day 28

breakfast:
1 cup spinach
1/2 frozen banana
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup frozen peaches
1 T protein powder
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 slice whole wheat toast
1/2 T earth balance

lunch:

i'm kind of in love with spelt pasta. aside from tasting better than whole wheat/grain pasta, it has many nutritional values. it's a good source of manganese, protein, copper, and zinc. we ate these noodles with an avocado, olive oil, garlic, and basil cream sauce i whipped up with a food processor. mixed it up with some arugula for that peppery kick. quick lunch under 20 minutes!

snack:
watermelon, goji berries, 1 brazil nut

dinner:
mac and "cheese" with broccoli florets

after reading countless recipes that require nutritional yeast, i bought a package early this week. i was hesitant to use them, apprehensive about the taste after reading a comment that it smelled like fish food flakes. that alone makes my stomach turn. but i gave it a shot anyway, and am happy that i did!
for my sauce, i used the following:
1 1/2 T flour
2 T earth balance
1 1/2 cups of mixed coconut milk and almond milk (i didn't have enough coconut milk)
1 T pureed tomatoes (my substitue for tomato paste)
cayenne pepper, paprika, seasoned salt, pepper, turmeric, onion powder, yellow mustard, splash of lemon juice
2/3 cups nutritional yeast

the sauce was creamy, thick, and smooth. poured it over orecchiette pasta and organic broccoli and gave a generous sprinkling of parmesan powder to ry's serving.

my happy moment:

finally being able to do a fishtail braid on my thick hair!