Day 2 - Tuesday January 6

Today was much better than yesterday.  I wasn't starving right off the bat, maybe it was the snow or the fact that I packed several more substantial snacks for myself today.  Yesterday I told someone that I was doing this grain-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, meat-free thing and they kind of looked at me and said, "What's left?" and I agreed that it sounded terrible.  But, when I explained that I had grilled up some asparagus, cauliflower, and tofu and thrown it in with some of the left over lentil marinara sauce for dinner we both decided that sounded delicious!  It was.

I tried a new recipe, it was a hit.  I based it off of this Cauliflower risotto recipe, but changed it up a bit (mostly to get rid of the mushrooms).  The recipe get talking about getting all the liquid to boil off early on, but I didn't have that much liquid.  Here's what I did.

Butternut Squash Cauliflower "Risotto"
In a food processor chop up the florets from a whole head of cauliflower until they are small like rice, and set aside.  In a blender combine a can of white beans, some chunks of butternut squash and a cup of vegetable broth, blend until smooth, and set aside.  Chop half an onion and sauté in a frying pan with a small amount of oil on medium heat.  Once they are translucent and fragrant add garlic, salt, pepper and 2 tbsp of lemon juice.  While stirring, increase the heat to get rid of some liquid.  Then add the bean/butternut squash puree and bring to a simmer.  Decrease the heat, add the cauliflower "risotto" and cook for abot 10-15 minutes, until the rice is a desired tenderness.

It was a really good and easy dish.  I put some parsley on top but think it could have used more flavor, perhaps more pepper or some other spice addition.  With some grilled asparaus on the side this was a totally tasty clean dinner!





Here's what my day looked like....

Breakfast - “Yucky shake” before and after workout (Todays was kale, avocado, banana, blueberries, raspberries and pineapple)

Second Breakfast - sweet potato wedges, banana and almond butter

Lunch - left over grilled cauliflower, tofu and asparagus with the last of the lentil sauce

Snack - apple, apricot

Dinner - Butternut Squash Cauliflower "Risotto"

Water - 70 oz.  

Missteps - yep, soda.

Other Notes: I was so much less hungry this morning, so much better! On the soda front, what I had yesterday was like 1/3 of what a normal day would have been. And today was slightly more than half of yesterday. So, I'm consuming much less than normal, by far. Just not none. Yet.