What We're Eating

I found out last spring that I am allergic to food. Pretty much all food. Ironically, I can still have gluten. Anyway, I had to cut out stuff from my diet- food, in particular, and that didn't really work out all that great. I got scurvy. Yep. It's not just for pirates anymore. I have been being treated for malnourishment for a few months now and I'm feeling much better. More about that some other time. I mention it today, because I am concerned that my children and Husband may be suffering dietarily due to my MANY restrictions. Like licopene. Don't people need licopene for something? I have been trying to feed everyone on what I can eat but this week I'm going to take a different approach to the menu plan. I have to drink this stuff



once a day. It tastes like berry-flavored chalk. Anyway- I'm going to try having it for dinner a couple days a week so my family can enjoy the healthy things I used to make back in the she-can-eat-normal-stuff days. Oh- and I realize that calling Stouffer's Lasagna "healthy food" is a huge stretch, but hey. You do what you gotta do. And what I'VE gotta do is get rid of all this unhealthy stuff I have in the house right now before my weightloss challenge officially starts on Jan.20th.


MENU

THURSDAY
Breakfast: 2 SCRAMBLED EGG WHITES WITH GREEK SEASONING, 1 SLICE TOAST WITH 1 tsp BUTTER
Lunch: SANDWICHES AND FRUIT
Snack: BLUEBERRY-PEACH COBBLER
Dinner: MEXICAN EGGROLLS

FRIDAY
Breakfast: HOMEMADE LOWFAT MUFFINS, SMOOTHIES
Lunch: 2 oz. (Broiled) CHICKEN, GREEN SALAD
Snack: 1/2 c MIXED BERRIES WITH RICE MILK/MILK
Dinner: PINTO BEANS (cooked with a ham hock from the freezer), RICE, BRAZILIAN TOMATO SALAD

SATURDAY
Breakfast: ADA'S CHILE EGG PUFF, RASPBERRY ROLLS
Lunch: SALAD, GARLIC TOAST POINTS
Dinner: LASAGNA, SALAD, AND FRENCH BREAD FOR THEM. (MEDICINAL SHAKE FOR ME.)

SUNDAY
Breakfast: MEDICINAL SHAKE FOR ME, OATMEAL FOR THEM
Lunch: LEFTOVERS
Dinner: BAKED POTATOES, CHILI, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CARROTS, CHEESE SAUCE

MONDAY
Breakfast: EGG MUG SCRAMBLE,* 1 SLICE TOAST
Lunch: OPEN FACE BROILED SANDWICH AND PEARS
Dinner: ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER SOUP AND PANINIS (MEDICINAL SHAKE FOR ME)

TUESDAY
Breakfast: (MEDICINAL SHAKE) CEREAL
Lunch: LEFTOVER SOUP AND TOAST (LEFTOVER BAKED POTATO)
Snack: GREENS
Dinner: HEALTHIER MARIE'S SLOW COOKER POT ROAST (chuck's on sale for $1.89/lb!)

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: CEREAL
Lunch: SANDWICHES AND FRUIT CUPS
Snack: STRING CHEESE
Dinner: STOUFFER'S LASAGNA (Family size on sale for $8.89 with $2 off next order catalina coupon), SALAD, FRENCH BREAD (MEDICINAL SHAKE)

*For the Egg-Mug Scramble I will be using egg whites instead of egg beaters. Egg substitutes fall into that category of "unnatural" foods I'm pretty sure they'll eventually find out cause cancer. (Don't mock. I was right about margarine.) I'll let you know if this substitution works.