Surprisingly sore from T's tribulation of terribleness, man I need to toughen up a bit. Plans to travel today cancelled, so me and the fam had a nice morning in Soho, then a swing by the Hester Street Fair for a revelatory snack. Babysitter came in the eve, and me and B painted the town a nice shade of mauve, just like a nice pre-middle age couple should!
BREAKFAST: 9:15am, pumpernickel bagel with chevre and sable, iced green tea, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Holy crap, using goat cheese on a bagel with smoked fish makes something so familiar so interesting. Damn, why didn't I do this years ago?
LUNCH pt 1: 1:30p, beef empanada, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Fried to order at the Hester Street Fair. Perhaps the best empanada I ever had. My only complaint is that when the dude offered my hot sauce and/or spicy mayo, I should have taken him up on it -- if a guy who makes something this good offers a condiment to go with his product, it probably makes it even better.
LUNCH pt 2: 2:15pm, large green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
I used boston and ice berg lettuces. While there is lots of water and a little fiber in it, I probably should aim for a greener, more nutritional leaf next time.
PM SNACK: 4pm, half a brownie
DINNER: 5:45pm, sausage and kraut, kale pakora, guacamole, whole wheat naan, pint of beer, water, a little chocolate souffle, a little apple cheesecake, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Took B out for dinner and a movie. Went to an old standby, Tabla, which is going to be closing in the next month or so. Food was good but not as good as I remember, the level of service was trimmed back, and all and all the specter of the bad economy hung in the room like stagnant cigarette smoke. Still, I had a lot of great dinners in that room and it was nice to have one more time there.
Saturday, October 23
Friday, October 22
T's Dwelling of Discomfit
A good Edie day. In the morning we were all over downtown Manhattan via bike doing chores, after nap, we met up with a friend and his baby in the 'hood. In the evening I yogacized at T's Palace of Pain, then we snickled in the East Village. Two conclusions: I really need to focus on strength training, so I'm not flopping around like a nearly-dead fish at T's Circus of Stress, which I hope to be doing every Friday eve for a while...
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, iced green tea, plain pinhead oatmeal, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Betsy finished the oats this morning by heating them up to absorb the last of the water, but she failed to season them with anything before putting it away -- now I'll have to individually season each portion with salt (sea salt!), spices (cinnamon! cardamom!), sweetener (brown sugar!) and maybe a fat (butter! olive oil!). But this morning I ate it Betsy-style, and appreciated it's oatiness. It was a little cardboard flavored, but I really appreciated the pleasant snap of the oat kernel between my teeth within the smoothie thick and creamy starch.
LUNCH: 12:30pm, sardine & avocado sandwich on superhippy bread, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Finally acquired some proper superhippy bread from the farmer's market, dense but soft, nutty flavor, the color of golden wheat. Sandwich was delicious, why have I not eaten one of these in so long?
PM SNACK: 1:45pm, freshly baked brownie, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Cooked up brownies while I fed Edie. Too delicious, but I'm sure my B will hoover them down in no time!
SNICKLEDINNER: 8:30pm, mock duck & noodle in curry, a few fried vegan bites, a small ginger-jasmine soda, water, vegan ice cream, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, iced green tea, plain pinhead oatmeal, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Betsy finished the oats this morning by heating them up to absorb the last of the water, but she failed to season them with anything before putting it away -- now I'll have to individually season each portion with salt (sea salt!), spices (cinnamon! cardamom!), sweetener (brown sugar!) and maybe a fat (butter! olive oil!). But this morning I ate it Betsy-style, and appreciated it's oatiness. It was a little cardboard flavored, but I really appreciated the pleasant snap of the oat kernel between my teeth within the smoothie thick and creamy starch.
LUNCH: 12:30pm, sardine & avocado sandwich on superhippy bread, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Finally acquired some proper superhippy bread from the farmer's market, dense but soft, nutty flavor, the color of golden wheat. Sandwich was delicious, why have I not eaten one of these in so long?
PM SNACK: 1:45pm, freshly baked brownie, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Cooked up brownies while I fed Edie. Too delicious, but I'm sure my B will hoover them down in no time!
