Today was a good day, food-wise. And I learned a bit about being in the wide world.
Breakfast
I wasn’t hungry when I woke up this morning, and then I worked out. Luckily my DH pushed for me to eat before we left the house for the NY Aquarium.
I made a quick and semi-joyless bowl of 1 cup leftover steamed broccoli from last night, 1/2 cup balsamic grilled eggplant, and 2 eggs sautéed in coconut oil.
At the aquarium there were exactly zero things I could eat. Only about a third of the aquarium is open (the rest is recovering from Hurricane Sandy), and all they had was the bare minimum in snacks.
We then walked the Coney Island Boardwalk. Surprisingly, there were four places I could eat – a grill near Nathan’s had a steak on offer (just can’t eat the fries), two places had salads and somewhere else (enclosed! With AC!) had steak and possibly chicken. Nathan’s had a grilled chicken sandwich – which I could do, minus the bread. So … options.
Something to keep in mind for such excursions: slip a little sealable snack container with a nice vinaigrette in my bag, that way I won’t end up eating a joyless dry salad if I’m out and that’s the only option.
Lunch
1 cup mixed fruit + 1 ounce almonds when we got home.
Dinner
My favorite fallback plan: burgers. Grilled up some grass fed patties, and served with balsamic drizzled caramelized shallots and baked sweet potato fries.
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