach salad √
Rice a Roni Rice Pilaf √
Strawberries √

The Plan

Peanut butter toast

Sliced orange

Chicken Thigh

Cottage Cheese

Lentils

Cracked Wheat Sourdough Toast

Rib sticking breakfast

Followed by Salmon Salad

And for dinner fried chicken and baby bok choy

Up Early With Food on my Mind

Went to bed early only to wake up before midnight.

I managed to hold down the bed for another hour before

my tummy started growling.

cracked wheat sourdough buttered toast

medium sliced orange

Multigrain Oats from Trader Joe's

Green Salad with salmon

Plans change: found chicken thighs that needed cooking

Boneless Skinless Chicken thighs
Baby Bok Choy

Packaged and Prepared

Delicious. Enough for 2 meals.

Before and After

T.B.D.

Scrambled Egg

Toast

Banana

Orange

Roasted Veggies 

Cottage Cheese 
Roasted Veggies

Breakfast is Balanced - Soup for Lunch

Split pea soup with sourdough toast

Fruit, grain, protein, dairy fat

Something Positive

Today is the day for my weekly weigh in 
and I approached the scale with trepidation.

 I so much do not want to be disappointed.

 After 3 weeks I am showing a 3# weight loss!

Right on track on the way to my ultimate goal.

sliced orange

multigrain oats

scrambled egg

Split Pea Soup

Cracked Wheat Sourdough Toast

Stuffed Mushrooms
the rest of the Split Pea Soup

A Quick No Fuss Dinner

Chef salad with cracked wheat sourdough toast.

Breaking the Fast

the Usual Suspects

Experiments and Not

Faux Foo Yung.

The oranges have been incredible. Candy in an attractive wrapper.

Comfort Food for Dinner

Up at 4am I grabbed a handful of mixed nuts to sabotage my day. 

Then I sat down and planned it out.

Coffee

Banana

Peanut Butter Toast

Green Salad

Bean Sprout Omelet

Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

tomatoes

celery

onion

mushrooms
red pepper
Puttanesca Pasta Sauce

Lite Fasting on a Slow Day

Peanut Butter Toast

Pomegranate Tea

Water

Potato Salad and a hard boiled egg

Shredded Iceberg Lettuce

V8

Water

Stuffed Clams

Greek Salad

Mushroom Chow Mein

Enough for two meals