Breakfast was toast. But by lunch I decided I had it with tofu and got tater tots. Still vegan but that isn’t why I am doing vegan, more on that in a bit. Dinner was Barilla Red Lentil Rotini pasta with a pasta sauce made with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic, spices, tomato sauce. Next time I will use canned tomatoes. I love red lentils and I cooked the pasta two more minutes longer than the package said, but the texture was still harder than Al dente in my opinion.
First let’s talk about emotional eating. Today it was like everything was being thrown at me and I couldn’t dodge any of it. I wanted all the food in the vending machine. Of course I didn’t have any. I am sure emotional eating is how I get to be obese and diabetic. Vegan is a tool to eat more fresh foods, though it can be done unhealthy like those tater tot’s. Still, how to deal with stress when you are chained to your desk with too much work to do.
My history with tofu. Before this year I had it 3-4 times at people’s houses and just HATED it. People would say oh you haven’t had it cooked right. Like how many times do I have to eat it before you leave me alone! This last year I have started following a lot of vegans on YouTube. One of them is Nisha Vora of Rainbow Plant life with her crispy sesame tofu. It was sooo good. But I made the mistake of making three dishes that featured tofu and it turns out I have my limits. I would be okay never touching tofu again. But it is good to know there are ways I can tolerate it.
I may get through all vegan tomorrow, but then I am done. I still want to incorporate more vegan meals in my life though and with the new breed of vegan YouTubers, I think that is quite possible.
Rainy Saturday Creative 