Menu time

So last night I spent quite some time avoiding sleep and making myself a menu so that I know what to eat each day. As I have to eat 5 meals a day it is not the easiest of tasks to make an eating schedule which provides variety and fits my diet. But without planning, there is not even hope of having that variety I crave. I am going to continue planning like this every few days as I figure out what is in the kitchen that I have to work with, and so I can get what I need at the grocery store easily. And knowing whats in season in our little backyard garden is great too :) I truly cannot wait to try the homegrown cucumbers. They are looking delicious now! So are the tomatos! well, the ones that the squirrels havn't gotten into :P gonna have to put up some chickenwire to keep them out. My dad is such a good gardener, I love getting so much of my food homegrown.

Today I discovered quinoa!(pronounced keen-wa) It's the highest protein grain, so in small amounts I can have it with my meals. It tasted like a combination of cream of wheat and oatmeal the way I had it... Surprisingly delicious with 5 drops of stevia. Added just the right amount of carbs and sweetness to balance out the rest of the meal. I thought I'd put in this next few days meal plan, so you can see how and what I eat. I try to make it varied so that my body doesn't start attacking anything I'm eating. So far, it's working. Which with my body in as weak of a state as it has been this summer, is miraculous. Once I start reacting to one thing I often start reacting to everything for a little bit till my body goes back to relatively normal.
Last night I had a small piece of xocai dark chocolate, basically as healthy as you can get when having chocolate. I immediately craved salt, which means this diet is actually working right. There is hope that in a couple months my diet can start including fruit and some grains again :) as long as its balanced with the protein and vegetables.
One thing I am loving, is feeling like I actually know how to cook. I used to feel pretty useless in the kitchen, I only knew how to cook bacon, eggs, and pancakes. I could cook a few other select meals, but not easily. Now, out of necessity, I have learned what I am doing. I can cook all sorts of meats and vegetables in tons of different ways. It feels good knowing I can take care of myself, and future family, in that way. Though, my poor future family will be forced to eat very healthfully seeing as thats the only way I know how to cook. At least it all tastes good :)

Heres my menu for today through Thursday-

Monday-

Breakfast- Quinoa with 5 drops stevia, 3 pieces of bacon, two slices of cheese, and cucumber slices

Lunch- Baked sweet potato with sour cream salt and pepper, and tilapia with lemon

Midafternoon meal- if at work, reheat shrimp and celery slices (kyles recipe), with cream cheese,  and sunflower seeds and veggie chips for after if still hungry

Dinner- pork chops and fresh green beans with lemon

Nighttime meal- lunch meat roll ups with hummus, zucchini slices, and mustard

Tuesday

Breakfast- breakfast steak and 2 eggs, half of the sweet potato fried, and cucumber slices

Lunch- shaved asparagus salad, and avocado, with honey mustard dressing, pepper and lemon, and lemon pepper baked chicken

Midafternoon meal- quinoa mixed with ham, spices, a hard boiled egg, celery, and radish, and iceberg lettuce. With dressing on the side.

Dinner- grilled flounder with salad

Nighttime meal- 2^nd half of sweet potato with sour cream, 5 smoked turkey slices, carrots

Wednesday-

Breakfast- cottage cheese, 3 pieces turkey bacon,

Lunch- grilled zucchini and lemon pepper chicken (from day before) 2 slices of cheese

Midafternoon meal-cucumber slices, reheat shrimp and celery (kyles recipe)

Dinner- whatever mom decides to make

Nighttime meal- chocolate, lunch meat roll ups with mustard,  cream cheese, and squash slices

Thursday-

Breakfast- hard boiled egg, 2 pieces of turkey bacon, cucumber slices, sunflower seeds and chobani plain yogurt

Lunch- fajita steak, salad, sweet potato fries

Midafternoon meal-sunflower seeds, veggie chips with cream cheese, lunch meat, shrimp if still hungry.

Dinner- chicken and green beans (canned)

Nighttime meal- hummus, cucumber, turkey

I'll have kyle's shrimp recipe up here soon, because it is amazing! It's now a staple meal in my cookbook.