Day 9

I've really gotten on a kick with the hot cereal! It might be an addiction... lol

Breakfast:

• Bob's Red Mill 8 Grain hot cereal with 1/2 banana and 4 strawberries sliced and diced and put on top- with a dash of ff milk to make it just right

Snack:

• Austin's cheese on cheese crackers (3 WPAs)
• 1/2 Banana

Lunch:

• Edamame w/ salt
• Grapes

Snack:

• Grapes
• Banana

Dinner:

• Egg salad (made with 3 hardboiled eggs, 2 T ff mayo, and sweet pickles)
• Chicken tortilla soup (recipe tomorrow- check back) with a few slices of avocado, some fresh cilantro, and a bit of ff cheddar cheese

So, I think I am actually getting the hang of this Core thing. I can pretty easily identify what is and isn't on Core... now I just have to stick to it. That's the "hard" part, but really, it's only hard when I don't plan ahead. Planning ahead isn't my specialty, but this is definitely showing me the benefits of bringing along healthy snacks and lunches.

This week I have been able to eat well on a pretty limited budget and I've hardly even noticed. I don't feel like I am "on a diet," because really this isn't a "diet" except in the most literal sense of the word (diet = whatever you eat). I feel like I have a lot of choices in what I eat, and I like the challenge of making things work within the Core list of foods.

Daily WPA used: 3

Weekly WPA used: 12