So Day 1 of Not Eating Crap went well… except for this whole “shutting down the kitchen after dinner” thing. I miss my popsicles!!!! I may resort to gnawing on a pug ear.
One of the big things I’m doing is trying to up the protein. Brian boiled a bunch of eggs last night, so this morning I had 2 hard boiled eggs with toast and watermelon.
I have to admit, this was ultimately more filling than the usual yogurt-fruit combo. Though I did miss my yogurt 
Today was… boring. Like climbing the walls, get-me-outta-here Dullsville. It was 90 degrees by 9am (and 107 this afternoon- no lie) so I didn’t want to subject poor Jack to a walk. And we’re at Northpark so often that the Bath & Body Works employees give me special discounts (also no lie, sadly), so we just stayed home. I can’t wait until it gets just a smidge cooler so we can hang out in the yard, go for runs, basically anything outdoors.
While Jack took his usual 30-minute disco nap, I threw together a quick salad for lunch:
- Wheatberries
- Diced Chicken Breast
- Cucumbers
- Tomatoes
- Vinaigrette (olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic powder, dijon)
I learned a cool little trick yesterday: You can cook wheatberries in the slow cooker. Just throw in 2 cups of rinsed berries, 7 cups of water and a tsp of salt and cook on high for 4 hours (or low for 8 hours). Word to the wise, though- don’t let the wheatberries sit too long after cooking. Go ahead and drain them, or they get too starchy and gooey (but if that happens, just rinse them under cool water).
Oh, and I also had a handful of Food Should Taste Good Multigrain Chips. Not pictured, sorry.
Part of the whole “plan” is also to avoid carbs at night. I’m not sure how I feel about this, but I figured that I can give it a shot for a couple of weeks and see what happens. If nothing else, it forces me to eat more veggies. For dinner tonight I made a roast pork tenderloin using this Ellie Krieger recipe. I’ve had bad luck with her recipes in the past, but this was actually really good. You just rub the tenderloin down with a mix of spices (garlic powder, coriander, thyme, cumin, oregano and salt), brown it in a skillet and then bake in the oven for 20 minutes. I made the whole process easier by doing the browning and baking in a cast-iron skillet. Anyway, it sounds overly simple but the flavor is great… just don’t overcook the pork.
How pretty is that crust?
Also on the menu: Roasted Broccoli (topped with lime juice and parmesan post-baking) and Roasted Cauliflower (tossed with olive oil, coriander, cumin and garam masala).
I just started our next book club selection, This Is Where I Leave You. I’m only a couple chapters in, but so far it’s really good… so good, in fact, that I’m going to climb into bed and read it right now. So I bid you adieu. And let me know if you have any suggestions for what to do with an 8-month old when it’s hot as Hades outside. If I have to listen to the jumperoo song one more time, I just might lose it.
It’s so hot out! I can’t wait for cooler temps. Last night we lay awake in bed listening to our A/C. It ran non-stop. In fact, we couldn’t recall the last time it had turned off. Miz…
Silas loves to hang out at the library. Our library has a young kids’ room with board books, stuffed animals, etc. and he loves to crawl around in there, pull up on the storybook characters, etc. The floor is short carpet so there usually isn’t a lot of crap for him to put in his mouth (for us, this is the problem with being outside, not usually the temperature). One of our local hippy baby stores also has a play room. Check into stuff like that. Oh, and our science center has a playspace, which is good, too.
What a healthy day of eats. 107 is so unbelievable, we were at 76 today. So perfect!
It was in the 90′s here today but felt like 105. Ick. I’m struggling with what to do with my two year old and four month old, too. It’s hard with this heat. Loved your day of eats– looked very healthy!