I'm working on shifting into clean eating as described by Tosca Reno in her book "The Eat Clean Diet Recharged!" I'm going to be spending 7 days with the Gluten Free (GF) menu plan in the back of that book. I think that will be a good crash course in how it all works, giving me a feel for what I'm supposed to aim for.
My friend Michael Offutt (http://slckismet.blogspot.com/) will be joining me on this new adventure. We're both hoping to be healthier, leaner, full of energy, and as a result - happier. I've just had a full night of insomnia and as a result I've been piddling around with the menu plan, looking into calorie count to make sure it would fit with his goals, and "fixing" a couple of items on the list... for instance apples aren't a favorite for either of us, so I'm replacing them a couple of times on the menu with other luscious fruit like cherries. (We'll have apples once this week, just not two or three times.)
So for today, we'll start with a picante frittata - eggs with sauteed bell pepper, onion, and radish greens which I subbed in for the recommended baby spinach - had some extra greens figured I could cut costs by using what I already had. That will be served with a slice of whole grain bread (GF for me) and some green or black tea - I haven't decided yet. I've been sipping my water already - supposed to have aprox 1 liter of water to kick start the morning. :) Then we'll have some cherries and cashews with a glass of water as a mid-morning snack. For lunch we get gazpacho and grilled chicken breast - again with a glass of water. Our mid-afternoon snack is trail mix and a peach with water. Then tonight's dinner is grilled salmon, steamed asparagus and bok choy, and brown rice... more water. (It's good to have it on the menu's list because I really suck at drinking enough water in the day.) We get a before bedtime snack of tomato slices and a couple of boiled eggs (if we're still hungry then) and a bit of herbal tea - perhaps some sleepytime or ginger-lemon.
It should be a full day of eats, without any significant energy drops. I hope this works. :)
