Tuesdays

Tuesdays are another bizarre scheduling day for me.  Breakfast at 8, Lunch around 2, Dinner sometime after 7:30.  Part of my problem is the long gap between breakfast and lunch and another problem is such a late dinner.  This is especially a pain if I have to cook when I get home.  Who wants to cook dinner after being out of the house working/at school all day?  Not I!  Whenever I do have time to cook a meal, usually on the weekends, I try to make extra so I have food during the week.  A big part of sticking to a diet is planning ahead.  This is something I don't always do.  Often I'll just think, "Oh, there's something in the cabinet I can whip up."  But that usually ends up being something not-so healthy, like grilled cheese or noodles.

Soups are a quick and easy favorite of mine, but the canned varieties in the store aren't so satisfying and loaded up with salt.  I think this weekend I will try my hand at canning my own at home.  Sometimes I freeze them, but I think freezing often makes foods lose their consistency.

Today for lunch I had vegetarian stuffed peppers and whole grain rice.  For dinner I will finish up the last of my butternut squash and cashew soup.

Snacks continue to be the same sort of thing: fresh or dried fruit, nuts, Kind bars.  I'd welcome any other suggestions for low-calorie, filling snacks.  Filling is a key word there, a packet of 100 calorie crackers might be low calorie, but hardly filling and just makes you want more.  Portable is another issue.  Eg, I love yogurt, but can't leave it sitting in my car for half the day.

I go grocery shopping tomorrow night, and will be on the hunt for more snacks that meet these requirements and will be sure to post anything new I find.