SNICKLEDINNER: 8:30pm, mock duck & noodle in curry, a few fried vegan bites, a small ginger-jasmine soda, water, vegan ice cream, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, October 21
Pizza seeping through the cracks
A day off from work, and I still find pizza a cornerstone of my diet! Lunch was leftovers that B shared with a friend the night before, and dinner was a result of freezer-fishing. Busy day, with taking Edie to the play group at the local community center in the morning, an intense session of teaching in the afternoon, and running out to the supermarket for a good big food shopping in the evening sans-Edie.
On the positive side, I put a huge dose of pinhead outs on the oven to soak overnight, to avoid 20 minutes of high-power microwaving...
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11:30am, half a lame vegan pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
TEACHING SNIPPETS: 3:30-7pm, some boiled shrimp in a mayo-based sauce, a few strips of grilled chicken, a bunch of freshly baked buttery croutons, many little tastes of student mayo, 4 oz of coca cola, a bunch of seltzer, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 9pm, some dark chocolate with peanut butter
DINNER: 9:45pm, Stouffers French Bread pizzas, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, cheesy poofs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
On the positive side, I put a huge dose of pinhead outs on the oven to soak overnight, to avoid 20 minutes of high-power microwaving...
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 11:30am, half a lame vegan pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
TEACHING SNIPPETS: 3:30-7pm, some boiled shrimp in a mayo-based sauce, a few strips of grilled chicken, a bunch of freshly baked buttery croutons, many little tastes of student mayo, 4 oz of coca cola, a bunch of seltzer, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 9pm, some dark chocolate with peanut butter
DINNER: 9:45pm, Stouffers French Bread pizzas, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, cheesy poofs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, October 20
A good sandwich
Mellow day at work, enlivened by a visit from C & her baby. Starting to find myself naturally swing back towards healthier eating habits, it's just time.
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10am, vegetarian sandwich, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wow wow wow wow. I was at Almondine again this morning, craving a sandwich. I've stuck with the turkey & cheese, as the tuna and 'vegetarian' didn't hold much interest. But in the name of getting back on track of my nutrition, I looked closely at the vegetarian sandwich: it was on a nice slice of rustic whole wheat bread, and it didn't have meat and cheese in it.
When I sat down with it, I first said "yuck!", and picked out the cauliflower. I did notice a nice wide selection of veg -- eggplant, zucchini, onion & red pepper, as well as broccoli, asparagus, mushroom and the aforementioned ick. It smelled slightly vinegary, the way proper roasted sandwich veg should. The bread had a squirt of fragrant olive oil, and little bits of curdy pot cheese studded the affair.
When I took my first bite, I realized a few things: the pot cheese was chevre, a nice tangy goat cheese. I noticed the balance of vegetables and cheese to bread was in perfect balance, and I noticed the veg was marinated in something involving roasted garlic.
Despite my reservations, again Almondine delivered the best ever vegetarian sandwich to mah mouf. Again, an ordinary food item is elevated to something wonderfully special in their bakery. Maybe not the ultimate health sandwich, but a step up from the turkey & emmenthaller with mayo on white bread.
PM SNACK: 1pm, 1 slice of experimental white pizza, .25 bowl, hunger 2/5
Not hungry, but had to eat it, it's my job.
PM SNACK: 3:15pm 8oz sprite, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:30pm, 2 freshly baked meatballs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:45, 3 homebaked cookies
Coworker baked them, using my advice greatly improved them. Nice.
PM SNACK: 7pm, one half of a slice of pizza
DINNER: 10pm, burger and fries, a slice of cold pizza, 4 mini muffins, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10am, vegetarian sandwich, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wow wow wow wow. I was at Almondine again this morning, craving a sandwich. I've stuck with the turkey & cheese, as the tuna and 'vegetarian' didn't hold much interest. But in the name of getting back on track of my nutrition, I looked closely at the vegetarian sandwich: it was on a nice slice of rustic whole wheat bread, and it didn't have meat and cheese in it.
