Beets, brought to you by Hershey's

Watched an episode of Good Eats this morning all about....beets. Roasted, pickled, as a salad. Fneh! And the show was sponsored by....Hershey's.

This morning instead of baby food, I fed Edie bits of very ripe banana and a few spoonfuls of full-flavor Fage yogurt. Fruit is nature's baby-food.

My eating day was dictated by professional obligations -- first the after-school culinary class I teach, then at the restaurant I consult at afterwards. It's fine, but it underscores the fact that I need to control the habits I keep outside of these times.

BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
I replaced milk with aica juice this time, which lead to a much sweeter taste. All the other usual suspects in tact: fage yogurt, fresh ground flax, banana, grape, cherries, blueberries, mango, splash of vanilla, pinch of salt. The aica juice straight tasted too sweet, generic berry flavor.

LUNCH: 11:30am, demi-hippy bread with good peanut butter, small bowl of tabbouleh, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER pt 1: 6pm, small panko-crusted chicken cutlet, small portion of swiss chard & onion, whipped potatoes, small fruit punch, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER pt 2: 7:30pm, 2 small slices of pizza, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

EVENING WATERING: 9:30pm, 2 liters

EVENING SNACKS: 10:30pm, handful of ginger roaster almonds, a large bowl of freshly popped organic popcorn in grapeseed oil, lightly salted, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Got uncomfortably hungry, ranged around the kitchen looking for snacks that would be nutritionally acceptable. Almonds were a no brainer, but wondering about the popcorn -- technically, isn't it a whole grain? I dunno, must do some research..