I have to show you the raw ingredients that I ate for dinner tonight because it’s already in my stomach. But I had my favorite Portugal sandwich with American ingredients not quite the same but it was close 100% whole wheat bread that happened to have walnuts and cranberries in it with Romiano, organic pepper, jack cheese, and all the Romiano products are grass fed. My usual tomato, onion, and garlic, olive oil,, salt and pepper.
Salad with spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, apple egg, pecans, tomato, and dressing from last night salad leftover garlic
Oatmeal, dried fig, walnuts, Chia seeds, blueberries from CSA share, milk from grass, fed cows, jasmine tea, water. Always water all day long.
Salad with spinach, blueberries and garlic from the CSA share, basil from the garden, onions, almonds and lentils. Dressing made from olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper. Kefir and water.
No more bread from Portugal, but here’s my make do sandwich with Ezekiel bread, tomatoes, onions, basil from my garden, a plum from the CSA and a hard-boiled egg for protein.
Airplane food was awful. I didn’t eat much. After an 8 hour flight and 2 hours waiting for luggage, I ate 300 grams of my favorite cheese which had melted in my backpack on the 3 hour trip back to Baltimore in a series of traffic jams. This is what happens to normal people when the food environment makes it hard for them to take care of themselves. DRIFT is nothing to be ashamed of. It is normal. Begin where you are.
Shredded wheat, cereal, walnuts, Chia, seeds, orange slices, coffee, milk, water. Always water.
Lunch out in Tomar. I wanted fish but the fish is not fresh on Monday because the fisherman do not fish on Sundays. On Mondays, you eat Bacalhaus (cod). It is a favorite in Portugal but comes in big slabs salted and dried from Norway. This was served on a lovely bed of vegetables. Potato, onion, broccoli, cabbage,green beans. I had it with still water. Always water.
Leftovers from last night’s dinner with a peach, milk, jasmine tea and water. Always water.
Here is almost everything you saw in the market haul post on my plate tonight. Black Eyed Peas cooked with carrots, onion, potato, garlic, tomatoes, salt with broccolini and whole-grain bread on the side. Milk, water, always water.
Almonds and two handmade cheeses, one goat one sheep bought from a lady about my age named Manuela. She also made bread, but I had no room for it in my bag to take back to Setubal and I still have bread left from yesterday. The black eyed peas, tomatoes, potatoes, carrot, avocado, onion, garlic, grapes,peach, and.brocllini all come from the market about my apartment. Total less than €20 or $24.
This is how I cobble together a meal when the cupboard is bare. I just arrived yesterday and I only bought groceries for a sandwich last night and breakfast this morning. This is what remains protein from milk and walnuts. whole grains from wonderful Portuguese bakery bread. A tangerine for fruits andor vegetables. And water. Always water all day long.
Breakfast in my kitchen in Tomar. Oatmeal, a little salt, date, walnut, tangerine, milk, jasmine tea, and water. Always water.
Dinner in my apartment Tomar after a long day. Of course my favorite sandwich. 100% whole-grain bread from the Mercado de Tomar. Olive oil, salt, tomatoes, onion, lettuce, cheese from grass fed cows, lettuce. The lovely lettuce I’ve only seen like this in Portugal and it is everywhere. A peach for dessert.
Lunch out with Jorge and his family in Tomar. Falafel, hummus, tahini, olive oil,sweet potato on a base of lettuce and arugula. Mint tea and water. Always water.
Portuguese vegetable soup three ways. You’ve already seen the version with black beans and the version with egg. Now this is the soup with white beans and the grains from the turnips in the soup base sautéed in olive oil and lemon juice served with 100% whole wheat bread.
I was enjoying my friends conversation so much. I forgot to take a picture of our lunch out.Pico de Gallo N Setùbal. I had three chicken tacos with extra pico degallo. Water always water.
The peppers in my breakfast were very hot. I followed breakfast very quickly with a snack to take the heat. Kiefer made from milk from grass fed cows. A fermented food.
Eggs, fried in olive oil sunny side up, over last night soup made with brown rice, tomatoes,carrots, onions, garlic, turnip, zucchini, cilantro, hot, red pepper, sweet paprika, bay leaves, salt, pepper, water. Topped with lots of cilantro, fresh tomato, hot peppers, salt, pepper and lime juice. With Jasmine tea, coffee and water. Always water.
Soup made Portuguese style with brown rice, tomatoes,carrots, onions, garlic, turnip, zucchini, lime,sweet paprika, bay leaves, salt, pepper, water. Served leftover black beans and talked with a lot of cilantro and hot red pepper. With mint tea and water. Always water.
I let lunch get away from me. I was so focused on what I was doing and I guess breakfast must’ve filled me up. Now I’m hungry and I need to cook dinner so here’s a snack before dinner. Whole wheat bread with almond butter and a pear with some peppermint, tea and water.
Shredded wheat, cereal, walnuts, fresh figs, Chia seeds, jasmine tea, Kiefer from grass, fed cows, and of course, water. All day water.
