Cheater cheater

Okay, so maybe I'm cheating a littttttle here. But technically it counts. Because the box says so.

A few weeks ago at the grocery, while picking up some boxes of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, I *whoops* accidentally slipped in a box of the Veggies Mac & Cheese. I debated back and forth once I got home - should I keep it for myself? Should I tell Brad? Should I just make it and not say a word?

I had quite a few other boxes to go through (hooray for the 10 for $10 sales) but once I finally got through them, it left me with the lone veggie box.

I decided to go for it. I didn't tell Brad. In my nervousness, I even forgot to add the milk (I KNEW there was a reason it was so dry!).

But in the end, he didn't notice. I couldn't notice much difference in the regular mac & cheese and the veggies - although we had been getting the whole grain kind and you can definitely tell a difference in that.

All in all, I might just do it again. Hey, a 1/2 cup of veggies in every cup ain't bad!

P.S. - I had my tofu, mushrooms, & broccoli sprouts for breakfast again this morning. Except this morning I made too much and couldn't eat it all. Yesterday for lunch I had veggie stir fry so day one of my "eat vegetarian twice a day" plan worked out. According to the scale, I lost almost 3 pounds. Maybe it's time to get a new scale...haha

Go big or go home

I drove home to Charlotte last week - approximately a 6 1/2 hour drive. I don't typically drive, but if I'm going for longer than a weekend I like to have my car with me (not that my parents wouldn't let me borrow one of their 5 billion cars). I usually grab a book on tape or two to make the time pass quicker (it really does!).

Anyway, in the book I was listening to, one of the characters was a vegan. Now, I love me some steak, chicken, seafood & cheese (to name a few), but the girl made some really compelling arguments. I'm about 1000% sure that Brad will never accept that particular lifestyle, but I decided to attempt a vegetarian breakfast and lunch during the week to see how it goes. I say vegetarian, not vegan because I need all the calcium I can get.

My first attempt at a vegetarian breakfast (actually, I guess it turned out to be vegan, go me!) was a serious leap into the unknown. For the first time in my life...I ate tofu.

Seriously. And you know what? It wasn't bad at all. (Note - I was also expecting it to cost a LOT more than it did. I didn't get the most expensive brand, but it still was just $2 for a big chunk). I crumbled up a little of the tofu, tossed it in a pan with a little olive oil, threw in some broccoli sprouts (I've read they're better for you than broccoli and since I hate broccoli, I was THRILLED to hear this) and some fresh portabello mushrooms - sprinkled some Mediterranean seasoning and done. Scrambled tofu.

I had read that tofu tends to take the flavor of whatever you cook it with and I agree. The texture was not really any different than scrambled eggs. I didn't make much this morning but I think this could be a winner. Tomorrow I might try to change up the spices...or maybe add some more veggies in. But so far - I think tofu might be a winner.