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WhatIEat#26

Today is a sick day. We have a flu going through our house (influenza flu, not tummy bug), and I came down with it last night, so today is a couch day for this mama. Some people enjoy comfort foods when they are sick; I make myself drink dandelion tea and eat roasted root veggie(parsnip, turnip, rutabaga and radish) and brown rice. Lol I laugh at myself...laughter is good medicine, right?
The veggies were alot better than I thought they'd be. I've never roasted radishes before but I had heard it completely changes the flavor, and since I can't stand them raw that sounded like a positive thing. It did mellow them out, and all together they were surprisingly tolerable. Not my favorite, but not bad.
Turkey spinach meatballs, roasted gold potato spears and green beans.
Ginormous breakfast- smoothie, tea, spinach eggs. I'm a "get it over with'" kinda person, so a breakfast full of veggies makes me happy. I get in almost half the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables right away and don't have to worry about pushing them at every meal.
Such a pretty rainbow of colorful foods for my smoothie🌈
Smoothie, tea, oatmeal. I like to have tea with my smoothie so I don't get brain freeze and to wash it down. I'm also finding I usually like to have eggs or a little oatmeal or something too; I think having a food to chew along with it helps digestion, (since you can bet I do my best not to do anything but swallow that smoothie!) and also helps me feel full longer.
Quick dinner of scrambled eggs, sauteed zucchini and oatmeal.
GF pasta and broccoli, topped with pecorino romano cheese. Sophie and Nathaniel live the fun shapes of this particular pasta.
Chocolate chip cookies, and oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. (GF of course)
I sent some to my Navy brother in Florida, hopefully they arrive in one piece!
Typical breakfast lately: tea& smoothie. Plus a handful of supplements. That tea tin you see is a new flavor for me. I discovered the Pink Stork brand while searching for something to help my pregnant sisters feel better. And even though I'm not pregnant, I've been using some of their supplements and tea too, and I really like it. And as my Dr. and midwife have both pointed out to me, if you are a woman of "child-bearing age" then things that support women who are trying to optimize their fertility will usually be good for you as well, regardless of whether or not you are in "baby mode".
Tacos! These really hit the spot...I've been focusing on greens and fish and poultry and trying to save beef and cheese and corn for special occasions, and so I really enjoyed these tacos. My family loved them too.
Pancake stacks with whipped cream, maple syrup (the real stuff), and strawberries for the kids. I had some pancakes with a little butter and honey. I like them plain too though.
Cauliflower puree and tea. Cauli puree feels similar to porridge in my opinion, so it makes a good, cozy breakfast.
My pumpkin bars. Because it's Autumn and they're yummy.
Omelette with my smoothie. This one had arugula and turkey meat inside.
Big butter lettuce salad, and toast with avocado mayo and turkey.

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