We didn't really go anywhere or do much of anything this weekend, which meant we had plenty of time to focus on figuring out our new diet.
I tried Larabars for the first time, which are tasty, but definitely should be just a treat, since they're made of nuts and dried fruit. I also had a banana with almond butter for breakfast on Saturday, which was surprisingly good.
Things on the menu to try this week: kale chips, jicama, almond flour (for pancakes), coconut milk, real fruit juice (to freeze into popsicles), walnut oil (to use in a recipe for "salmon cakes")
I figured out a great breakfast. I cooked a quiche like David did, cooking bacon, then cooking bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, onions and spinach in the bacon grease. Then I added eggs and sprinked the cooked, crumbled bacon on top. (Pictured on right.) We decided to make a giant container of this for quick breakfasts, and it turned out pretty well, just a little heavy on the spinach (which is probably healthier.)
We had the best meal of the week this weekend. Ashley came over to watch True Blood, and we cooked steaks, sauteed sweet potatoes with sweet bell peppers, onions and mushrooms, and Ashley brought her fruit salad.
We went on a long bike ride on Sunday, and I found myself feeling like I was starving most of the day, even after a big lunch of leftover sweet potato hash, turkey and a whole mini cucumber. Ashley came over again and brought brisket that she had cooked all day in the crock pot, which we served with spaghetti squash and a "berry medley" of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries. I never really ate brisket growing up, so I wasn't even sure whether it was beef or pork at first...but man, was it good.
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