Day 2

Breakfast, a giant plate of veggies and uncured bacon.

Well today I realized ketchup and siracha are both forbidden foods. The noose feels a bit tighter all of a sudden! Living with out wine for 30 days, ok but ketchup and siracha, I don't know about that... so in the coming weeks expect me to try and figure out how to make my own.

Today was much easier than yesterday. My morning classes were cancelled due to filming (gotta love LA some times). I got to stay home and make a great big breakfast I was going to have a vegan day today but when fate hands you a morning off you take it. I made a giant plate of veggies mostly all from my CSA box.

Breakfast:

Java tea which is roasted dandelion root, roasted chicory root, and chocolate barley malt. I didn't know if this would be ok since malt is ultimately a form of sugar, but I'm allowing small amounts of honey or molasses once a day so I figured this will be my once a day. The rest of the tea is detoxing and malt is full of minerals and vitamins so I'm gonna allow it :)

The veggie mix was potatoes, onions, garlic, tomatoes, tomatillo, celery root, jalapeno, broccoli, carrots and parsnips, finished off with a big handful of parsley. This is what I call whatever's in the crisper breakfast. Finishing off the bacon was a treat; a lovely uncured organic bacon treat.

Lunch:

Seaweed soup with kim chi, cucumbers, broccoli and sprouts with a little sesame oil.

Dinner:

Breakfast part two. I tossed it on the stove with sesame oil and sesame seeds then sprayed some Bragg's Liquid Aminos on top. If you've never heard of it here's what their site says:

Bragg Liquid Aminos is a Certified NON-GMO liquid protein concentrate, derived from healthy soybeans, that contains Essential and Non-essential Amino Acids in naturally occurring amounts. They are an excellent, healthy, gourmet replacement for Tamari and Soy Sauce. Not fermented or heated and Gluten-Free. A source of delicious, nutritious, life-renewing protein.

I had a salad with dinner, just greens, radicchio, and dandelion greens with ume plum vinegar, sesame oil and a little pink salt.

I think I was craving something a little sweet and that's where the sesame oil inspiration came from. I may have a harder time with this no sugar thing than I originally thought! It's time to start plotting some good naturally sweet desserts to keep in the house.

Snacks:

seaweed chips

Sardines mixed with a little organic mayo (5 ingredients only and no sugar!) that I spread on brown rice cakes.

I drank bunches of water, pumpkin tea to help the detoxing along, and corn silk tea with aloe.

I haven't gotten creative yet but I feel after this weekend my resolve will be much weaker and the creativity will have to come out!