Veggies
Today I ate vegetables for lunch for what may have been the first time in my life. Instead of looking at the new diet as “what I can’t eat” I’m trying it out from the point of view, ” look at all the great things I can eat!” I made the Cannelini bean and balsamic vinegar puree in this month’s Bon Appetit (it’s pretty easy folks, blend 1 can of cannelini beans, 1 big spoonful of balsamic vinegar and 1-2 big spoonfuls of olive oil (from a jar of sundried tomatoes if you’ve got them) in a blender. Season with salt and pepper and Voilà !). The dip was surprisingly tasty and delicious for basically being blended beans. I cut up some cruditès (really good with red bell peppers and cherry tomatoes) and brought that to work with a couple whole grain rice cakes (not so tasty) and a little yogurt. Tasty treat! And “Vai!” (go!) the lifestyle changes begin…
Is this diet a new year’s resolution? 🙂 I wish I had the will power for any kind of diet! LOL. The dip does sound tasty! I’m sure you know but hummus is just as easy to make – plus around here at least, chickpeas are cheaper than cannelinis. 🙂 I feel that bread is much more fun to dip in hummus than veggies though, isn’t it? Sigh!
Soup is a good way to sneak veggies into lunch. Plus, I like eating something warm for lunch in the winter. 🙂 After I am over being sick of Indian food, I’d like to learn how to make vegetable curry, an equally sneaky way to eat your veggies. 😉
Yes the diet is a part of a new year’s resolution–but i’m looking at it as more of a lifestyle change than a diet. Trying to get in 5 servings of fruits and vegetables everyday, etc. I wish we had a microwave at work–to warm things up I put them on the radiator when I arrive and by the time lunch comes around, it’s warmish. Vegetable curry sounds good–I just got Cook’s Illustrated International Recipe Book and I think there’s a recipe in there…I’ll have to try it out and let you know.