My favorite foods: Mom's three homemade chocolate chip cookies. I also enjoyed my quinoa with steamed veggies, and a fresh berry and banana smoothie.
I decided not to put fresh spinach in my fruit smoothies. I'd prefer to save the virgin taste of the fruit and just eat the spinach in a few handfuls on its own. I tried adding the spirulina - Abut 1/2 tsp. It overpowered the flavor of the entire smoothie! I was disappointed. Isn't there an easier way to eat healthy?
I stopped taking my multivitamins because they made me gag. I purchased adult gummy vitamins so I can easily down my vitamins. (They include B12!) Whatever it takes. I still down my O3 fish oil (eneric coated) every day because I know my body needs it.
Off-diet: Mom's cookies. Leftover biscuits 'n gravy. Cheese on some garlic pizza. (Was there chicken on that pizza? Sometimes I forget I'm consuming meat. It's so automatic!) I'm too tired to recall if there was anything else.
1/2 tsp of spirulina is A LOT to try and drink in a smoothie! That stuff is potent!
ReplyDeleteYou'll get the hang of this, Rose! You've already changed so much in just a few weeks, it seems. If you are going all vegan, I would suggest a lot more nuts, seeds and legumes, on a daily basis. Quinoa has excellent protein, but you need other sources! Have you tried lentils? Or pairing lentils and rice?
I'm loving reading your journey into healthy eating--it's so fresh and unassuming, and even though you are stumbling here and there, you seem to be learning so much, and I appreciate that. :)