This week I did much better eating plant-based, even when presented with having to eat out. It’s getting easier and I’m finding more options at even “meat” focused restaurants. Sometimes it means getting creative and just ordering sides a la carte. Whatever works!
One day we were at Spring Creek BBQ (not my choice…), but I just ordered the vegetable sides. While a decent choice, I’m pretty sure most of those sides had either oil, butter, or animal products added as flavoring. But, better than eating a slab of meat….
Then on my husband’s birthday, he wanted to go to Dave & Buster’s to eat and play games, and I figured I’d just order a salad. Well, when I was looking through the menu, I discovered they served the vegan Impossible Burger and you could sub any burger patty for it! Awesome! Even my kids got kid’s menus burgers with the Impossible Burger Patty. So cool to see more vegan choices showing up at mainstream restaurants. I got a side of steamed veggies instead of fries as well.
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Eat to Live Food Journal Week 14
Day 92: 147.8 pounds to start
- Breakfast – Everything Bagel Avocado Toast topped w/Arugula, raspberries, coffee w/unsweetened Almond milk
- Lunch – Barley, peas, & green lentils, sweet potato, & Naked Beet Chips, celery with my no-oil hummus.
- Dinner – Soybean pasta spaghetti marinara with added chopped kale
Day 93:
- Breakfast – Blueberry whole grain pancakes & coffee w/unsweetened almond milk
- Lunch – Raw veggies (celery, broccoli, cauliflower) and Engine 2 no-oil hummus
- Dinner – Creamy sun-dried tomato penne pasta & lemon balls
Day 94:
- Brunch – Everything Bagel Avocado Toast topped w/Arugula coffee w/unsweetened Almond milk
- Lunch – Arugula, spring mix, no-oil hummus, balsamic glaze, whole grain tortilla wrap
- Dinner – Spring Creek BBQ (not my choice to eat here….) I stuck to the sides – Green beans, coleslaw, 2 ears of corn, baked beans, & roll
- Snack – Barley, peas, & green lentils
Day 95:
- Breakfast – Everything Bagel Avocado Toast topped w/Arugula, rapsberries, blackberries, coffee w/unsweetened Almond milk
- Lunch/Dinner – Spiral Diner (vegan restaurant in Fort Worth!) Ultimate Nachos – tortillas chips, cashew nacho cheese, quinoa, black beans, green onions, black olives, jalapeños, guacamole – my husband & I split this as an appetizer, but we both ended up so full that we just got our main entrees boxed to go!
Day 96:
- Breakfast – Small fruit & green smoothie, avocado toast with arugula, coffee w/unsweetened almond milk
- Lunch – Spiral Diner entree I was too full to eat – vegan burger with cashew quinoa patty, avocado, spinach and side of grilled broccoli
- Dinner – Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchilada Bake & Lemon Balls
Day 97:
- Breakfast – Everything Bagel Avocado Toast topped w/Arugula coffee w/unsweetened Almond milk
- Lunch – Whole grain tortilla veggie wrap – my favorite no-oil hummus, spring mix, arugula, broccoli slaw, green & red bell peppers, pine nuts, dry roasted wasabi edamame,(for some kick!), red onions, balsamic glaze; lemon balls.
- Dinner – Tofu Marinara, corn on the cob
Day 98:
- Breakfast – Chia seed pudding (recipe coming soon!), coffee w/unsweetened almond milk
- Lunch – Kroger vegetable sushi (cucumber, avocado, carrots, rice, seaweed wrap), unsweet tea
- Dinner – Dave & Busters for my husband’s b-day. They had the Impossible Burger! So our whole family (kid’s too) got burgers & subbed the patty for the vegan Impossible Burgers. I had the Impossible Burger Patty with lettuce bun, no cheese, and steamed broccoli.
Continue following my Eat to Live Journey – Week 15
My weight loss on the nutritarian diet this week:
- Starting weight this week – 147.8 lbs
- Ending weight this week – 147.4 lbs
- Weight loss this week – 0.4 lbs
- Total weight loss so far – 16.6 lbs
While I feel like I did much better this week than last week, I lost about the same weight – 0.4 pounds compared to last week 0.3 pounds. I think as I’m getting closer to my goal weight I’m going to have to be more strict about what I’m eating. Especially when it comes to added oils – especially “hidden” oils in restaurant food. Just because something is vegan, doesn’t mean that it is high nutrient density! I have to remind myself of that constantly when eating out.
