So here goes...........my food intake for today: Fridays are hard for me I don't eat meat on Friday and I am allergic to fish,
breakfast...........yogurt with blueberries
lunch.............tomato sandwich on whole wheat bread
dinner...........lazy split pea soup with a BIG Fruity Salad and creamy rasberry dressing (recipe's follow)
I can still have 2 snack and I haven't had enough protein so tonight I will have a hard boiled egg and a peach smoothie
Lazy Split Pea Soup 4 servings
almost as easy as opening a can of soup
1 cup dried split peas (split peas are packed with protein)
about 3 c water
1 tbsp celery seed
1 tbsp dried minced onion
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 4 oz jar strained baby food carrots
Put everything in a pot and simmer for about an hour if it looks too thick add extra water.
Big Fruity Salad
1 1/2 c lettuce (romain is good but use anything)
1/4 green pepper chopped
1 tbsp craisins
1/4 c canned manderine oranges
1 oz cheese (your choice) cubed
Mix all in a bowl top with 2 tbsp creamy raspberry dressing
Creamy Raspberry Dressing
1 c plain yogurt
1 1/2 tbsp raspberry jam (it is also good with blackberry jam)
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
pinch salt and pepper.
Mix all together.