Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Tuesday May 4 2010

Breakfast:

oatmeal/raisins/flax/Silk

Chocolate Silk

Lunch:

cabbage rice soup/ chocolate Silk/pickled beets/PB & J

Dinner:

Subway BLT 12 on honey oat/bacon/lettuce/tomato/green pepper/onion/olive/mayo/cheddar

BBQ chips/root beer

Monday, May 3, 2010

Monday 5-3-10

Breakfast:

oatmeal/raisins/flax/Silk

Lunch:

cabbage soup; baby pickled beets; chocolate Silk

Dinner:

Subway BLT on honey oat with: cheddar/lettuce/tomatoes/onions/bacon/pickles [accidental]/ green peppers/cucumbers/olives/mayo

BBQ chips/ coke + Sprite

Sunday, May 2, 2010

The Twelfth Day of Ridvan

A very holy day.

I again attended Farsi class in Burien with the youngsters, who already speak Farsi in their homes, but are learning to write it. The instructor, Saeid, is an instrument maker. He had recently met my friends Tim and Deb who publish a magazine for instrument makers, coincidentally. Today he mentioned that he had seen their magazine while he still lived in Iran. He makes "tars," a traditional fretted Persian instrument, and today I got to see a tar he made.

Two large lobes from mulberry wood form the body, and the neck is also from mulberry; there is lambskin stretched across the body cavity; the frets are of camel bone, and the strings are of gut. It is beautiful. I realize that it would be difficult to make most instruments without using parts from animals, but what a beautiful use of them.

One of the students played a violin piece during the break, the teacher played a piece on the tar, and another student played a traditional Iranian melody on the recorder. I was enchanted.

This afternoon we celebrated Ridvan at Lisa's house in Salishan, subsidized housing which has been rebuilt recently. The old, WWII-era houses were falling apart. The new neighborhood is beautiful. Lisa's home has become a hub of children's classes and activities since the direct teaching there in the last few months. Parents trust their children to Lisa, as they know her from the school where she works. We had about six adults and many children at the holy day today, and we were singing songs of unity and songs the children sing at their classes.

Later I was, to my surprise, invited to a home visit where we studied the Baha'i scriptures on honesty at the home of Jeff, another gentleman contacted recently. He said he felt that God had attracted the Baha'is to his door. He is so friendly and spiritually deepened, and had so many stories illustrating his life of relying on God continually. "Who knows what the day will bring, it could bring anything. Who knows if we'll still be here? We could be there." ~ lyrics by Gerry Rafferty.

Before we left I offered a song based on this verse from Baha'u'llah, which I find so touching:

To gather jewels have I come to this world. If one speck of a jewel lie hid in a stone, and that stone be beyond the seven seas, until I have found and secured that jewel my hand shall not stay from its rest.

~Baha'u'llah.

To me it contains a message that, no matter how obscurely we can be hidden, Baha'u'llah can see our hearts and connect with us.

The Story of Joseph

I was in line at the grocery store, thinking about writing to my mother, and what to write about. I remembered one of my best memories from when we used to go up the logging roads in Idaho to pick huckleberries to one of our favorite places. There was a hillside with one or two abandoned autos, many huckleberry bushes, but also a beautiful stream.

I remember this stream as the ultimate Platonic ideal stream: deep in the forest, surrounded with greenery, bubbling over mossy stones, it looked like the photo model for one of those streams in the Kool cigarette ads. I sat with my mother by this stream and she mentioned that we were not far from where Chief Joseph had traveled while being pursued by the Army. She told me this story, and what he said when he surrendered--not captured, but surrendered: "I will fight no more forever."

I imagine this was to save the people of the village from further bloodshed.

Now I've been honored to meet, through the Baha'i Faith, relatives of Chief Joseph.

In my mind I call this "Chief Joseph Stream."

Friday, April 30, 2010

Friday April 30

Breakfast:

toast/jam/EB [out of oats]

Silk

Lunch:

12" Veggie Subway with cheddar and chipotle sauce, too many jalapenos

Pea Soup, Silk

Snack:

4-5 See's chocolates

Dinner:

PB & J, grapes, Silk

Thursday April 29

Dinner:

pea soup, toast

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Thursday April 29: Ridvan IX

Breakfast:

leftover potatoes, onions, garlic and tomatoes

Lunch:

1/2 veggie chimichanga, rice and pinto beans, chips and salsa, Sprite

Snack:

gingerbread? and tea with sugar

Dinner:

TBA

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Wed April 28

Breakfast:

oatmeal/raisins/flax/Silk

grapefruit sections

Emergenc-C

Lunch:

broccoli/mushroom stir-fry with crunchy noodles; carrot; Emergenc-C

Snack:

6-7 See's candies [a whole candy is a whole food, right?]

