laidback

Roasted Garlic Sourdough Toast

Swiss Mocha Powdered Coffee

Tomato Stuffed with cottage cheese

salmon filet

grilled zucchini

cucumber slices

Gnoshing

Grilled Swiss on Sheepherder's bread

Pan Grilled Salmon

Tomato

Roasted Garlic Sourdough

Sabra Mediterranean Eggplant

crackers and swiss

Today's Meager Meals

Plum Smoothie

Garcia's Mexican Restaurant

Poco Taco Salad

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Grape Jelly Sandwich

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ratatouille

Trying to Stick with Healthy

Plum Smoothie with Greek Honey Yogurt

Biscuits with Grape Jelly

Grilled Cheese with Smoked Pork Chop and Tomato

Ratatouille

Brown Jasmine Rice

Sticking with Healthy

Sliced Tomato

TJs Mini Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

Garbanzo Bean Salad

Steamed Egg

Fuji Apple

smoked pork chop

mashed potatoe

tomato

The Week Begins at a Crawl

Marble Swirl Rye Toast with Grape Jelly

sliced tomato

Szechuan eggplant with Thai Rice Noodles

Willie's Burger

Chili Cheese Fries

A Trip to the Farmer's Market

Garbanzo Bean Salad

Roast chicken thighs with potato wedges

Artisan Garlic Bread

$20 for 7 tomatoes, 5 cucumbers, 2 zucchini, handful of green beans, bunch of Beets, bunch of carrots and 8 prickly pears.

What a Day It Was

Tomato Slices

Marble Swirl Rye Toast with Plum Jelly

1.25 Steamed Egg

Coffee

Lunch at PF Changs after a visit to the Crocker Art Museum

Honey Walnut Prawns

Brown Rice

Hot and Sour Soup

Garbanzo Bean Salad

Triple Chocolate Mini Bundt Cake

A Gourmet Day

Scrambled Egg with pepper strips on Marble Swirl Rye Toast

Coffee

Leftover Smoothie

Salmon

Tomato

Dill Pickle

Garbanzo Bean Salad

Eggplant Szechuan

Thai Noodles

Tomato

Willa Arrived this Morning-Thursday

Beet 

Red Pepper

Orange Peach Mango

Flax Meal

Walnuts

Lime Cilantro Shrimp

Bolillo

Capresse Salad

Jalapeno Slices

Pan Grilled Basil Salmon Milano

Tomato

Cucumber

Green Pepper slices

tamed Jalapeno pepper

What a Way to Start my Day

Knudsen's Very Veggie

Don Francisco's Butterscotch Toffee Coffee

Beet, red pepper, orange peach mango juice with filtered water

Rabbit stew

buttered bolillo

Beet, red pepper, orange peach mango juice with filtered water 

Lime Cilantro Shrimp

walnuts and an apple

Now and Later Today

Marble Swirl Rye Toast

Tea


Gazpacho
Corn Tortillas
Cream Cheese
Jalapenos

Grilled Zucchini
Twice Baked Potato

Yesterday

A forgettable, non descript sort of day

Marble Swirl Rye Toast with

Cream Cheese, cucumber and tomato slices

Zucchini and Tomato Stir Fry

I thawed a container of rabbit stew but promptly forgot about it when I got side tracked by my new laptop.

Casual and Laid Back Sunday

Marble Swirl Rye Toast

Coffee

Tomato stuffed with Mediterranean Orzo Salad

Fried Chicken Breast

Cucumber Salad
Vegetarian 'Italian Sausage' with green peppers

I will Post the Plan Now and See What Develops

Plum, beet, cucumber with ground flax meal

as my morning smoothie

Sliced vine ripened tomatoes

Boursin Cheese Schmear

Marble Rye toast 
with Grilled Zucchini 
spread with Boursin
and a tomato

Lunch Prep 

open faced griled zucchini with cheese and tomato

Avocado Salad $6.95 at El Palmar

Mexican Restaurant with Katrina

Dinner Tonight and Lunch Tomorrow

Pork Tamale with tomato

4 Cheese Ravioli Pesto

With shredded Parmesan

This is all that's left of lunch. 

It will be my dinner with a sliced tomato and grilled zucchini.

I spoke before my afternoon snack time.

A Beginning Smoothies are the Best Choice

Plums, cucumber, beet, ground flax meal and filtered water. 

Half now half later. Tart, sweet and I tasted every ingredient.

And For Today!

2 slices Marble Rye Toast

Coffee

Honey Vanilla Greek Yogurt

Veggie Burger Soft Taco

Cuban Style Black Beans
Pico de Gallo
Jalapeno Slices

4 Cheese Ravioli tossed with melted butter, 

garlic and fresh chopped basil

Trying to Pamper my Gall Bladder

Not sure how that will work out.

