{"id":16573,"date":"2014-03-20T19:38:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T01:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=16573"},"modified":"2014-03-20T19:38:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T01:38:54","slug":"spring-clean-eats-day-4-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2014\/03\/spring-clean-eats-day-4-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Clean Eats: Day 4, Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mugs<\/a>In yesterday’s post we left off with my need for a snack. I looked around my kitchen but nothing was Spring Clean Eats friendly. It was also later evening and my desire to cook something or even heat something up was non-existent.<\/p>\n

Then I remembered that I just made a fresh batch of chicken broth! So Scott and I sipped big mugs of hot broth while we watched Helix. That show is batshit crazy but I have a very strong need to find out how it ends.<\/p>\n

After a bit I headed off to bed to read for a little while. \u00a0Give me a moment while I shout that, I slept great last night! \u00a0I’ve been sleeping like crapola for a couple of years at this point (thanks shit diet and too much beer!) that a great night sleep is totally worth celebrating! \u00a0I would have run first thing but we had an early morning appointment so I needed to get to breakfast quickly and get some work done first.<\/p>\n

Plus I was hungry!<\/p>\n

Scrambled eggs, fresh from a friend’s backyard. \u00a0Hooray, backyard chickens!\"Scrambled<\/a><\/p>\n

With a side of the norm, mandarin oranges.<\/p>\n

We were running low on veggies, most especially greens, so after our appointment today, I headed to the store to get supplies our fridge. \u00a0I found some paleo “snacks” that I’m pretty excited to try. \u00a0They should be making an appearance this weekend!<\/span><\/p>\n

I was starving and it was way past lunch time, so I picked up some sushi for us to have when I got back home. \u00a0Scott had spicy tuna and I just had a veggie roll.<\/p>\n

\"Sushi\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It had carrots, avocado, and cucumber with white rice. \u00a0I also had two chicken wings (from home) on the side for the protein portion. \u00a0Unpictured, is a half apple that I also decided to eat after I realized I was still hungry.<\/p>\n

I picked up two portions of sushi but only ate one. \u00a0I wasn’t feeling the sushi really. \u00a0I also noticed that, for me personally, \u00a0it didn’t make for a very great lunch. \u00a0It didn’t fill me up or leave me satisfied at all. \u00a0I also had the mid-afternoon crash afterwards. \u00a0I haven’t experienced that in some time so that surprised me. \u00a0Was it the rice? Do I need a much better veg to protein ratio? \u00a0Not sure but I’ll keep experimenting and see what works.<\/p>\n

I think that I would prefer salads with protein added (like chicken, eggs, or fish) than the combo I had today.<\/p>\n

I didn’t get very much water in before lunch either so I feel like that could have played a large part as well.<\/p>\n

Mental note, get more water in before lunch! And make sure you eat a proper lunch!<\/em><\/p>\n

All I kept thinking about after lunch was dinner!<\/p>\n

\"Burger<\/a><\/p>\n

Burgers and fries, oh yeah!<\/p>\n

The burgers were seasoned with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. \u00a0I cooked them in my cast iron skillet in some ghee. \u00a0I prefer to cook burgers and steaks in lard, but I currently need to make some more<\/a>. \u00a0Ghee works just as well!<\/p>\n

Topped with tomato, onion, and wrapped up in lettuce. \u00a0Oh I also put mayo on mine!<\/a><\/p>\n

The fries were seasoned with:<\/p>\n