Early supper

I am definitely having a “hungry day” today! So far I’ve eaten every meal, except breakfast, about an hour earlier than usual. Hmmm… a bit ironic after my breakfast post about not needing a big meal in the morning!

I had a bunch of grapes this afternoon as a snack. I like this picture because I caught the rear wheel of my bike too Note that I ate way more grapes, that’s just all that would fit in my hand for the photo.

I then attempted to ride my bike outside for the first time this year, but I got about 7 minutes in (ie I got out of my neighbourhood) and realized there’s too much sand on the roads still. There are little mounds of sand all over the shoulders – not safe, so I turned around I guess I’ll have to try to fit in some training later tonight.

After that little adventure, I was hungry again! I decided I’d better make it a real meal, so I got started on supper: sweet potato wedges and italian tuna melts.

The potatoes just got sliced into rounds and then the rounds into halves to make half-moons. I then sprinkled them with a tiny bit of olive oil and some cajun spices and baked in the same oven for about 10 minutes per side.

Here’s what I did for the Tuna Melts:

1. Halve and hollow out a whole wheat roll, leaving about 1/4 inch thickness all around. You can save the insides or just pop them into your mouth as a “while cooking snack” like I did.
2. Mix about 1/4 can tuna with 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce. You want this to be pretty thick, so adjust this to your sauce – some are more runny than others! I also chopped up some mushrooms really fine ans stirred them in as well.
3. Spoon tuna mixture into the roll “shells” and top with cheese – whatever kind you like but I used low fat cheddar.
4. Bake in 400 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until warmed through and cheese melts. Turn oven to broil for the last little bit if you want the cheese to get nice little brown spots.

A close up:

This really hit the spot tonight because it was a bit of a change from my usual dinners, but I’m not convinced it will keep me full as long. I guess time will tell…

Okay, I have a weird craving for raisins today! I just downed two of these little boxes!

The worst part is that I’ll probably still be hungry in an hour or so because of all the sugar!

Edited again to say that I was right! I had the last of my Ezekiel Almond cereal tonight – a big bowl. I’m stuffed now (I think I was a bit too optimistic in wanting to finish the box) but YAY, a new cereal is coming soon!

Sunshine!

Yippee!! The sun is shining, there is light at the end of this tunnel we call winter! Ok, so it’s still only 46 degrees here, but I definitely refused to wear my coat this afternoon

Lunch was another take on leftovers once again. This time I stuffed two large meatballs into a small whole wheat roll, topped it with some cheddar cheese and stuck it under the broiler to get all warm and meltey. Yum! On the side, I stir-fried some mushrooms and carrots in a bit of chicken broth. Altogether, this was a great lunch!

This morning went pretty much as planned. Spinning was good as usual, but it was a bit of a comedy of errors! First the instructor’s bike was making weird noises, so she had to switch, then the CD player wasn’t working properly and wouldn’t play certain songs! I hate to say it, but that ruined the flow of the class a bit. To add insult to injury, the fans weren’t working! I guess I got in a good cleanse with all that sweating? Oh, I almost forgot… My oatmeal pancake this morning was delish! I think the egg and oats get mixed better, giving a better consistency this way.

The plan for this afternoon is just more studying, my first final exam is in less than a week. I can’t wait until summer vacation so I can go home! I might take advantage of the sunshine and take a walk, we’ll see how the studying goes. Then, tonight I will be trying a new recipe for supper, so stay tuned

As promised…

Lunch and supper all at once!

I’ll start with lunch. I made it an easy one, leftover “ribs” on a whole wheat roll paired with a big salad. In the salad there were plenty of veggies, some low fat cheese and a yummy balsamic vinaigrette. After yesterday’s lack of veggies, it sure felt good to eat a big salad today!

Supper was a bit more labour-intensive: homemade spaghetti and meatballs. Actually I had to make it linguini & meatballs at the last minute because I only had about 5 strands of spaghetti left in my box (wondering why I would do that?) I was actually really disappointed because spaghetti is one of my favourite foods in the whole wide world

I used this recipe, except that I baked my meatballs in a 375* oven for about 25 minutes instead of pan frying them. All in all, I really enjoyed my italian feast although I’m still searching for the perfect spaghetti and meatballs! Anyone have a great recipe?

Okay, so it really wasn’t a feast, which is a good thing! I also topped it all off with some parmesan cheese but I almost forgot it. I had already taken photos and started to eat by the time I remembered!