Day Eight

My Food:

Breakfast: handful or so of cherries while driving to the grocery store

Lunch: Taco salad, black bean burger, green apple

Dinner:  Plate of romaine salad topped with veggies and cashew-Italian dressing, bean balls topped with marinara sauce, cooked broccoli, green beans, mushrooms, Peanut butter munchy squares for dessert.

My Thoughts:

Crazy, busy day. My feet and calves are aching.  I was up and out first thing this morning to get my grocery shopping done.  I skipped breakfast except for the cherries I munched on while driving.  I got to the check out and started feeling dizzy.  I should NOT have skipped breakfast. 

Once I got home I got the unloading done and rushed to make a lunch for myself. Good thing I had what I needed ready to reheat and mix for taco salad topping. While it was warming, I chopped faster than I ever remember doing.  Not only was I happy to feed my belly, but I won a victory over grabbing a handful of crackers or some other "fast food" which is what I would have normally done. The black bean burger was sort of a quick grab, but it was a nourishing one and I'm once again thankful for the effort I put in to making those this weekend.

I spent the rest of the day prepping food for our trip and directing the packing crew.  We also enjoyed company for haircuts and then more company for dinner. :)

This is my Done list for the day:

Vegan Beet Cupcakes x2
Blueberry Muffins x2
Cannellini Bean Balls x2 (and the dinner for 18 that went with those) - minus the oil, replace egg with flax egg, replace breadcrumbs with ground oats
Peanut Butter Munchy Squares x2 - replace cereal with old fashioned oats
Baby food - sweet potatoes
Roasted chickpeas x3
Applesauce Cornbread x2 (recipe in my tab above)

I think that's it. My sweet friend was so kind. She jumped right in when she got her and started washing the mountain of dishes that had piled up...again. We had a delicious dinner and I was MORE than happy to sit with a cuppa decaf and enjoy these little morsels of chocolate bliss.

So.Much.Yum.