Lesson 662 – UB SNAP Challenge – Day 4

SNAP Challenge Day Four

I’ve been saving the eggs for later in the week because unlike the meat or open beans, they are not going to quickly go bad. 2 eggs is plenty for an adult’s breakfast and when you add some sautéed onions, you not only get extra flavor but also extra texture.

One note, my son had used the toaster and turned up the setting a bit. I ended up getting toast that was a little darker than what I like, but not to worry, just like my mother did, I scraped off the burnt stuff and ate the rest.

Breakfast –

Burnt toast is just bread that needs a little help.

Scrambled Eggs with toast

(Sautee Diced up slice of onion in butter, when translucent fold in 2 beaten eggs and cook until firm, season with pepper)

Cup of tea

Used:

2 eggs
1 slice onion
Butter
Pepper (on hand)
Tea bag

Lunch –

The plan was to have a ham and cheese sandwich, the only problem is that it looked so alone on the white bread. Looking at what I had to work with, I toasted the bread for crunch appeal and then I added a bean tomoto hummus-spread to the sandwich to bulk it up and add flavor.

bean mash on sandwich

Didn’t have the time to cook a lunch and so I went with a quick one. I also didn’t have any cheese left (used the last of it yesterday boy would I have liked a slice on my ham) and my sandwich looked a little dry, which is why I mashed up a few white beans and added some diced tomatoes to make a hummus-like spread for the sandwich.

Ham, escarole, bean mash sandwich
Tortilla chips
Tangerine

Used:

Slice of deli ham
Two slices white bread toasted
Bit of escarole
1 Tablespoon white beans mashed with 1 teaspoon diced tomato
Tangerine
8 tortilla chips

To drink –water.

Afternoon snack

11 Vanilla cookies (1 serving)
Cup of tea

Dinner –

Tonight’s dinner was certainly filling. I used some of the fresh beans, frozen vegetables, and a slice of onion, along with 1/2 chicken thigh and a 1/2 cup of pasta (1/2 cup measured uncooked.) No need for bread as an added filler to the meal, this was enough.

In the future, I might try adding a packet of soy sauce or two just to liven things up. (Those can be gotten free at restaurants or just ask your friends to save them for you if they order Chinese food.)

Pasta with chicken, vegetables, green beans, and onions
saute onion and fresh beans in butter until onions are translucent, add chopped up chicken, precooked pasta, and frozen vegetable. When vegetables are starting to get soft, add diced tomatoes and a few spoonfuls of the tomato packing liquid.

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