Friday, April 12, 2013

Food Detox: Day Ten

I'm starting to feel really good.  My energy level is awesome and I'm not crashing at 2 in the afternoon.    No headaches or aches and pains, just some lingering congestion I've been battling for a few days.  I've been using my netti pot every morning to clean out my sinuses. 

Update on the Magic Bullet, I returned it to Kohl's today.  It cannot handle the type of stuff I want it to grind to make smoothies.  I got ahead of myself when I bought it yesterday.  I was thinking it was the Nutribullet, which a friend recommended, but it wasn't.  A nice little kitchen tool but not something I need to keep.  So I'm back to researching blenders and juicers and deciding which way to go.  Traditional juicers look like a pain to clean so I'm leaning towards a good blender instead.   

Today was a bit goofy with my eating.  I snacked on a cherry date oat bar while I took the boys to school and then made my breakfast which I didn't sit down to eat until almost nine.  It really filled me up so I wasn't too hungry or motivated to make something for lunch.  I was having a little revolt about cooking and, in hindsight, I was also nervous about Andy's doctor's appointment.  (He went for a renal ultrasound this afternoon and everything looked good, no problems).  Anyway, I considered which leftover to eat and finally ended up snacking for lunch.  Then I ate dinner in the car while George was at baseball practice.  It was only 45 degrees, I didn't want to get out and the rest of the kids were playing at a friend's house.  (Thank you Susan!)  Before we left for practice, Susan was kind enough to make a salad for us to share.  It hit the spot. 

Here's what I had today:
Breakfast - Cardamon quinoa porridge served with pears and toasted slivered almonds

 

Dinner - Green salad (at Susan's house) and baked salmon with coconut broth, brown rice and veggies; I warmed it up at home and then ate in my car.  It was a really good leftover.