Day 3: A discovery

Last night I swung by H.E.B. (pronounce H E B, not Heb for those not familiar with this grocery chain) to refill my eggs and 1% milk. I was perusing the aisles for anything that may be an added benefit to the diet and guess what I found in the pickle aisle??

DILL PICKLE LUNCH PACKS!!!

They are mini dill pickles stored in containers similar to the Dole parfait’s and fruits!! 4 containers per package. They were new & on sale 2 packages for $5, so I picked up some. 0 calories per package, lol. Is that insane or what?!

Anywhosits, last night I ended up eating the:

Nutrisystem Mushroom Risotto
Rating: *** out of 5
Prepared: In microwave, added 1 cup of broccoli, parsley and half a sliced fresh jalapeno.
Thoughts: Bland out of the package, hence the addition of spices. The jalapeno added spice but did not really fit in. Will explore more flavoring options next time.

Nutrisystem Microwaveable Chocolate Cake
Rating: **** out of 5
Prepared: Added an extra 3 tablespoons of water to the recipe, layered 1 tbs of almond butter (saved protein from afternoon snack) on top as “icing”
Thoughts: This item gets bashed on NS Messageboards, but when I added the extra water and almond butter, it came out really good. If you are expecting INTENSE chocolate flavor, you will be disappointed, but I though it was pretty darn yummy

Today’s Menu
B: Nutrifrosted Flakes Cereal w/4 oz milk, .5 medium banana
S (leftover dairy/protein serving from breakfast): Yoplait Light Vanilla
L: Fettucini Alfredo, sliced cucumbers in vinegar, turkey lunch meat
S: Apple and cheese stick
D: Pasta Fagioli(keep meaning to try this), spinach & broccoli, avocado
Dt: Unknown