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I know that title makes me seem ungrateful - I'm not! I promise. I love that parents put in so much time and effort to showing their appreciation to the teachers and staff at my school. It feels great to feel appreciated. I totally get that in our culture - we very often show appreciation through FOOD - junk food. I was able to enjoy some food each day - in the lunches they served, and I was able to walk away from the unhealthy options. It feels really great.
Today for Breakfast I ate a bowl of granola w/strawberries and a couple chocolate muffins that Tim made. I probably should have passed on those (and having them again as an afternoon AND evening snack - but they are SO delicious. No, they are not my best choice, but as far as chocolate muffins go - they are pretty good. Whole wheat flour, coconut oil, brown sugar, yogurt, dark chocolate chips, bananas. (That's why Tim made them, He doubled the recipe and used up 6 overripe bananas.) They are SO good! Yes, I Have been avoiding refined sugars and I am trying to reduce how much I indulge in delicious chocolatey goodness - but since Tim had already made them... and they are a slightly healthier version - I chose to FULLY ENJOY them! (There we 24 of them this morning... we are down to 12!)
https://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/greek-yogurt-chocolate-banana-muffins-movie/
For lunch I had a whole grain bagel at school and another chocolate muffin when I got home - I know, I know... it is what it is
For dinner I made "creamy one pot pasta with broccolini." I didn't actually have broccolini, but I had broccoli and it worked great. I chose to put the onions and garlic into the pot of water, but I roasted the other veggies in the oven, then tossed them in at the end, since I like my veggies on the crispier side. I thought it tasted good. The other change was that I had some "cashew cream" in the fridge that I had used early in the week, and I used that instead of cashew butter. (I wanted to use it up before it went bad - that is one downside to cook whole foods - they aren't chock full of preservatives, so they don't last as long in the fridge. I have to be mindful of the leftovers and eat them more quickly.)
https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/vegan-pasta-noodles/one-pot-creamy-pasta-with-broccolini/
