Tuesday, February 1st

Breakfast:  Almonds, Banana, Green Tea

According to my mother (a.k.a. the health guru), almonds are WONDERnuts.  I did a little more research on almonds and found out how right she is.  Even if you don't eat these for breakfast, almonds make a wonderful snack to munch on throughout the day.  As for the rest of my breakfast, I've found that you seriously cannot go wrong with fruit or green tea, which has been proven to lower your risk of cancer!

Lunch:  Vegetable soup, Yogurt with Blueberries, Vitamin Supplements

This is altogether a strong, healthy lunch.  What I call vegetable soup actually was my homemade white chicken chili soup.  However, since I am experimenting with a vegetarian diet, I left out the chicken to make a white chili vegetable soup!  See below for the recipe: 

Bonnie's White Chicken (optional) Chili:

8 oz. chicken breast (optional)
3 15 oz. cans of white beans
2 T better than bouillon
1/4 c. chopped onions
1/3 c. green pepper
1/4 c. jalapeno pepper
1 28 oz. can of tomatoes
1 clove garlic
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon tumeric

Even though this soup is delicious and healthy, an easier (and more convenient for kitchenless college students) healthy lunch option is yogurt.  I've read a ton about yogurt, but a quick and easy summary of its benefits can be found at the link below from Women's Health magazine: 

http://eatthis.womenshealthmag.com/content/8-foods-you-should-eat-every-day?article=2&page=1

Dinner:  Salad, Egg, Green Tea

I am a firm believer in you can't have too much green tea.  It tastes good and is good for you!  Along with my tea I enjoyed a scrambled egg (with green bell pepper and onion) and a dressing-free salad.  Yum.