AMY - Day 2

Today is day 2! Finding and preparing meals is getting easier now that I have a couple days under my belt. Although not all of my idea's turn out quite the way I want them to. This morning I attempted to make potatoes, hashbrown style, with onions and eggs and tomatoes and cheese. However, I was in a bit of a hurry and by accident, didn't fully cook the potatoes! I still ate the breakfast, but the potatoes were still slightly raw in the middle, not my most successful meal. This met my fruit and veggies, protein and some dairy needs for a good meal, but again no grains!

For lunch I had snacks during my classes as I had no breaks throughout the day. I brought some pasta leftovers, an apple, concord grapes, a bunch of cracked hazelnuts and chopped up carrots! I also had the amazing snack consisting of cheese, apples, celery, and wonderfully coloured carrots brought in by today's seminar group in Food Systems class. I also got some lovely beans from Mary and family, (of which many are currently soaking!), which I intend to use within the next day or two. So lunch provided me with every food group, but lacking slightly in the grains.

For dinner I again used up leftovers of yesterday, adding more milk and lots of cheese and baking it in the oven until nice and golden brown on top. And my desert/snack of the day was the most delicious! I put a bunch of frozen blueberries in a bowl and simple dolloped yogurt on top of them. The yogurt started to freeze slightly and became a similar consistency to the frozen blue berries, it tasted like blue berry ice cream! Dinner and snack were very well spread in relation to the Canadian food guide.

I have a grocery list for tomorrow, which I really hope to complete. If I am able to get everything I desire on the list, I will not need to eat eggs with nearly every meal any longer, and will be meeting my grain requirements for each day! In the second episode of the 100 Mile diet challenge in Mission BC, the participators find need for salt, honey, wine and wheat. Salt is something we have decided to let go, as it is in so many foods, and can not be found within 100 miles. Honey, Wine, and Wheat or grains are all on my list tomorrow, and hopefully I will be able to find these things! 

- Amy