Hello Tuesday!
I purposely didn’t mention anything about food in yesterday’s weekend wrap up post, because I was saving it for today! Their are two things that I have really been working on: Less sugar and more veggies. I have definitely cut back in sugar (with a few slip-ups) and have made sure and center each meal around vegetables. For example, normally when Stu and I would have pizza for dinner, I would eat 2 -3 pieces. Now I have 1 piece with a large salad on the side. I have been trying to sub noodles for spaghetti squash, and add have had more bags of Green Giant’s seasoned veggies than I can remember!
Some recent eats:
1. Trying to make a dent in the 400 sweet potatoes we have from our garden.
2. Baked spaghetti squash (HOLY YUM!)
3. Tomato basil soup
4. Taco salad loaded up with veggies!
After dinner I have been trying to tame the sweet tooth with Quest bars (I’m out though now..wahh) and keeping it to one single piece/cookie if they are around). In my last post, I shared with you my RX from Dr. V, and I definitely think she was spot on with her advice and she really inspired me to try new things in the kitchen and reflect on why I love to bake, and ways to make it healthier. This is what the lovely lady had for me this week:
I love how she mentioned adding more Green Giant veggies to my meals and not having to worry about portion size. One thing I cannot stand is measuring out food or being able to eat a serving size of four freaking french fries with my meal. I would much rather have a protein and a huge salad or mound of veggies, wouldn’t you!?
Last, I love that Dr. V suggested meal planning. I am terrible at it, but know it would help so much! So yesterday before going to the grocery store, I actually loosely planned out our meals for the week and managed to not forget anything on the list. Who am I??
* This post was sponsored by Green Giant, but all opinions are my own*
Thoughts? Do you meal plan?