Marble Rye Toast

Hash Browns

Tomato Half

Teriyaki Veggie Burger on Lettuce Leaf

(1st half with rye bread)

other half of the vine ripened tomato from the Farmer's Mkt

Fresh Kosher Pickle

Romaine Lettuce leaves (4)

Teriyaki Coho Salmon leftover from Monday

Romaine and Cucumber Salad with toasted Sesame Seeds and 
Golden Raisins

A Day is But a Day

a freshly baked Everything Bagel spread with

an avocado half

Ginger Beef with steamed rice

egg roll 

won ton

egg flower soup

Eggplant Parmesan

(dry and lean)

Rambling on About Dietary Restrictions

For roughly 20 years I have been displaying the symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome. No medical practitioner has ever named it and other than a couple of Nurse Practitioners recommending getting the 'white stuff' out of the kitchen and/or following a low glycemic diet and increasing my daily steps (getting more exercise) the doctor is not urging this 76 year old woman to do anything about my daily diet except to make sure I'm getting my Omega 3s and Probiotics.

This morning, as I watched a doctor on PBS talking about proactive eating to protect your heart's aging process, I heard for the first time that Metabolic Syndrome requires eliminating all refined carbs from our diet. This is after I bought the freshly baked bagel and a loaf of Marble Rye.

I am currently exploring my options for controlling Gall Bladder issues and from what I've learned in the past few days I believe a few modifications might also solve other issues like weight control and metabolic syndrome.

We shall see what we shall see.

You might notice some changes but I am mostly being good about my eating.

Dinner Prepared @ 5 a.m.

Eggplant Parmesan to serve with Quinoa at dinnertime.

Coho for a Few Meals

Teriyaki salmon with bok choy and mushrooms

Beginning a new week

Plum Smoothie

Grilled Eggplant, tomato, avocado, mushrooms and white cheddar on Dutch Crunch.

My Plan

Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Coffee

Plum Smoothie

Oats

Split Pea Soup
Bagel Chips with White Cheddar
White Potatoes with Butter
Vegetarian Sandwich from the Pizza Factory in Ione

Sticking with No Meat

Plum Smoothie with

Multigrain Cereal

3 plums

red pepper

celery

green beans

orange, peach, mango juice

Protein Powder (Nutrilite)

Cous Cous with Green Beans and Mushrooms

4 Cheese Ravioli with

Roasted Garlic Marinara

Today's Plan Accomplished

Plum Smoothie at 3 a.m.

Peanut Butter Sourdough Wheat and Walnut Toast

Salad

Tomato, cucumber, pepper, romaine, parmesan

Vegetarian Cous Cous
Green Beans and Mixed Mushrooms

Dinner

Chopped salad:

 tomato, cucumber, yellow pepper, celery, kalamata olives, shredded parmesan with Romano Caesar Dressing.

Repurposed Garlic Bread

Very Veggie with a cucumber and yellow pepper and tomatoes in reserve.

Brunch

Tomato with cottage cheese

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Why oh why did I succumb to temptation?

Krispy Kreme Raspberry filled Glazed Donut

Blueberry Green Tea

Cucumber
Yellow Pepper
Knudsen's Very Veggie
in the Bullet

Salmon Kebabs

teriyaki meatballs

green beans

Mushroom flavor Udon Noodles

Diagnosed with Gallstones

In spite of what good sense would dictate I began my day with

2 Krispy Kreme doughnuts

a Raspberry filled powdered sugar doughnut

a Creme filled chocolate frosted doughnut

Tomato Cucumber salad with Muffaletta

Tomato and Cheddar on Whole Wheat Walnut Sourdough

(one slice of bread will do for a sandwich)

Chicken and Pineapple Teriyaki Meatballs

Tomato

Teriyaki Salmon Kebabs

Broiled in the Oven

One Way to Start the Day

Smooshed Sunny Side Up Egg on Sourdough Toast

Cup of Krispy Kreme Donut Holes

2 slices Tillamook White Cheddar

Celery with Chunky Peanut Butter

Blueberry Green Tea

Teriyaki Salmon Kebabs

tomato cucumber feta salad

Another Day Another Challenge

Sourdough Whole Grain and Walnut Toast with Butter

Nectarine

Kefir

Noodles and Marinara
cucumber
tomato

Salad

Lamb Flank Steak Teriyaki
Garlic Mashed Potatoes

To End the Work Week

Avocado Toast

Cottage Cheese

Buffalo Wings

Garlic Dogs
Ruffles
Sauerkraut