Day 2 - Vegan Kick Start

It's Day Two of the Vegan Kick Start and here's what I had today:

Breakfast:

• Breakfast Rice Pudding
• Mixed Berry and Orange Juice Smoothie

Lunch:

• Seitan with Stir Fried Broccoli, Carrots, and Cauliflower served in a Whole Wheat Tortilla and topped with Cabbage and Spinach (leftover from last night)

Dinner:

• Garlic Buttered Noodles (whole wheat, of course!)
• Field Roast Vegetarian Sausage
• Broccoli and Onions 

Snacks:

• Apple
• Clementine
• Sorbet

This morning for breakfast I tried the Breakfast Rice Pudding from this week's Vegan Kick Start suggested menu. I usually eat mostly fruit for breakfast, but have been finding myself really hungry before lunch even when I have a good amount of fruit or smoothie in the morning. I decided to start experimenting with eating a more substantial breakfast to see how it affects my hunger and my energy level. I've never tried rice for breakfast and was a little hesitant because I work out in the morning and don't like anything too heavy before I run. I am happy to report that the Rice Breakfast Pudding tasted great and it definitely wasn't too heavy before my run. Furthermore, I didn't have intense hunger feelings at all in the morning and had a good level of energy.

Our dinner tonight is a favorite at our house that we have weekly. It's simply butter noodles served with Field Roast vegetarian sausage and vegetables. I used Earth Balance Vegan Butter for the butter noodles and garlic salt for seasoning. We switch out the vegetables to keep it fresh and tonight's version had broccoli and caramelized onions. The Field Roast Sausage is excellent and I would highly recommend both the Italian and the Smoked Apple flavors. This is by far my favorite veggie meat product!