We are just about at the halfway point of October Unprocessed!  I am feeling great, but I am just looking for more of a variety of foods to eat.  I feel like I have been eating the same things over and over again.  To get more variety, it is definitely a lot of work and a lot of planning.  Here are the foods I have eaten over the past 5 days.

Day 11 – Saturday, October 11

For breakfast, I snacked on some celery and some of the pumpkin dip I made yesterday.  I also had some trail mix and a few graham crackers.  I had a slice of Boar’s Head Ovengold Turkey.

For lunch, I had some scrambled eggs and an apple.

For dinner, I had chicken tenders (in a sauce of soy sauce, rosemary, and mustard) celery, and kefir.

Day 12 – Sunday, October 12

For breakfast, I made a strawberry banana shake.  I blended together 1 frozen banana, 1/4 cup Stonyfield Vanilla Yogurt, 1/2 cup orange juice, 1 Tablespoon honey, and 3 frozen strawberries (that was all that was left in the bag).  It was good, but a little too sweet.  Next time I would either leave out the orange juice or the honey.

I also had a few pieces of the chicken tenders I made last night.

For the rest of the day, we were at a family gathering.  I decided that I was not going to deprive myself of the traditional family recipes at this gathering, so I allowed myself to cheat a little bit.

For lunch, I had a bowl of my uncle’s Chicken Rice soup.  A family gathering just would not be complete without this soup.  It is certainly a family favorite!  Throughout the day, I also snacked on some of my relative’s homemade fudge, apple pie, and my own “dirt pudding.”  I did pass on the Twizzlers, though. 🙂

For dinner, we had spaghetti and meatballs and salad.  My aunt makes THE BEST spaghetti sauce! 🙂  I even allowed myself a few slices of bread to go along with it.

Day 13 – Monday, October 13

For breakfast, I had more of the leftover chicken tenders I had made the other night.  I also had some kefir.  I made pancakes for my daughters, and decided to try mixing pumpkin puree into one of them.  None of my daughters liked it and I didn’t want to throw it away, so I ate it.

I snacked on a few apples throughout the day.  I was out with my family most of the day, and I didn’t eat anything until I got home around 4:00 in the afternoon.  Then I had the rest of the chicken tenders and some scrambled eggs.

Day 14 – Tuesday, October 14

I started the day with a Raspberry Peanut Butter Green Smoothie.  This is one of my favorite smoothie recipes.  It was delicious!  I also had a slice of turkey, a few chocolate chips, and 1/2 a banana.

For lunch, I made my girls grilled cheese sandwiches.  I ate the leftover crusts.

I made some “Healthy Cookies” containing 1 1/2 mashed bananas, 2 1/2 Tablespoons applesauce, 1 cup oats, 2 Tablespoons milk, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.  I mixed it all together, scooped out by the tablespoon onto a cookie sheet, and cooked for 15 minutes at 350.  I think they may have been ready before 15 minutes, so next time I will check at 12 minutes.

I thought they tasted really good!  I was happy to discover the recipe on Facebook.  My girls, however, did not enjoy the texture of the cookies.

For dinner, I had a little bit of tuna and some scrambled eggs.

Day 15 – Wednesday, October 15

I started the day with a spoonful of honey (raw, local honey from our own bees in our backyard…it’s nice to have a husband who is a beekeeper) because I woke up with a little bit of a scratchy throat.  The honey seemed to do the trick, because I was fine the rest of the day.

I had a few more of the “Healthy Cookies” that I made yesterday.

I made a Banana Cashew Green Smoothie for breakfast.  The first few times I made it, I really liked it, but this time I didn’t enjoy it as much.  I did use regular milk and vanilla instead of coconut milk this time since that is all I had on hand.

I snacked on an apple.

Around 11:00, I was out at the grocery store, and I was starving.  I bought some granola bars for school snacks for my girls, and I opened one of them up and ate it.  Oops 🙂

When I got home, I had some celery with cream cheese and raisins, some cucumbers, and a hard boiled egg.

I made some chicken cutlets with salt, pepper, and butter, and I had a few pieces of that.

For dinner, I made tacos for my family and I had that along with them, although the meat I used did not have any taco sauce.  The shell was probably not unprocessed, but I’m going to let that go for now.

Looking ahead to the next 16 days, I’m hoping to find the motivation and the time to try out some new recipes, spend a little more time planning the menu, and hopefully put more variety into my diet.  I’m hoping to discover many delicious new foods and recipes!