Whole 30 Day 3 and 4

Not much to say because I'm coming down with a virus and I haven't been thinking much about food. I was really temped to have a lozenge at work yesterday when I had a nagging cough all afternoon but I didn't want to undo three days work.

Day 3
Breakfast: Chicken burger with mayo and ketchup
Lunch: Chicken burger with mayo and ketchup
Dinner: Beets, onions, vinaigrette. A handful of dried apricots.

Day 4:
Breakfast: Homemade chicken broth with three eggs
Lunch: Two apples
Dinner: Gingered Zucchini Soup with some Magic Dust from Well Fed 2 on top
After dinner snack: 2 apples

I know, I was going crazy on the fruit front tonight. I'm really parched from this virus and would kill for some juice or tea with honey. Apples were as close as I could get.

I really enjoyed the zucchini soup. It was very soothing on my throat. I will definitely make it again when I'm better able to taste it.

While I spent most of the day in bed or studying, I couldn't stay inside all day. Brooklyn is so beautiful in the snow and it's so much fun to see the kids and dogs playing in the drifts. I tromped around for an hour. If only I had my showshoes here! They're always in the wrong place. If it's snowy in Vermont, they're in New York. If it's snowy in New York they're in Vermont. Maybe they should just live in the trunk of my car so I'll always be prepared. 

Happy New Year! And happy new Whole 30!

There's nothing like the new year to inspire change. I decided to start my third Whole 30 on January 1st. I even signed up for the Whole 30 Daily, a daily email from the folks at http://whole9life.com for some extra support. Before I went to bed on New Year's Eve, I poured my remaining Diet Coke into the sink. It's embarrassing what a hold that stuff has on me. It's a good thing I poured it out, because when I woke up, a bit worse for wear, of course I was craving it.

The food so far on days one and two has been pretty easy. I stayed home today and made a couple of staples, mayonnaise and ketchup (make that Kickass Ketchup) from Well Fed 2.

Day 1:
Lunch: Eggplant Caponata

Dinner: Eggplant Caponata, one Moroccan chicken burger from Well-Fed 2.

Day 2:

Breakfast: Eggplant Caponata
Lunch: Chicken burger with mayo and ketchup
Dinner: Chicken burger with mayo and ketchup

I had planned on a bit more variation in my meals but I'm a bit under the weather and just feel like getting into bed. I'm happy that I had some food around so that I wasn't tempted to eat something off the plan.