Cooking for myself

I hate to blame my problems over the past two years with my health on my job, but I can’t discount the effect that it had on me as well. For the first two years of teaching, I was always on the go between schools, playing catch up everywhere I went. Part of this working lifestyle was that I ate along the way, never really having (or taking) the time to have a healthy meal. My first year I ate 90% Subway for lunch. While parts of the meals at Subway are healthier than other fast food joints, overall I found it’s not that healthy.

Last year, I relied mainly on meals from the store Fresh and Easy, mainly salads. This was better for me, but because I was eating salad, I supplemented other food into my meals as well that wasn’t as healthy.

This year, I am at mainly one school all day, which means I can bring a lunch with me, and heat it up. Money-wise this has been a blessing, because eating on the go gets expensive after awhile. So far this year I’ve relied mainly on frozen meals, majority of which have been the Healthy Choice Steamer meals.

As a part of my new commitment to my health, I am trying to commit to bringing something homemade for lunch everyday, whether it be a reheated dinner or something I prepared especially for lunch.

A couple of nights ago I made a Beef and Cabbage Casserole It was not too bad, although I over did the melted cheese on top, and I didn’t use the right size dish. I paired that with a salad of mixed greens, corn, and black beans, with a creamy cilantro dressing, and I had some thyme and garlic artisan bread. In the diet I am trying to stick by, I want to have a high content of vegetables, low amount of carbs, and at least some of the rest of the food groups, because I want to have a balanced diets of meats, veggies, and grains.

I’m not sure what I will try next, hopefully something tonight so I have some leftovers to bring to lunch tomorrow.

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