When I sat down with it, I first said "yuck!", and picked out the cauliflower. I did notice a nice wide selection of veg -- eggplant, zucchini, onion & red pepper, as well as broccoli, asparagus, mushroom and the aforementioned ick. It smelled slightly vinegary, the way proper roasted sandwich veg should. The bread had a squirt of fragrant olive oil, and little bits of curdy pot cheese studded the affair.
When I took my first bite, I realized a few things: the pot cheese was chevre, a nice tangy goat cheese. I noticed the balance of vegetables and cheese to bread was in perfect balance, and I noticed the veg was marinated in something involving roasted garlic.
Despite my reservations, again Almondine delivered the best ever vegetarian sandwich to mah mouf. Again, an ordinary food item is elevated to something wonderfully special in their bakery. Maybe not the ultimate health sandwich, but a step up from the turkey & emmenthaller with mayo on white bread.
PM SNACK: 1pm, 1 slice of experimental white pizza, .25 bowl, hunger 2/5
Not hungry, but had to eat it, it's my job.
PM SNACK: 3:15pm 8oz sprite, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:30pm, 2 freshly baked meatballs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:45, 3 homebaked cookies
Coworker baked them, using my advice greatly improved them. Nice.
PM SNACK: 7pm, one half of a slice of pizza
DINNER: 10pm, burger and fries, a slice of cold pizza, 4 mini muffins, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tuesday, October 19
I am the first person in the world to have steel cut oats!!
Woke up from a good night sleep a little stuffy, but in a good mood. Determined to start the eating day off right, I downed some green tea then proceeded to make myself some pinhead oats (aka steel cut) for breakfast. It ended up taking over 15 minutes in the microwave, so I had to package it and take it to work. It was quite delicious, but I think I may have to make it in larger batches in a slow-cooked style, then reheat as needed over a week.
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10am, steelcut oatmeal with a little brown sugar, salt and vanilla, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
To be honest, I was inspired by Alton Brown's Good Eats episodes on oats, which he proclaims as one of the most healthy things you can have for breakfast. It definitely fits in well with his lose-weight scheme, as a whole grain.
Oddly enough, I think this may be the first time I've eaten/paid attention to steel cut, as opposed to old fashioned rolled outs. The technical difference is steel-cut are whole oats that are chopped up into large grit, so that's why it's called "pinhead". Rolled oats are rolled between huge metal rollers at high pressure to press then flat. Rolling makes them faster to cook, but also lowers the amount of the mucous-like starch that is produced when cooked, which makes them very slow going through the digestive system (and therefore more nutritionally rich and more filling.) (Instant are rolled oats that are chopped up and par-cooked, greatly reducing nutritional value and flavor.) While rolled oats are good for baking in granola, I don't think I'll ever use them again for oatmeal.
Steel-cut has a nicer, fuller mouth feel, both firmer in the grain and thicker in the starch released. I cooked them in water, but for my bigger quantities, I see milk, cream, buttermilk or a combination. Throw in a small amount of brown sugar, salt and pie spices, and it's going to be a crazy-health party in mah mouf.
NOON SNACK: 3 pieces of freshly baked bread, handful of olives, a few slices of cucumber, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 1:45pm, large green salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 3:15pm, 2 slices of pizza, a small sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:45pm, 4 misc. home baked cookies, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
A coworker has been consulting with me about baking, so I had to try them.
DINNER: 7pm, 3 small slices of pizza, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:15pm, 3/4 of a waffle, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10am, steelcut oatmeal with a little brown sugar, salt and vanilla, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
To be honest, I was inspired by Alton Brown's Good Eats episodes on oats, which he proclaims as one of the most healthy things you can have for breakfast. It definitely fits in well with his lose-weight scheme, as a whole grain.
Oddly enough, I think this may be the first time I've eaten/paid attention to steel cut, as opposed to old fashioned rolled outs. The technical difference is steel-cut are whole oats that are chopped up into large grit, so that's why it's called "pinhead". Rolled oats are rolled between huge metal rollers at high pressure to press then flat. Rolling makes them faster to cook, but also lowers the amount of the mucous-like starch that is produced when cooked, which makes them very slow going through the digestive system (and therefore more nutritionally rich and more filling.) (Instant are rolled oats that are chopped up and par-cooked, greatly reducing nutritional value and flavor.) While rolled oats are good for baking in granola, I don't think I'll ever use them again for oatmeal.
