Turns out when I don't have a menu plan made, we eat out...a lot. Which is what we ended up doing last week. It's kinda scary eating out now because I don't know what is in everything that I am eating. The problem with this is that I am not sure how much butter and oil is in it, I also don't know the fat content which makes it more difficult for me to keep track of my total fat intake.
However, it is also helping me realize that I can eat more than just a salad when we go out. I don't have to be so afraid to eat a meal, I just have to be smart. Obviously, I am not going to order fried chicken or most red meats. I am also not going to order anything with lots of sauce or gravy because those are typically made with half and half, which I can't have. So it's a learning curve for me and slowly I am getting there.
The next issue I am experiencing, is that regardless of just getting home from SNAP!, I am completely unmotivated to craft. I don't know if I have just been so consumed with food that I can't think of anything else, or if, as my friend Jackie said, my creative gene was located in my gallbladder and now that it's gone, so is my inspiration. I really hope it's the former and not the latter because then there would be no hope for me.
Anyway, I have been doing a lot of research on food and have attempted to make a good menu plan that I can stick to this week. We ate out a lot this last week and honestly, I need to get back in the kitchen, not just because it's expensive eating out, but I really need to keep better track of what I am shoving in my face. I have a new Pinterest board too that you should follow so you can see all the exciting recipes I am adding that I should be able to eat! So, check it out! This menu is pancreas approved (but I'm not an expert so don't actually quote me on that!). Oh and I did a Costco run this week so I don't need to buy much meat.
Menu | Shopping List |
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Monday B-Grape Nuts cereal L-salad with strawberries and blue cheese crumbles D-tuna melts Tuesday B-Grape Nuts cereal L-"snack" lunch and salad D-lettuce wraps Wednesday B-Grape Nut cereal L-hot dogs D-ground turkey burgers with baked beans Thursday B-cinnamon rolls L-"snack" lunch D-fettuccine alfredo with chicken Friday B-cereal L-"snack" lunch D-sweet and sour chicken Saturday B-French toast kabobs from my roundup last week L-leftovers D-cheesy broccoli soup Sunday B-Mother's day breakfast, leaving it up to Matt! L-leftovers (or if I am lucky, eating out :P) D-homemade pizza, or left overs, or BBQ |
tuna in water hot dogs carrots celery broccoli scallions water chestnuts keiser rolls spaghetti noodles fettuccine noodles blue cheese crumbles 2% sharp cheddar low fat mayo rice wine baked beans penne noodles elbow noodles |
I don't know your specific dietary needs, but Sophie can no longer have sodium (which is in EVERYTHING) so I have a new board called "Pass the Salt" on Pinterest that has tons of recipes on it. I just make them without the salt and you would never notice. And now when I have things with even a little raw salt in them, they seem SUPER salty to me.
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