can I cook yet?

Day three and I'm still here.

I was contemplating what to have with lunch and was sorely tempted by the leftover Chinese in our fridge... but I wanted to at least try to be a little healthy. I decided to make an egg sandwich, so I know I succeeded at least in the sodium department.

I have mentioned before I have very little cooking ability. I am working on it! But the scene below illustrates this nicely. I have to toast the english muffin, scramble an egg, and cut a piece of roast beef all at once?? I was legit slightly intimidated. I mean, those eggs cook fast. Also, somehow one half of the english muffin got wedged under the wire bread normally sits on, so it was nice and stuck.

But it all worked out in the end, and I was left with a tasty roast beef+egg+cheddar sandwich! And Simply Orange orange juice, because I can't have eggs without orange juice. I'm not sure what the roast beef was leftover from (I didn't know it was roast beef until my dad said so... I have much to learn.), but it was pretty good.

Of course, then the brownie. This is like, half a brownie. They're almost gone.

Later for dinner, I went to my brother's house. For starters there was iceberg lettuce, chopped carrots, a little cheddar cheese, and just a drizzle of light Italian dressing. Just enough to kind of make everything a little moist. Sorry about the poor quality of the next photos, I left my camera at home and only had my phone.

My sister-in-law made chicken alfredo! She makes a really great marinade for chicken, which my brother grills outside. No, it is not warm outside, but he will do it anyway. That's how he rolls.

Two pieces of grilled chicken, mostacholi noodles, alfredo sauce, and a piece of garlic bread. I only eat the insides of garlic bread. Not a fan of crispy things.

My sister-in-law always makes dessert for us. Today was triple chunk chocolate chip cookies. Ooooh my gosh. Halfway through my cookie she made an ice cream sandwich out of hers with vanilla bean ice cream, so I split another cookie with my mom just so I could make a mini sandwich with two quarter pieces. Sooo good.

Evening snack. Serving size of Cheez-it crackers are 27 crackers for a 150 calorie serving. I have 7. Go ahead and count 'em. I also had another half brownie... sigh. I love chocolate, what can I say.

First day

Alright, first [real] post! Since I came up with the idea to document what I eat after I had eaten lunch, there are no pictures of my apple and spinach salad... but I really enjoyed it, so I will probably make it again. And we have a ton of apples from going apple picking at local orchards. I love fall.

Anyway, there wasn't a terrible amount of protein in my lunch so I wanted a snack. I tried to make hard boiled eggs! Which... I had never done before.

I wound up overcooking them... the whites tasted okay, but the yolk was a little hard, crumbly, and dry. They weren't bad enough for me to toss the other two eggs, I'll probably save them and use them in a salad.

Look! A chocolate chip cookie. It looks so innocent, too. My mom bakes and then leaves goodies in the kitchen... sigh.

I drink water almost exclusively, but it's fall- that means it's apple cider season! This stuff was made at the local apple orchid a few miles from my town. Normally when I drink something at home that is not water, I literally only have an ounce or two just so I can get the flavor of it and not all the calories- and then I switch back to water. And then it lasts a long time! Which is nice, because I love this cider.

Late afternoon I was getting hungry again, so I delved into the large store of apples and added a little bit of peanut butter protein. I love the apples from the orchid, because you can get them in all sorts of sizes. The big ones are great for a salad or for baking. If I just want a little snack, I can find a little guy like this one. It was smaller than a tennis ball.

My mom rules the kitchen for dinner, so I basically eat what is made. I have recently convinced her to make broccoli, my favorite vegetable! It doesn't really go well with the meat, but it's healthier than other options. The meat and potatoes were leftovers, but the meat was actually really crumbly and tender. I'm not a huge fan of beef, but this was pretty good. Also, mashed potatoes are one of my ultimate weaknesses. I also caved and had a dinner roll. See, I must confess the good and the bad.

I had a brownie.. and a half.. afterwards. Brownies are another one of my ultimate weaknesses... I am pretty good about resisting lots of sweets, but the rules are out the window when it comes to brownies. One and a half is.... actually not terrible for me. I'm working on it.

For an evening snack I had a Special K 90calorie chocolate drizzle bar. I felt kinda blah after eating it, so that may not have had the best decision.