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

April 27, Tuesday

Breakfast:

oatmeal/raisins/flax/Silk

Macaroni and cheese

grapefruit sections

Lunch:

macaroni and cheese, carrot, juice

Snack:

small peppermint patty

Dinner:

stir-fried broccoli, onion, mushrooms and garlic on crunchy noodles

Monday, April 26, 2010

April 26

Breakfast:

toast, margarine, jam

April 25

Dinner;

2 bananas

April 24

Breakfast:

oatmeal, I suppose

Lunch:

bean soup

Lunch 2:

potatoes, onions, garlic, peppers

Then it all came up.

Friday, April 23, 2010

April 23

Breakfast:

Oatmeal +raisins + flax meal + Silk; ww toast + EB + jam

Lunch:

Tomato Bean soup with TVP; carrot; juice

Dinner:

grapes; PB & J

Snack:

Doritos

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Thursday

Breakfast:

PB on toast + raisins; chocolate silk

Lunch:

bean & tomato soup; carrot; chocolate silk

Dinner:

PB & J

Monday, April 19, 2010

Monday On

Breakfast:

oatmeal, flax meal, raisins, Silk

rosemary toast, grapefruit juice

Lunch:

pea soup, peaches, grapefruit juice

Dinner:

PB & J, grapes

Snack:

Doritos "Cheeseburger" flavor

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Wed Off

Breakfast:

PB on bread

Lunch:

Jubilee; hot dog on white bun, fried clams, french fries and tartar sauce, chocolate shake

Dinner:

pea soup, toast + EB, grapefruit juice

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Dinner

Dinner Tuesday:

beets; apple

Tuesday

Breakfast:

oatmeal; carrot

Lunch:

Subway 12" veggie with cheddar; pea soup; grapefruit juice

Monday, April 12, 2010

Monday

Breakfast:

oatmeal [out of raisins]

Lunch:

pea soup, beets, grapefruit juice

Snack:

giant sugar cookie

Dinner:

1/2 turkey on ww? + swiss cheese + mayo + mustard

PB & J, water

Sunday Dinner

Dinner:

cup pea soup, beets, two slices rosemary toast + EB

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Sunday

Breakfast:

PB on ww toast, Silk

Snack:

a few potato chips

Lunch:

Taco Time tostada salad with beans; crispy pinto bean burrito; soft drink; mexifries

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Sat off

Breakfast:

oatmeal

Lunch:

Pita Pit baba ganoush with feta cheese, tzaziki and vegetables, chips, drink

Snack:

at Feast, hummus with spinach and artichoke; pita; pico de gallo and corn chips

Snack:

potato rosemary toast with EB; juice

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Thursday Off

Breakfast:

2 pieces toast with 1/2 veggie burger

Snacks:

two baked potatoes with Wesson oil and salt

a banana

an apple

Lunch/Dinner:

Subway roast beef & cheddar with mayo and spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, olives, onions;

cheese/broccoli soup, sprite with cherry coke

Snack:

ice cream in cranapple juice

more juice

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Weary Wednesday

Breakfast:

oatmeal, canned peaches

Lunch:

Subway roast beef with cheddar on honey wheat with mayo, spinach, green pepper, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, and onions.

Pea soup.

Snack: 5 or six pieces of candy ["bite sized."]

Dinner:

PB & J, apple

Peanut Butter: The Test of Sincerity

"Anonymous" challenged my level of compassion because I don't support the business of begging. This is ironic because my naturally compassionate nature has made me a magnet for beggars so many times over the years that I have had multiple interactions with them.

There are two classes of beggars, sincere and insincere.

One out of ten are sincere. They are hungry, and they are satisfied with food. The food which keeps the best and has the most fat and protein, as well as is most easily transported, is peanut butter. Very few people are actually allergic to it, and truly hungry people are grateful to receive it.

Nine out of ten are insincere. Insincere beggars, panhandlers, are running a business by finding a target [you] and selling a product [their story.] They have a radar for compassionate people and will tell whatever story will put the bucks in their pocket. After so many interactions with them, I also have a radar for insincere people. I think that is what prompted my rather flippant entry the other day. I'm weary of the insincere approach.

I am giving my heart and soul to a covenant-based organization which I am convinced is changing the world, one heart at a time. And the best part? "No salesman will call on you."

