We all make poor food choices and I am no exception, so I am sharing the occasions when I break my own diet. In doing so, I hope to keep myself accountable in adhering to the diet; bring attention to the difference in cost between AFF friendly food and not-so-AFF-friendly food; and show where to find AFF-friendly food outside the apartment kitchen.
I’m on vacation until Saturday, but I also want to stay current. I've been fortunate to have access to my boyfriend's kitchen, so this confession isn't nearly as long as it could be.
On Sunday, I had been driving 2 1/2 hours and I needed protein. I stopped at the Barnes and Noble coffee shop and ordered a Turkey Chipotle Panini (gluten, dairy, non-organic, industrial meat, probably soy in there too) and a Tall Starbucks Drip Coffee (non-organic, dairy).
The Bill: Free (gift card)
I could have ordered the vegetarian soup to avoid the industrial meat (at the least), but that wouldn't have given me the protein I needed.
Yesterday, I broke the diet twice. For lunch, I met a friend at Pei Wei because he's moving cross-country today. I knew I'd be breaking the diet on my undergraduate alma mater's off-campus restaurant row, but I could have faired better. I got the Kung Pao Chicken (gluten, soy, dairy) and an organic green tea (nothing).
The Bill: approximately $10
For dinner, I met with boyfriend and his mom at a favorite local Greek food place. They serve complementary pita and hummus (gluten, dairy, non-organic). We got the pita and fried Saganaki (gluten, dairy, non-organic) and I got the Organic House Salad (nothing!) and the Lemon Chicken with Rice Soup (dairy, industrial meat, non-organic).
The Bill: Free (boyfriend's mom's treat)
Today, my boyfriend and I ate the cheesecake slice (non-organic, gluten, and dairy) he ordered at the Greek place.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Confession, Edition #2
We all make poor food choices and I am no exception, so I am sharing the occasions when I break my own diet. In doing so, I hope to keep myself accountable in adhering to the diet; bring attention to the difference in cost between AFF friendly food and not-so-friendly AFF food; and show where to find AFF friendly food outside the apartment kitchen.
My future roommate and I went out to dinner/dessert at the Wildflower Bread Company to discuss apartment searching stuff. Not wanting to modify the Emerald Spinach Salad yet again, I tried the Vegetarian Black Bean Soup, and it was good, filling, and cheap. It's not organic, unfortunately, but there is only one partially organic restaurant in my area, and it's a bit pricey. Not a bad deal for compromising.
The Bill: $5.18
We got dessert at the Barnes and Noble Coffee Shop. I broke the diet (again) with a coffee with soymilk and a lemon bundt cake. It didn't cost me anything because I still have a Barnes and Noble gift card from Christmas. I still could have just a had tea and honey though.
My future roommate and I went out to dinner/dessert at the Wildflower Bread Company to discuss apartment searching stuff. Not wanting to modify the Emerald Spinach Salad yet again, I tried the Vegetarian Black Bean Soup, and it was good, filling, and cheap. It's not organic, unfortunately, but there is only one partially organic restaurant in my area, and it's a bit pricey. Not a bad deal for compromising.
The Bill: $5.18
We got dessert at the Barnes and Noble Coffee Shop. I broke the diet (again) with a coffee with soymilk and a lemon bundt cake. It didn't cost me anything because I still have a Barnes and Noble gift card from Christmas. I still could have just a had tea and honey though.
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