But first let me start with the items on hand for this week's food creations:
Dry green split peas
5 6oz containers of Yogurt
Cottage Cheese
Mayo
1 loaf of bread
Pasta Shells
Strawberry preserves (basically the same thing as jam/jelly)
Creamy Peanut Butter
Tomato Sauce
Colby block cheese
1 lb of sausage
About 2.5 lb of chicken breasts boneless
Head of red lettuce
2 vine tomatos
1 green bell pepper
1 cucumber
1 container of sliced mushrooms
1 sweet onion
Chicken Taco Seasoning and then regular mild taco seasoning
Breakfast:
Breakfast can be simply a small cup of yogurt since the yogurt I bought was in 6 ounces containers.
Another thing you can try is eat cottage cheese and if you love experimenting, add some PB or strawberry preserves or both and seeing how it tastes. I usually mix all three items and then eat it. The invention is a combination of dairy, legumes, and a fruit flavor. This particular legume is a good source of protein and it has some fiber in it along with some Vitamin B6 and Magnesium. Cottage cheese is a dairy product meaning containing lactose so if you are lactose intolerant or lactose sensitive then don't eat cottage cheese. Strawberry preserves are not particularly a healthy item since they do have high fructose corn syrup so the container will have a high amount of sugars in it. The kind I got is made with real strawberries.
August 13
Lunch:
I am fond of sandwiches so my sandwich creation is typically a meat so in this case cutting a chicken breast in half then cook it or take some of the sausage and then just shape it into a burger and cook it in the frying pan. I toast the bread in a toaster then apply some mayo, put on a slice of tomato, and cut some cucumber and sometimes I put the cucumbers inside of the sandwich or just eat it on the side and usually place some extra lettuce on the plate as well. I usually top the meat with cheese while it is still in the pan so the cheese can start its process of melting and warming up.
August 11
Supper:Something I might make is a combination of different foods so one day I might grab the ingredients of shells, tomato sauce, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and a meat. In one pan (frying pan size), I will saute onions, green peppers, and mushrooms together. Sometimes I will add the meat to that pan or just cook it in its own separate pan. In a deeper pan, I will put in some water and put it onto the stove to bring it to a boil. After I bring it to a boil, I will add the shells and if I am creative I will add taco seasoning to the shells. I cook the shells in the pan occasionally stirring it and taste testing it till I call it done which is usually when it still has a bit of crunch it in. After I am done cooking everything, I put it all into a bowl, add the tomato sauce (or sometimes the tomato sauce can get added to the saute before that is done cooking) and just stir it all together and eat it.
August 4th
August 10th
That One Food Item:
There is one food item I struggle with knowing what to do with it since I am not quite fond of it though it's high in fiber and that is the split green peas. I cooked them according to package which was boiling between 6 to 8 cups of water and I chose 7 cups to bring to a boil. After bringing it to a boil, I added the peas and tilted the lid on the pan and cooked it for 30 minutes. Right after it was done cooking, I tried some and actually did like it but as time goes on, not so much on the liking it. I have experimented with reheating it in a pan with some mayo (as the butter/oil) and then adding it to my dishes or putting it on a salad. One time I have put it into my saute and then just cooked it with onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and sausage and ate that as a meal. The one hard thing when that was making sure the sausage got fully cooked since for some reason adding the peas make it harder for me to tell when the sausage turned from read/pink to that browned color.
August 7
August 9
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