Steel-cut has a nicer, fuller mouth feel, both firmer in the grain and thicker in the starch released. I cooked them in water, but for my bigger quantities, I see milk, cream, buttermilk or a combination. Throw in a small amount of brown sugar, salt and pie spices, and it's going to be a crazy-health party in mah mouf.
NOON SNACK: 3 pieces of freshly baked bread, handful of olives, a few slices of cucumber, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 1:45pm, large green salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 3:15pm, 2 slices of pizza, a small sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:45pm, 4 misc. home baked cookies, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
A coworker has been consulting with me about baking, so I had to try them.
DINNER: 7pm, 3 small slices of pizza, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:15pm, 3/4 of a waffle, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Monday, October 18
Ass, Kicked.
After yesterday's thoughts, I'm going full-out for half-full. Started with a delicious smoothie, which I really should make twice a week -- it just tastes and feels so good going down, and it powers me up with just the right hit of sugar.
The restaurant was oddly busy in the afternoon, and being that I had a bare-bones staff, I ended up running around taking orders, busing tables, running the register, sitting customers, fixing the ice machine, answering the phone, dealt with a 20-person table of all Spanish speakers who could not comprehend why we were giving them 1 big check and not 20 individual checks, bartending and running food out. It was hella-fun, kinda like playing a real life video game where they just throw everything at you to knock you out and it's up to you to kick some ass. Ass, kicked.
Didn't eat enough, and after the rush felt a little wobbly, but I scarfed down a large amount of pizza and felt better pretty quickly. I drank several pints of water in the early evening, but my appetite didn't really return until after I left for home.
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
A banana, the good yogurt, acai juice, frozen mango, blueberries and cherries, a splash of vanilla and salt, freshly ground flax seeds.
AM SNACK: 11:15am, freshly baked bread, olives, a few slices of cucumber, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2pm, sprite
LUNCH: 4pm, 4 small squares of Sicilian with mushroom, onion & garlic, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 7:30pm, 1 slice of white pizza, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, beef lomein, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, 1 apple-turnover sourdough muffin
The restaurant was oddly busy in the afternoon, and being that I had a bare-bones staff, I ended up running around taking orders, busing tables, running the register, sitting customers, fixing the ice machine, answering the phone, dealt with a 20-person table of all Spanish speakers who could not comprehend why we were giving them 1 big check and not 20 individual checks, bartending and running food out. It was hella-fun, kinda like playing a real life video game where they just throw everything at you to knock you out and it's up to you to kick some ass. Ass, kicked.
Didn't eat enough, and after the rush felt a little wobbly, but I scarfed down a large amount of pizza and felt better pretty quickly. I drank several pints of water in the early evening, but my appetite didn't really return until after I left for home.
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
A banana, the good yogurt, acai juice, frozen mango, blueberries and cherries, a splash of vanilla and salt, freshly ground flax seeds.
AM SNACK: 11:15am, freshly baked bread, olives, a few slices of cucumber, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2pm, sprite
LUNCH: 4pm, 4 small squares of Sicilian with mushroom, onion & garlic, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 7:30pm, 1 slice of white pizza, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, beef lomein, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, 1 apple-turnover sourdough muffin
Sunday, October 17
Half full? Half empty?
Is my health half full or half empty? I got to bed the night before around 9:30, not feeling quite right and a little worn down. I woke at 4am with a bathroom issue, and got back to bed soon after. I finally awoke at 11am, feeling a little groggy but with energy rising from below.
I went on to have a fully-functional, active day, but the original plan was to wake at 6am and ride the bike into the early afternoon. On one hand, I feel like my body successfully fought off a cold or illness that could have been more serious if it lingered. On the other hand, another week has gone by late in the season where I did not get a good ride in. I can only conclude that my lazy eating habits of late are catching up with me.
