Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Sunday saw the first day of the Old School Diet Challenge, and I hope that all challengers are off to a good start. Each challenge, either Chuck or I- sometimes both, follow along strictly so we can share your journey (for some could read ‘journey’ as pain).
So lets look at the first day of the major meals:
Breakfast:
This is half a large heirloom tomato, a cup and a half of steamed beets and one fried egg. The egg was cooked in olive oil and the veggies just have salt on them. The beets I got at Costco, vacuum sealed and precooked with the only ingredient being BEETS. If you like beets they are an easy addition to your diet for meals and snacks.
Lunch:
This is grilled shrimp brushed with olive oil and seasoned with cumin and cayenne pepper. The veggies are two cups of braised bok choy and spinach. To braise the greens, I just put a thin layer of chicken or veggie stock in a saute pan with garlic, bring to a boil then add the densest veggie first. For example, I started cooking the stalk of the bok choy first for about 3 minutes then added the bok choy greens, and after a minute added the spinach. Cook just until the greens turn an emerald color.
Dinner:
This is curried Halibut with 1.5 cups of broccoli and about a cup of roasted asparagus. I roasted about five of these portions of asparagus with 1 tbsp of olive oil and kosher salt. I steamed about four portions of broccoli and added 1 tsp of Ghee and salt. The fish is more complicated as it is cooked with red peppers and onions. The recipe will follow tomorrow!
For snacks throughout the day, I had smaller portions of the above like 3 shrimp and a couple of beets, or some asparagus spears and a scant handful of broccoli. For drinks I had water and black and herbal tea throughout the day. If you are in the challenge you will see the meal sheet from this day.