Playing Ketchup. For day 2 on day 4!

Without the ketchup. This is why I think I'm a terrible BLOGGER! I can't seem to get it together to make entries in a timely manner. You know, work, sleep, and not to mention COOKING. Which, sorry Martha Stewart, does take time. I really can see why people eat out, eat on the run so much. It's a time crunch thing and it is not healthy.

One has to give thought to food. What is the end purpose? Eating. And by the way, if you've never heard of Mindful Eating (which is the OPPOSITE of Mindless Eating!) look it up. There was a great article in the New York Times a few weeks back.

Started DAY TWO with the dilemma of boring oatmeal again. The fix, toasty roasting. Dry on a pan in a 325 degree oven for about 5-8 minutes. Watch closely! Burning is bad. Unless you need the charcoal. Toasting gives a nutty sweetness to grains. Add to that sliced banana and a splash of rice milk. Good. Martha and Wilford would agree.

Later in the day, I think I had the most delicious cheap meal ever. A $.50 package of Lemongrass Rice noodle soup with a few pieces of olive oil panfried tofu. (1/4 package). Total cost about $1.04.

I did another foray to a different Grocery Outlet. Mostly disappointing. Where is all the cheap hot sauce, I ask? No one has an answer. Just three good items. An 8 oz bottle of organic apple cider. Something to add flavor to plain old water. An interesting find and splurge for $2.98, "Buttery Spread." Made with an organic mix of oils including coconut oil... and look closely and read the fine print, my vegan friends: butter. A happy break down for a prepared food, a package of Dal Tadka. Okay, so not organic, but wheat free and full of wonderful spice which I've been longing for. I brought this home and heated about half of it up and had it over the brown rice I cooked up. Delicious. I imagined I had mango chutney with this. I can dream.

Late night snack. Air popped popcorn with melted buttery spread and a fine drizzle of honey. Heaven! Good to eat while even watching gruesome scenes from CSI. I'm a nurse, nothing daunts me.