stock up on stock

Hooray Hooray for vegetable stock!! I knew it existed, but couldn't find it...until I went to Trader Joe's! It is inexpensive and woooonderful! I chopped up some veggies and put them in the frying pan with some veg stock and simmered up some tastiness for supper last night. I added just a touch of salt and the flavor was (as David and I kept saying, Dora style, en espanol) muy delicioso! Simmering in the pan were thinly sliced red potatoes, carrots, red, green, and yellow peppers, onion, and garlic. We had sliced apple and pear on the side and water to drink. Chris enjoyed it, too. :) My house is probably the stinkiest on the block with all of my garlic and onion that I've been using. I got some new refills for my febreze plug-ins. They came out with the new fall scents: pumpkin and pomegranate. I love fall scents, and they smell sooo good. But, I wonder if they cover up the garlic and onion or clash with it? Oh well.

The kids and I had a great dinner tonight! I cut up some potatoes, carrots, and yellow pepper and mixed them up with a little olive oil and dry onion soup mix. YUM!! We also had Morning Star Grillers Chik'n. They are deliciously seasoned patties. They are 80 calories per serving, a good source of protein (9g), and cholesterol free! I got a box of 4 for around $2.99. In the picture, you see David devouring his last bite of chik'n. Both of the kids (and I) absolutely loved it. I put mine on whole wheat bread and I cut the kids up to dip in ketchup, just like they used to do with real chicken. We also shared a fresh plum. Lilly was scared to try the plum, but once she did, she couldn't get enough of it. :)

Here's a shout out to my cousin, Kristin, who is joining the journey of healthy eating. She recommends the book The Eat Clean Diet. I plan to check it out as soon as I can.

Stay tuned, more to come!

on the go...

What a fun labor day weekend!! We spent half of Sunday and most of Monday at my brother and sister-in-law's house in Athens, along with my mom and dad. We had a great time. I did, however, forget to mention to Nathan and Kasey that I had started eating a mostly vegan diet. They were quite surprised when I told them, but I assured them that I would make do. Lilly and David ate the food that everyone else ate and did just fine (except that now Lilly is a bit stopped up now that we are home). I had a banana, peanut butter, walnut and honey wrap while everyone else ate hamburgers and hot dogs. I felt perfectly ok with that. The one thing I wished I could have had was the home made ice cream. I had a teeny taste, and that was enough for me. Ice cream has given my stomach fits for as long as I can remember, so I knew it would be a really bad idea for me to eat it.
On the way home, I started to worry. What was I going to eat when we stopped for dinner??? We wanted to eat quickly, so we wanted fast food. I am not big on salads (go figure), so I wasn't sure what I was going to do. Thankfully, my mom shared a little secret with me! Burger King has veggie burgers!!! So, we passed Logan (which had no BK off the hi-way), and headed for Lancaster. We got to BK and I saw no veggie burgers on the menu. I started to worry. Thankfully, when it was our turn, I asked the nice girl behind the counter and she said "Yes, we have veggie burgers!" So, friends, don't always rely on the menu for what you need. ;)
Surprisingly enough, the BK veggie burger is quite delicious!!! I liked it even more than the Boca Burger (of course, I don't know exactly what was in it). It had decent sized chunks of veggies in it and was very flavorful. It was big and I ate it all. :D
So, I'm happy to report, that if you must eat and run, that BK has a decent option. You could even get apple wedges on the side and ice water to drink. Perfection!