Lunch: Leftover soup from yesterday over an entire bunch of steamed kale. The soup was better than yesterday. I think the spices got a chance to meld into the soup more overnight. I like it. Unfortunately, housemate doesn't like the aftertaste. I'm thinking it's the fennel seeds. I like them. also had a raw carrot, 2 clementines.
Dinner: oatmeal. People keep wondering why I don't eat more grains so I decided to eat some oatmeal tonight. What is so great about grains anyway? They are cheap, yes, I agree. When food gets unaffordable for me, I'll start eating more. But for now, I can still afford the expensive produce from all over the world--I figure I may as well enjoy that before the party ends. Grains have no flavor on their own so you have to add stuff to flavor them. I'd just as soon eat the stuff you flavor them with. My oatmeal was good because I added an apple, a banana, some walnuts, and spinach (got the spinach idea from Howard's blog--it's good). It's filling but so is fruit and nuts and beans. Beans are good for you and very filling. I think I'll continue with my produce binge and save the grains for the future world economic collapse, or I lose my job. I also had a few carrots (I'm addicted to Wisconsin carrots), and celery and 2 small valencia oranges (much better than the clementines). I was thinking I eat like a rabbit with my love of carrots and then I wondered what the rabbits eat in the winter. I googled it and the answer is moss, twigs, bark, and leaves. So maybe I don't eat like a rabbit.