So, today is my first day doing a somewhat modified 21 day Kickstart. The day started with my normal smoothie. Basic Smoothie Recipe (makes 2) 1 banana 2 cups frozen berries, mixed fruit 1 cup soymilk 1 cup of orange juice 2 Tablespoons of Bob's Red Mill Soy Protein This comes in at under 300 calories for a big smoothie. I have to confess, I had started using Hemp Hearts as my protein supplement in my morning smoothies. They are so creamy and make the smoothie have a lot more body. However, at 180 calories and 15 grams of fat, they are too much of a splurge for every day. So, I'm going back to Bob's soy powder with 20 calories and 0 grams of fat. At a savings of 160 calories per smoothie, assuming I have smoothies 5 days a week all year, that's 33K calories and a load of fat calories gone. Translation: I suspect my beloved Hemp Hearts may be partially responsible for the gain of late. I forgot to take a picture until I drained it, but here's the evidence. Lunch was my version of the blue corn chip salad. Our store only had regular baked chips (no blue ones), so that's why the salad isn't blue :) The recipe calls for 16 ounces of black beans rinsed. He has to mean a 16 ounce can opened and rinsed (thus not 16 ounces of beans). A can has approximately 1.5-2 cups of beans, so I just gave us each a cup of cooked beans per person. The recipe also calls for three roasted peppers for two people. I roasted a yellow bell and split it between us. This I will do again. What's not to love about taco salad? Dinner was the pasta with grilled asparagus, lemon, and peas and the glazed pear salad. To the pasta I added an extra lemon's worth of juice to and I confess, just a drop or two of truffle oil (literally no more than a 1/4 teaspoon). I made a double batch of the pasta so we can have it for lunch tomorrow. I know the truffle oil is not on the chart below and it's oil so I'm not supposed to, but the pasta is a bit bland. Some of the balsamic glaze on there worked too. So, I came in under budget enough that I can get away with a glass of old vine garnacha in the new glasses we bought today. I not only walked the dogs this morning, but got in a Jenny Ford Malibu Step before lunch.
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