Day 25: Monday

The last day of Diabetes Undone is tonight.  Kind of mixed emotions.

I think for breakfast we had leftover waffles, eggs, and Soyrisa. Typical.

I am finding it challenging to cook 3 meals a day. I think it is easier to eat out as an excuse for varying off the diet. I need to find a system. I am thinking I can make a pot of beans that we can eat in two or three meals. I can make a pot of grain that I combine with vegetables, herbs and spices to make various meals.

Back to lunch:

I was going to make tostadas, but had no pintos cooked and available. I did, however, have some chicken in the freezer leftover from the roast I had bought last week. I took it out, thawed it, shredded it, and heated it up in a small pan with a few drops of water and a pinch of chili powder. Heated a little more Soyriso, and along with the other ingredients we had soft tacos for lunch.

I am happy eating that way, because its fast! If I had mushrooms available, I could eat mushroom tacos. I went back and added that to my grocery list. Mushroom risotto, mushroom Stroganoff, mushrooms for tacos, tostadas, pizza, the list goes on.

Dinner

I dropped by my friends home on the way to class. She is not feeling well, so I took her a few books and some Norwex makeup removers. She was so excited to share a rice dish, almond butter, Ezekiel bread, and some sweet little cupcakes she got at Costco. It was fun to taste. The multigrain rice dish was good. It was a prepackaged combination of brown rice, lentils, navy beans, wild rice, etc. I love the textures, which is important to me.

Almond butter. I will have to research that. I like peanut butter. I did like the Ezekiel bread, though. I think I could eat more sandwiches if I had bread with a lower glycemic index.

At the meeting we tasted curry tofu with mango and quinoa. George talked about managing our mental health along with our general health. It was a good night. We are going to be able to get together for a potluck in two weeks. I am really looking forward to it and am already thinking about what I want to take. I was thinking Moroccan Lentil Soup. I am also going to take Phil. :-)