Breakfast
-Regular old fashioned, no salt oatmeal with brown sugar, unsalted/dairy free Fleischmann's margarine and home toasted pecans (see pecan recipe below)
-Sliced banana
-Low sugar apple juice
Lunch
-Natural peanut butter and jelly sandwich (see Day 1 Lunch entry)
-Carrot sticks
-Apple
-Diet Coke
Afternoon Snack
-Homemade pumpkin muffin (prepared with the following substitutions: non-iodized salt, egg whites, unsalted/non-dairy butter) Note: this tasty recipe makes about 18 muffins---freeze some for emergencies!
-Lifesavers Hard Candy (No sodium; no Red Dye #3)
-Home toasted pecans with unsalted butter and Kosher (non-iodine) salt (To make my home toasted pecans: Spread nuts over bottom of baking pan- should be even layer, drizzle with unsalted, non-dairy butter and sprinkle with non-iodized salt. Bake at 350. At the 10 min. point, stir; bake on for about 10-15 min. Cool and store. Note: Can replace the salt and add other spices like cumin, red pepper or cinnamon/allspice and brown sugar for variety. Use as a snack or add on salads or oatmeal, etc.)
Dinner
-Homemade guacamole salad on bed of arugula/spinach (To make my guacamole: peel and cube 2 ripe avocados, place in small mixing bowl with ~2T. minced onion and garlic to taste. Mix in ~1+ tsp. ground cumin. Add fresh lime juice, chopped,seeded tomatoes, lg. handful chopped, fresh cilantro and non-iodized salt to taste.)
-Homemade salsa (To make my salsa: chop/seed about 5-6 Roma tomatoes and place in bowl. Add 1 can unsalted mini-dice tomatoes with juice, juice from 1/2-1 fresh lime, garlic, large handful of fresh, chopped cilantro, 1-2 tsp. ground cumin, 1-2 tsp. chipotle chili power and non-iodized salt to taste. Optional: I usually add fresh chopped jalapeno or roasted poblano peppers for extra heat. Note: may delete canned tomatoes and sub. more fresh.).
-Ground beef nachos seasoned with cumin, chipotle chili power, onions, fresh garlic and fresh cilantro. Used unsalted yellow corn tortilla chips (no cheese)
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