This semester I will be spending more time at Chris’s apartment, meaning more opportunities to plan to eat well. Yesterday morning I walked to the grocery store to get whole milk and bread for Chris (because the store is next to the dentist) and get a few things for me. I ended up leaving with pears, apples, bananas, strawberries, bell peppers, mushrooms, salad, yogurt, and cottage cheese plus the bread and milk (all for $23 -my first grocery purchase for this week). With these I items I knew I would be able to supplement the usual non-perishables in Chris’s pantry and the items I had brought from my apt to his.
Lunch yesterday: scrambled eggs with sauteed bell pepper, onion, mushroom, and cheese, 2 small tortillas (I brought from home), stawberries, and an orange (brought from home). I also gave strawberries and oranges to Chris (he is the worst for eating fresh fruit and veggies).
Dinner: salad with feta (from home) and balsamic vinaigrette (from fridge). I was going to have soup (from home) but decided a sandwich would be better. I put together grilled cheese, turkey, and barbecue sauce with lettuce – all from the fridge. (Total calories: 481).
Breakfast: cottage cheese, pear, half a banana, and cinnamon toast crunch. I know the CTC is not as good for me as, say, oatmeal or Kashi cereal – but grain is grain. Surprisingly to me, the sweetness of the pears actually covered the sweetness of the CTC, but CTC provided a very nice crunch.
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