Friday night-got paul, emma, brooke after work. went to store. made mini pizzas--practiced, played, talked, laughed.
Saturday-got up at 6, met megan, went to quiz. had person from sheldon join team-caitlin. 13 teams. Quizzed 4 rounds, lunch, 2 more rounds. Old timers quiz-good job to scott. finals.
We're a brand new team--brand new quizzers. 2nd district quiz ever. So yeah -they totally took FIRST PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep. thats right. FIRST. Paul was 2nd and Emma 4th individually. THey're in junior high. Yeah. serious tears of joy. we didn't get home until a little after 10.
Now im talking to megan. good times. after this, BED. I'm skipping church--and thats fine.
2 comments:
Hi Sara! How's the hole punching going? Heh heh. I hope some day you get your chance to move beyond the copy room and into the real business.
Eating healthy really isn't that hard. The natural food world is just like the conventional world--only, you're actually eating real food that's a bit closer to how God intended. :) There's even plenty of "nutritious" junk food--so if you're trying to diet, you still have to watch out.
So what is it that you want to do--diet, or just eat healthier? Incidentally, eating healthier usually leads to weight loss--your body uses food more efficiently, and by eating more raw fruits and veggies you're eating less sugar and fat.
I'd love to try and plan a diet for you, but it's pretty much impossible without knowing your likes and dislikes, what constitutes "gross," what constitutes "cheap," etc. So I'll just give you a few ideas of what I like to do for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I, like you, am poor (sometimes VERY poor, which means I live on beans and rice and salad)--and I, like you, am lazy/inept when it comes to cooking. So here are some simple things that I like. If there's a vegetable or something that you don't, substitute it for something you do.
Breakfast:
1. Oatmeal w/almond milk, raisins, banana (sometimes honey)
2. Two eggs, scrambled, w/onion, bell peppers, and/or broccoli. Whole grain or spelt toast w/ jelly (make sure no sugar or gross sugar substitute has been added to it) or peanut butter.
3. Lowfat or fat free plain yoghurt w/banana slices, orange chunks, apple chunks, and/or blueberries and granola (I try to pick granola that is lower in fat and has 7g sugar or less/serving)
4. Cereal (something naturally low in sugar, like Cheerios. Puffins cereal is also great. Right now I like Arrowhead Mills' Maple Buckwheat Flakes) with fresh fruit and toast. (I discourage bagels unless you can find natural ones that are not so calorie-dense)
5. Blueberry pancakes (Arrowhead Mills Pancake mix, frozen blueberries) with apple butter (little or no syrup, little/no butter)
6. Veggie scramble in a tortilla (eggs, broccoli, zucchini, onions, peppers, natural tortilla) with Mrs. Renfro's green salsa (and optional canned black beans)
Beverages: Oj(not from concentrate and with no added sugar), water, or Bolthouse Farms Vedge juice. I like to use alternative milks, such as Pacific brand almond milk or Rice Dream, for non-drinking purposes like cereal as too much dairy makes me bloaty.
Lunch:
1. Falafel sandwich (Casbah falafel mix, Casbah hummus mix, sliced onions, lettuce, peppers, and prepared tzaziki sauce if I have it), baby carrots and celery, or salad (romaine lettuce, carrots, broccoli, cucumbers, tomatoes, with white vinegar or balsamic vinegar for dressing).
2. PBJ (natural pb, jelly w/no added sweeteners or substitutes), piece of fruit and/or raw veggies.
3. Salad (lettuce, tomatoes, red peppers, onions, celery, carrots, cucumbers, Applegate naturally smoked turkey slices cut up, a bit of cheese, mandarin orange slices rinced, a sprinkle of nuts, naturally low fat garlic vinaigrette dressing)
4. Fake Chicken Patty Sandwich (Quorn brand meat-free patties, lettuce, onions, bell peppers, Mama Lil's Kick Butt Pickled Peppers, ketchup, mustard, toasted spelt bread), veggies.
Beverages: water, veggie juice, fruit juice
Dinner:
1. Beans and Rice (canned kidney, chili, lentil, garbanzo, or white beans; white or brown long-grain rice, fresh vegetables cut up or frozen vegetable mix) Heat the beans, cook rice, and thaw the frozen veggies, or cut up fresh ones and quick sautee with a bit of water in a skillet until cooked but still somewhat crunchy. Combine beans and veggies with rice and add black pepper, salt or herbamare (an herbed salt), cumin to taste, and a dash of sriracha chili sauce (not natural, but tasty and hot) or soy sauce. Experiment with different kinds of stir-fry sauces to sautee your fresh veggies in. If you like garlic, add this to the veggies--it is a powerful immune system supporter. If you want to melt in cheese, go ahead--just use sparingly.
2. Soup. Make your own and have leftovers for days (great for work) or get canned natural soup. I like Amy's brand and Pacific brands a lot.
3. Salmon (350ish in oven for 20 min or so...when it peels easily off the skin it's done), baked or mashed potatoes with salt, pepper, and butter, stir-fried vegetables (in water, not oil) or fresh green beans, or lightly boiled fresh broccoli.
4. Burrito enchilada thingies. (Bearito brand fat free refried beans, sliced avocado, sliced zucchini, mushrooms,onions, bell peppers) Put a little olive oil in a skillet. Place beans and veggies between two tortillas like a sandwich. Lay flat and toast in skillet over medium heat, flipping once. Serve hot with salsa and blue corn tortilla chips.
5. Macaroni and cheese with Tuna and Peas (Annie's brand Shells and White Cheddar or Alfredo Shells and Cheddar, canned natural tuna in water or lemon, frozen peas, optional broccoli). Prepare macaroni & cheese. Add peas toward the end of the boiling of the macaroni shells. Add canned tuna at the end and mix.
6. Veggie Pizza. Amy's makes a killer No Cheese pizza. It's spendy for a frozen pizza, but really tasty. I like to add red peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, onions, and Mama Lil's Kick Butt peppers to it before putting it in the oven.
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So that's a lot of what I eat. Good snacks include applesauce, apples with pb, fruit, veggies, natural trail mix, dried fruit, wasabi peas, Pirate's Booty, and natural granola bars that use fruit juice for sweeteners. The main thing is to stick to simple foods--lots of veggies, fruits, whole grains (try other things beside wheat bread, too), and lean meats (chicken, turkey, fish). If you go to my xanga site and follow the link to Gina's blog, I just posted some tips about getting your daily dose of vegetables when you don't have time to fix anything grand. If you have to, just buy things pre-cut. It's cheaper to do it yourself, though.
Oh, and desserts? I LIVE on Flying Apron Vegan Pastries--but they're local. They are online though, and I could send you some too. They're great because they don't use dairy products (milk or butter), or wheat, or refined sugar--yet they're sweet enough to taste like dessert, you know?
A neat little thing I learned is that if you cut back/off the sweets and only eat/drink things that sweeten with natural fruit juices and such, your palate gets used to "sweet" being not as sweet. You don't miss it, and if you try to go back to, say, drinking Coke, it's total sugar overkill.
Let me know if you have any more questions!
love, sidra
You know another paul? He's not as cute as me, though, right?
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