Wednesday, February 2nd

Breakfast:  Apple, Green Tea

Lunch:  White Chickenless Chili, Yogurt with Blueberries, Almonds

Dinner:  Veggie Chili!

Today was a hard day to be a vegetarian.  By dinnertime I wanted nothing more than to go to McDonalds and order McNuggets.  But instead, I made more chili.  This time, it was the kind of chili that normally includes beef.  I had never attempted to make this kind of chili minus the meat, but I am happy to report that it was simply delish.  Or I was just really hungry. 

I'm not sure if I have explained my interest in becoming a vegetarian.  My mother is very interested in health, and not long ago she let me listen to a podcast by some health guru known as The Health Ranger.  Don't laugh--he was actually legit.  His podcast was the first honest discussion of meat that I had ever listened to, and his words have stuck with me.  His main concern was processed meats and how they are linked to cancer.  Read below from mercola.com about the dangers of processed meat!  Maybe you'll consider becoming a veg-o also!

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/01/22/if-you-eat-processed-meats-youre-risking-your-life.aspx

It just occured to me that I am not including any kind of liquid in the diet I list above, but let me go ahead and say this:  DRINK WATER.  ONLY.  THE EASIEST THING YOU CAN DO TO BE HEALTHY IS TO DRINK WATER!!! I know not every college student has the time and/or resources to make homemade meatless chili's like me, so if you are looking for a small change to make in your diet to become MUCH healthier, this is it.  It will not get any easier than drinking water!

...Or, if you don't want to drink water, AT LEAST avoid diet drinks.  Diet sodas contain an artificial sweetner called aspartame, and it will give you brain tumors.  Well, it could.  Is it worth the risk?  I'll let you decide.