BREAKFAST: 11am, BLT on rye toast with mustard, homefries, diet coke, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Lazy eating habits, indeed. B was on the Edie case, and I needed comfort in a bad way. I went around the corner on my block, to my local greasy spoon. The guy behind the counter greeted me warmly, said he hadn't seen me in a long time. I wanted to say, "That's because your food is shit and your style of eating establishment reeks of death," but I just smiled and said "Yeah, well." Of course, I don't go for the food, I go because every other weekend or so I'd come here with my parents and they'd greatly love the cheap prices, bottomless cup of coffee and egg plates. I go here to be with my parents.
I had a diet coke for two reasons -- that was the one thing me and me parents would both guzzle, and I felt a little mucousy from the long sleep -- the acid in the diet coke which I usually abhor felt good for clearing out my throat!
PM SNACK: 1:30pm, a few bites of random pickled stuff
Me n' Edles went to the LES Picklefest, very fun, very tasty. I picked up some really well-done kimchi and pickled diakon for later eats. Perhaps when I break down and eat a hot dog, this stuff will give it a dose of flavor and nutrition!
SNUNCH: 3:30pm, Gatorade, corn chips, 5 little onion rings, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
The fam & I rode bikes to Prospect Park Zoo, with a stroller strapped to the back of my bike. When we got there, we sat and fed Edie, and I realized I was very hungry. The "cafe" at the zoo is oddly a set of 5 or 6 vending machines. After the chips and Gatorade, I was so curious about the kosher hot-food vending machine I had to try it. It had pizza, french fries, and a knish, but I went for the onion rings. Basically, for $3, I got 5 small, microwaved rings of super-processed deep fried onion/bread rings. Pretty shockingly crappy AND expensive. Kosher eaters are suckahs.
DINNER: 7:45pm, pad see ew, shrimp rolls, small green salad, water, a bunch of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
I went on to have a fully-functional, active day, but the original plan was to wake at 6am and ride the bike into the early afternoon. On one hand, I feel like my body successfully fought off a cold or illness that could have been more serious if it lingered. On the other hand, another week has gone by late in the season where I did not get a good ride in. I can only conclude that my lazy eating habits of late are catching up with me.
BREAKFAST: 11am, BLT on rye toast with mustard, homefries, diet coke, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Lazy eating habits, indeed. B was on the Edie case, and I needed comfort in a bad way. I went around the corner on my block, to my local greasy spoon. The guy behind the counter greeted me warmly, said he hadn't seen me in a long time. I wanted to say, "That's because your food is shit and your style of eating establishment reeks of death," but I just smiled and said "Yeah, well." Of course, I don't go for the food, I go because every other weekend or so I'd come here with my parents and they'd greatly love the cheap prices, bottomless cup of coffee and egg plates. I go here to be with my parents.
I had a diet coke for two reasons -- that was the one thing me and me parents would both guzzle, and I felt a little mucousy from the long sleep -- the acid in the diet coke which I usually abhor felt good for clearing out my throat!
PM SNACK: 1:30pm, a few bites of random pickled stuff
Me n' Edles went to the LES Picklefest, very fun, very tasty. I picked up some really well-done kimchi and pickled diakon for later eats. Perhaps when I break down and eat a hot dog, this stuff will give it a dose of flavor and nutrition!
SNUNCH: 3:30pm, Gatorade, corn chips, 5 little onion rings, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
The fam & I rode bikes to Prospect Park Zoo, with a stroller strapped to the back of my bike. When we got there, we sat and fed Edie, and I realized I was very hungry. The "cafe" at the zoo is oddly a set of 5 or 6 vending machines. After the chips and Gatorade, I was so curious about the kosher hot-food vending machine I had to try it. It had pizza, french fries, and a knish, but I went for the onion rings. Basically, for $3, I got 5 small, microwaved rings of super-processed deep fried onion/bread rings. Pretty shockingly crappy AND expensive. Kosher eaters are suckahs.
DINNER: 7:45pm, pad see ew, shrimp rolls, small green salad, water, a bunch of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
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