I had this all written out, folks. It was POETRY, I tell you! And then I hit one little button by accident and POOF! Poetry gone.
Seriously, that entry was a Pulitzer Prize worthy piece. You're just going to have to take my word for it.
So let me just TRY to write with that in mind, in hopes I can give you even an iota of the brilliance that poured forth before....
(So sue me, I'm melodramatic today. It's probably the caffeine I'm inhaling at present.)
ANYWAY, day five's breakfast has been flirting with me since I opened the box of frozen meals. So even as soon as day 3, I was counting down. Maybe that's a little too indicative of how much I like food and carbs but oh well... But STUFFED FRENCH TOAST? It lived up to mu high expectations. I tore into it.
And then I thought, maybe I should snap a pic? So pardon its disheveled nature. My apologies if this looks a tad unappetizing but just know it's only because it smelled SO GOOD I couldn't wait for a bite.
On the side there is my fave - the turkey sausage patty - and some sweet potatoes. I actually just tried sweet potatoes for the very first time this past Thanksgiving and they were QUITE delicious. Same goes here. Delish. Kudos, BistroMD, on my favorite breakfast yet.
Speaking of Thanksgiving, day five's lunch was turkey with cranberry quinoa. Do YOU know what quinoa is? I didn't. I had to ask my all-knower, Wikipedia:
Quinoa (
/ˈkiːnwɑː/ or /kɨˈnoʊ.ə/, Spanish: quinua, from Quechua: kinwa), a species of goosefoot (Chenopodium), is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocerealrather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beets, spinach, and tumbleweeds.
Look at those sneaky devils getting more spinach in me! BLAST!
Dinner? Well, I am always wary of microwaved fish. But the salmon was delicious. And it was served over red and yellow bell peppers. Which is most fortunate for me, who does not like green ones. And on the side? Yes, yes, SPINACH.
I best be gettin' my grimace and pipe on soon...
And just when I was hoping for a reprieve... Day 6 breakfast: Spinach ricotta crepes. But chopped and mixed so nicely it was like breakfast ravioli as far as I'm concerned. The side of waldorf apples were the best part. They were warm and tasty.
Lunch on Day 6 was another small and yummy taste of thanksgiving - turkey with a fruit chutney.
I must say for the first time, I skipped one of the meals. Day 6 dinner was beef and broccoli. And I think the only cooked vegetable I hate more than spinach is broccoli. So I decided, since I've been a pretty good sport about eating spinach every day, to skip this meal. My roommate made homemade minstrone soup with chicken and veggies and it was DELICIOUS. And healthy. So I did not feel guilty. I'm sorry BistroMD - I guess you found my bottom line!
Just call me George!
"I do not like broccoli and I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli. Now look, this is the last statement I’m going to have on broccoli. There are truckloads of broccoli at this very minute descending on Washington. My family is divided. For the broccoli vote out there: Barbara loves broccoli. She has tried to make me eat it. She eats it all the time herself. So she can go out and meet the caravan of broccoli that’s coming in."
- President George H.W. Bush, March 1990
I am currently making my way through the final day of my BistroMD program and I'm a little sad. I've rather enjoyed the ease of having all my meals prepped and ordered and ready. I may consider spending money on it in the future and doing it for longer. And what's really amazed me is that I've felt very little need for snacking. It's all been pretty filling.
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