i had the simplest sandwich for lunch but it was magnificent. pesto is good on EVERYTHING! except maybe ice cream but i haven’t tried it.
i put two slices of deli chicken on an ezekiel bun with 1tbsp. of my homemade pesto and presto! lunch.
dessert was a hungry girl cookie:
the best part is that was hours ago and i’m still not hungry! as soon as i hit publish i’m sure that’ll change, though…
i blended some basil, olive oil, grated parmesan, pine nuts, and garlic over the weekend to make pesto sauce but it is pretty thick, more like a pesto spread. it tastes really good though, it debuted today in my lunch.
i had a carbo loaded lunch because i’m trying to use up the stuff in my fridge before i go restock. so it’s forcing me to be creative with my combinations. this one isn’t that exciting but i actually had everything i needed to re-create a flavor i miss dearly, pesto pizza.
i used my last half piece of lavash (good riddance, ridiculous amount of calories and too many carbs) for the “crust” and a wedge of laughing cow for the cheese. so it was more like a quesadilla because i had to fold it. but i chopped up the grape tomatoes for cute little slices that would lay flat. then i spread the pesto over them and heated it in the microwave for 20 seconds. nothing earth shattering but very tasty nonetheless. i had a 1c. of spaghetti squash on the side.
altogether 300 calories. i have got to find a way to get my proteins in. that’s my challenge for dinner.
the pesto on the pasta was as good as it sounded, i had the whole family trying it, including the baby. i also added some fresh organic goat cheese to the mix.
a cup of the pasta with pesto and goat cheese was a lot of calories :/
pasta, even the whole wheat kind, has so many. i should probably quit eating it for now. total lunch calories=936! for one meal, holy cow.
had i known that, i would’ve skipped the yogurt and strawberries but i needed the sweet. a half cup of low-fat vanilla yogurt with 5 whole strawberries was another 120 calories. hopefully i won’t be hungry again for awhile.
i was so good this morning, my dad made pancakes and i didn’t eat any! the best part was, i didn’t actually want any! this is a victory for me. i did start making my oatmeal before he put even one flapjack on the griddle (and i stole the only banana) so i was already looking forward to my oats. same as yesterday, delicious and satisfying.
i also had coffee with soymilk and one packet of splenda.
all together 486 calories.
all in all, a great morning. went to church with the fam (the weather is gorgeous today!) and didn’t get home til about an hour ago. we’re going to a memorial day barbecue at my uncle’s house later so i had something to hold me over, a whole wheat tortilla to dip into pesto sauce from paradise bakery. so yummy.
i had already dug in before i remembered to take a pic, hence the ripped tortilla. then i had a homemade cupcake one of my sister’s friends bakes that was delicious! snack calories totaled 371.
that’s been all the food for today, no sunday brunch… but i will be partaking at the barbecue. i’m taking boca burgers for my uncle to grill for me and my mom is making a batch of her pasta salad with whole wheat rotini so i can eat that, too 
it should be good, i’m super psyched to see how i can make the barbecue foods work! i’ll keep you posted…
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