It has been about six weeks since I started my quest to get better and I am ready to start challenging foods into my diet. I have until April 1st until I intro yeast into the rotation and it couldn’t come faster.
Menu:
Breakfast – steel cut oats and almond milk
Lunch – crunch master crackers, turkey and apples and strawberries
Snack – bare naked fruit nut granola bar
Dinner – chicken soup with rice, black beans, carrots, onions, chicken stock, chicken, cumin, cayenne, salt, pepper and chili powder. Homemade tortillas.
Dessert – none
Happy Thoughts: Homemade Tortillas….are you kidding me!?!
Special Stuff: http://www.food2.com/recipes/rz-toffee-almond-biscotti
Other Notables: Quick Almond Trivia (source: CA Almond Board)
* 1 ounce of almonds (about 23) equals 160 calories and only 1 gram saturated fat.
* There is speculation that snacking on almonds daily may reduce risk of heart disesase.
* Almonds are an excellent source of Vitamin E, protein, potassium and magnesium.
* California is on the only state in the US that commercially produces almonds.
* California produces 80% of the world's almonds.
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