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Tues 12 Hr

Breakfast:

Oatmeal

Snack:

cauliflower + dip; strawberries; ground meat + rice + peppers; lemon dessert; crackers; olives;

Snack 2: more of the same plus: salami + crackers, another sweet dessert

Lunch:

pea soup; juice

Snack at Mtg:

strawberries, cookie

Dinner:

PB & J sandwich; apple

Monday, April 5, 2010

Mon Off

Breakfast:

Subway muffin sandwich with egg and cheese and green peppers and onion; orange juice

Lunch:

Marlene's Deli special grilled cheese on ciabatta with pesto; cup of creamy tomato soup

Dinner:

soup with dry peas, soy chorizo, onion, garlic, yam, tomato; multigrain baguette with EB

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Working Sick

Took meds last night, meds again this morning due to muscle aches.

Breakfast:

oatmeal + flax meal + raisins + Silk; toast + tuna + vegenaise; 1/2 cup minestrone soup; chocolate Silk

Lunch:

minestrone soup; tuna + vegenaise ww sandwich; chocolate Silk; ?

Snacks:

rice crispy treats manufactured snack; cheese & cracker manufactured snack crackers

Saturday, March 27, 2010

A Melange

Two busy to post this personal food diary for several days. Thursday we were served Italian food at work, heavy in refined flour, animal fats, and delicious. Especially the penne in alfredo sauce and the meatballs.

Friday we had a work potluck with mine the only truly vegetarian entree.

I've noticed peculiar bodily sensations from excess sugars, salt, fats and meat. Hard to describe, kind of jazzed, icky, sometimes headachy. The caffiene the last two days also didn't help.

Seems as if this level of self indulgence gets short term pleasure but long term ick.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

12 hr

Breakfast:

oatmeal + raisins + flax meal + Silk

Lunch:

red beans & rice, applesauce, juice, apple

Snack: pecans

Dinner: 1/2 meat sandwich from work kitchen

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Sunday, Naw-Ruz

Breakfast [Naw-Ruz Potluck Breakfast]:

lot of eggs as in quiches, meat, cheese, potatoes, fruit; one serving of vegetables; a waffle, a biscuit; my red beans and rice . . .

Water at Carpenter's.

Dinner:

Naw-Ruz dinner with Lakewood Community at Mona's on 6th Avenue:

Green salad with ranch dressing; Quartto Fromaggio i.e. baked spaghetti with a lot of cheese and a little tomato sauce; Sprite.

Even Better

Very Late Breakfast:

toasted English muffin w/ Earth Balance

Late Lunch:

fried oysters, onion rings, hot dog split and fried, on a bun, 1/4 cup coleslaw, lemon ice cream shake

At Feast:

two small pieces pepperoni pizza, 1/2 cup tabouli, salad, pineapple juice

Very Late Dinner:

small serving red beans and rice

Saturday, March 20, 2010

It Gets Better

Breakfast: oatmeal/raisins/flax meal/Silk

Lunch: Kettle Licking red beans, 1/2 baked potato, green beans, applesauce, Silk, blueberry muffins

Dinner: Tendercrisp Chicken sandwich, fries, Sprite

Snacks: mini-carrots, pecans

Dinner Two [not planned]: 7 layer burrito, Taco Bell potatoes

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Thursday

Wow. A long time since I participated. Got overwhelmed.

Breakfast: oatmeal + raisins + flax meal + silk

Lunch: lick the kettle red beans, 1/2 baked potato, green beans, Silk

Snacks: two candies, carrot cake

Dinner: applesauce, muffin

Snack: small handful natural Cheetohs

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Saturday

Breakfast:

whatever I could find: warmed up beet soup, toasted rosemary bread, a little leftover tomato soup

Lunch:

lentil soup with spinach; beet tops; applesauce;

Dinner:

two muffins with soy milk; pecans

Friday One of the Worst Days This Month

Breakfast:

I can't remember

Lunch:

steak [medium, so very dry and tough] + "Cheese Bread" doughy on one side and crusty on the other with that faky cheese taste + salad + baked potato with sour cream and butter on the side. Not very satisfying

Dinner:

potatoes with onions, garlic, tomatoes; one veggie patty

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Tuesday 12 hours

Breakfast: oatmeal + Silk + raisins + flax meal

Lunch: lentil/spinach soup, Silk + Chai, beet greens; applesauce.

Dinner: double whopper, large fries and large Sprite [described on the menu as "medium."]

Monday, March 8, 2010

Monday: day off

Breakfast: oatmeal + Silk + raisins + flax meal

Lunch: beet soup, tater tots

Sunday

I worked 2 to 0140.

Breakfast: PB toast + pickles; grapefruit juice.

Lunch: beet soup

Dinner: tomato soup, apple, chips, Silk + Chai

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Crazy Friday

I had a 6 AM mandatory charge nurse meeting. GIGGY.

Breakfast: apple juice, 1/2 bowl oatmeal+ raisins + flax meal + Silk. Leftover ramen with corn.

Lunch: vegetables, tofu, rice from Hot Teriyaki.

