AMY - Day 1

Today was the first day of our 7 day long 100 mile food challenge! This morning I began by picking tomatoes from my garden for breakfast. I cooked these in a 'non-stick' saucepan with eggs and lots of cheese to make an omelet. I also made a smoothie, using yogurt, milk, concord grapes and frozen blueberries from the summer. Toast would have made this breakfast much better, as I do not particularly like eggs taste on their own. However, I have yet to get bread which is 100% local so I powered through. The smoothie was actually quite delicious  and I plan to have it again. Breakfast included protein, lots of vegetables and lots of dairy.

For lunch I had a variety of things. I brought concord grapes, apples, yogurt, and a variety of nuts includeing hazelnuts, a couple chestnut and heart nuts. While attempting to crack these shells, I have discovered our nut cracker is in need of replacement. I pinched my hand or fingers about the same amount of times that I actually got the shell of a nut. In this meal I had lots of fruit, protein and dairy but again no grains.

Dinner was probably my favorite and most experimental meal today. I cooked spelt flour noodles in a pot of water and added potatoes and carrots, which I got from Gambel farms in Lake Country. When cooked, I put these in a dish with a mixture of onions, garlic, an egg and milk and topped it with cheese. I also had some fresh carrot on the side. This was my most successful meal, and I plan to repeat it or something similar. It had lots of grain, some protein, veggies, and dairy. And as desert/snack I had a bowl of frozen blueberries.




I have been watching the documentary on Mission BC's 100 mile challenge, and have found many similarities already. The first day is hard, because you realize what you can't have which you normally would have. I also plan on taking some of their ideas, such as the potato patties or hash-browns for breakfast. The hardest part of the day was watching other people eat and cook food, which was perhaps better tasting than mine and not be able to have it. Overall, today I did well on my food groups, I had enough vegetables/fruit, enough milk, and enough 'meat' products but I was missing about 4 or 5 servings of grains!

The Canadian Food Guide
Which I am using as a source of information
 to help measure my success.