Have you ever thought of keeping track
of what you eat for dinner every night?
Maybe there are dinners you discovered and love,
but then forget all about them?
I decided to see if I could do this for the entire month of January.
Not sure I can keep this up all year,
but I'm going to try.
So here it goes: (or there it went)
Mon, Jan 1: Celebrated the New Year @ Sequoia Sandwich Shop. I had the greek salad and Den had
the Cobb Potato
Tues, Jan 2: Trader Joes GF chicken nuggets, broccoli, black eyed peas, grapefruit
Wed, Jan 3: My turkey/vegetable soup (spinach, potato, carrots, celery, 1/2 lb ground turkey, 32 oz
chicken broth, 1 T parsley, 1 t oregano, 1 t salt and other seasonings...I make it different every time
depending on what I have) tortillas with cheese-less cheese, grapefruit
Thurs, Jan 4: Baked Cod with Lemon Butter, steamed broccoli/carrots, baked white sweet potato,
grapefruit
Fri, Jan 5: Leftover turkey/vegetable soup, tortilla with cheese-less cheese, grapefruit
Sat, Jan 6: Dennis had some of the lasagna, salad and french bread I made for another family. I just
had a big salad with 2 different kinds of beans.
Sun, Jan 7: Crockpot Apricot Chicken, brown rice, broccoli, grapefruit
Mon, Jan 8: turkey patties (ground turkey, egg, oatmeal, onion, seasoning, a little milk...I make them
different every time), peas, baked yukons, grapefruit
Tues, Jan 9: Out to Sequoia Sandwich greek salad and also eggplant and peppers, Den had the Cobb
potato
Wed, Jan 10: chicken stew with carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, etc but it wasn't very good, steamed
arugula, grapefruit
Thurs, Jan 11: Mahi Mahi fish patties from Traders, white sweet potatoes, medley of carrots, red
onions and chinese cabbage with salt and nutritional yeast, grapefruit
Fri, Jan 12: Anna's baked chicken, broccoli carrots, pilaf. Had a salad and some corn but forgot to
serve them! Our guests must have starved. Choc chip cookies for dessert.
Sat, Jan 13: Red Robin with Kim and Emily who were visiting
Sun, Jan 14: Turkey patties, brown rice, peas, salad, grapefruit
Mon, Jan 15: Baked white sweet potatoes that we filled with: black beans, leftover peas, sautéed red
onions, avocado, leftover chicken pieces. LOVED this made up dinner. Green salad and grapefruit
Tues, Jan 16: GF Cod fillets, asparagus/carrot stir fry, grapefruit
Wed, Jan 17: complicated to explain. Den had some of the ham, mac and cheese, corn, and
Mediterranean tossed salad, and choc chip cookies I made for another family. I had a salmon patty,
brown rice, and lots of asparagus and carrots from yesterday.
Thurs, Jan 18: I made the same dinner as last night for a family with a new baby, and Den again, had
some of that plus some lentil soup I made. I just felt like having some yogurt, raisins, brown rice, and
raspberries. Then at 11pm I was hungry again so I had an apple and some leftover chicken with a
little mayo.
Fri, Jan 19: Cafe Rio with friends
Sat, Jan 20: ??? (I forgot to write it down! I know I was home all day so it was probably something
very simple.)
Sun, Jan 21: Crockpot Apricot Chicken, brown rice, butternut squash, broccoli, grapefruit
Mon, Jan 22: Out to Sequoia Sandwich for Greek Salad and Den had a Cobb Potato
I was still hungry when we got home so I made up this recipe: 4-5 crimini mushrooms, 1 shallot cut
up, stalk celery, sautéed in olive oil and Braggs seasoning and salt mixed with 3 oz pkg of Wild
Salmon I got at Walmart for 99cents.
Tues, Jan 23: Turkey/Vegetable soup this time made with chicken broth, ground turkey, broccoli, 2
cut up leaves of bok choy, corn, shallots, carrots, celery, parsley, salt and oregano. GF bread and
grapefruit
Wed, Jan 24: left overs from last night...the soup and more grapefruit. Den had GF toast with his and
I had yogurt
Thurs, Jan 25: Baked Cod with Lemon Butter, baked white sweet potatoes, asparagus with shallots
and mushrooms, grapefruit
Fri, Jan 26: Celebrated Den's 69th birthday at Yosemite Falls, his favorite restaurant. I guess I can
handle it once a year. I had fish tacos with extra cabbage, refried beans, and green beans.
He had his usual breakfast: country potatoes, 2 eggs, 3 sausage patties.
Sat, Jan 27: Out to Togo's Mediterranean Restaurant. We both had chicken kabobs and salad. I was
not a fan of the chicken so I took it home and gave it to Den for lunch the next day in his sandwich.
Sun, Jan 28: Crockpot Layered Hamburger Casserole, broccoli, green salad, grapefruit
Mon, Jan 29: Taco salad with lettuce, refried beans, avocado, cheese, olives, cabbage red onions, and
tortilla chips.
Grilled cauliflower from Trader Joes, grapefruit
Tues, Jan 30: Lentil Soup (made with water, carrots, celery, onions, garlic and red potatoes and
seasoning) GF pizza I made from Trader Joes Cauliflower Pizza dough (topped with Ragu pizza
sauce, onions, chicken, turkey, green pepper, cheese), carrot sticks, grapefruit
Wed, Jan 31: Turkey/Vegetable soup (this time I made it with chicken broth, ground turkey, red
potato, kale, spinach, carrots, spring onions garlic, parsley, corn) grapefruit
I was surprised we ate out 7 times in January.
I would have guessed about 3-4.
Onward and upward to February next
(after we eat all the food of course)
and then I will report back.