Day 4

Day 4, Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Breakfast: 10 ounces (per person) of juice (10 strawberries, 2 oranges, and a pineapple wedge) 

and a wonderful fruit salad

Snack: For me I had carrots, ¼ of a pear, red grape, and plenty of water. For my spouse: a banana, carrots, pear slices, and fruit juice.  

                                                        

We interrupt this program to bring you an important message: The writer of this blog absolutely loves corn on the cob!!!!! I love corn. I love corn. I love corn on the cob!!!! I have always really liked corn on the cob, but it appears lately (over the last year or so) my like has turned into full carnal-love of corn on the cob. Not sure why I love it so, but I do. There I said it. I love corn on the cob.

 *The corn yesterday was so good, I made a second appearance today to my local farmer’s market and this time purchased 12 ears (a dozen) for $4 from the same vendor (I wanted the same quality and taste in corn or better).

Lunch: for me was an ear of corn and a banana. My spouse had a small salad with green peppers, tomatoes, onions, carrots, and rice vinegar dressing.

Snack: White tea with honey and an extra tablespoon of sour wood honey. It was great!

Dinner: Oven roasted vegetables, corn on the cob, and tomato salad. I know the pic inserted here is not that great. I will do better at plate presentation in the future. I have to say, it is a rather sloppy pic. Presentation, presentation, presentation is oh-so important. I am trying to convince you of the benefits and by posting sloppy pics I could be possibly turning you off. Shame on me. I will do better next time.

Dessert: Apple and pear bake. I looked over a number of recipes and have combined a few into the following:

2 apples, cored and diced

1 pear, cored and diced

1 cup of pitted cherries

1 tablespoon of golden raisins

2 tablespoon of dried cranberries

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

1 pinch of nutmeg

1 tablespoon of honey

2 spritz of extra virgin olive oil

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes

Place all diced or pitted fruits onto a pan, next add cranberries, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, and olive oil on top. Mix all items together with your hands. Place a sheet of aluminum foil on top loosely. Place in the oven and remove after 30 minutes. Let baked item sit for 5 minutes before serving. Makes 5 single servings or 2.5 servings for a couple.

Overall: Our skin looks clearer, less outbreaks and pimples. We both have been feeling pretty good overall. We have a steady level of energy which has been great. There is still a psychological element holding me back mentally. There were a few temptations today and I won the battle today. So little by little we are making a lot of progress. You may be wondering why would we ever stray from the goodness we have found? That is an easy question to answer: temptation, product placement, and propaganda regarding edible food like substance being plastered everywhere we turn.