Snack: applesauce, several Girl Scout shortbread cookies [We were doing three admissions together, charting, never got dinner.]

Midnight Dinner, sort of: heated up tomato soup from lunch. Apple. Fell asleep.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Crazy Thursday

Breakfast: english muffin + EB, juice?

Lunch: Subway veggie toasted sandwich, sans cheese; cheese potato chips; Sprite

Dinner A: Ramen with corn, chicken flavoring, sesame oil and seasoned rice vinegar

Dinner B: Shari's: potato soup with sour cream, cheese, bacon pieces; Alfredo pasta with mushrooms, minus chicken; Sprite

I realized I have a memory, a strong one, of liking these cheesy, creamy things with refined flour. They don't have much taste any more compared to vegetables and whole grains.

Wednesday, also

Lunch: Thai food

Dinner More Thai food

I can't remember what else, I went down to Eatonville

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Day Off

Breakfast:

mint tea with agave syrup and lime juice
english muffin + EB + garlic jelly
applesauce + cinnamon sugar

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

12 Hr Shift

Breakfast:

bowl oatmeal + raisins + flax meal + Silk

Lunch:

applesauce + cinnamon sugar

cream of spinach soup

Silk + Chai 1:1

Dinner:

mixture of potluck Chinese foods including noodles, vegetables, chicken. s.s. sauce, pineapple, kim chee

1/2 plastic package shortbread GS cookies

Monday, March 1, 2010

Feast and Beyond

Dinner:

3 small carrots

Feast:

numerous chips, 1/2 cup ? dip, a Turkish Delight, a few mini carrots, cucumber slices

Post Dinner:

1 1/2 grilled havarti cheese sandwiches with Earth Balance & ww bread; 3 X 1/4 inch slices salami; a large dill pickle; a cup cream of spinach soup

Day Off With Trip to Therapist, Lunch, Haircut, Hancock

Breakfast:

Part one: 1/4 to 1/2 cup mixed pecans and raisins

Part two: egg mcmuffin. Disappointing.

Lunch:

Vegetables a la Crema [Pollo a la Crema sin pollo.] Served with rice and black beans and two small flour tortillas. Sprite. Chips and Salsa.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Sunday Evening

Dinner:

cream of spinach soup
beet greens
apple
Silk/Chai 1:1

Snack:

gouda cheese and ww crackers

2:30 to 11 Shift on Sunday

Breakfast:

oatmeal with raisins, flax meal, Silk
english muffin with Earth Balance and garlic jelly

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Actual Saturday [I got confused.]

Breakfast:

ww toast with peanut butter and pickles
Silk

Lunch:

spinach soup

Snack:

toasted English muffin, Earth Balance and marmalade.

Saturday

The night Friday was a nightmare: every time I went to sleep I was hit with diarrhea.

Trying to reconstruct Saturday:

Breakfast:
3 pieces rosemary bread toasted with Earth Balance
1/2 large bowl oatmeal + Silk

Snack:

pecans

Dinner:
leftover Minestrone soup, bread heel with Earth Balance

Also: another can Minestrone, 3/4 bag Natural Cheetoh puffs

Friday, February 26, 2010

Thursday Postscript

Late Dinner:

bag of popcorn
apple
Silk

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Thursday

Breakfast: oatmeal with raisins, flax meal, Silk

Snack: 12 oz mocha with soy

Lunch: tuna with peas; tomato soup; Silk

Snack: a few bites of pretzels

Late Wednesday

Last Snack:

1" thick slice rosemary bread
orange
cocoa
last half Vegan oatmeal cookie [large cookie]

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Wednesday 12 hour shift

Breakfast:

1/2 yam with Earth Balance
burnt toast, scraped, with tuna + vegenaise and cucumber slices
smoothie with banana, Silk, flax meal and marmalade

Lunch:

1/2 yam with dark red beans
tuna with vegenaise & cucumber sandwich [ww bread]
12 oz Silk

Snack:

carrots
1/2 tuna sandwich [from work kitchen]

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Tuesday

Breakfast: oatmeal with raisins, flax meal, Silk; cut up orange

Lunch: dark red beans, 1/2 baked potato, apple, 12 oz orange juice

Dinner: single whopper, small fries, sprite

Snack: 1/3 large Vegan oatmeal cookie

Monday, February 22, 2010

Tail End of Monday

Snack:

orange
cocoa with Silk
sweet potato fries

Monday at Pike Place Market

Dinner: green curry with white rice "2 out of 5 stars" turned out barely tolerable. Thai iced tea.

Snack: piroshki with mushrooms, celery and onions.

The Rest of Sunday

Dinner: a whole lot of rice and lentils with some potatoes.

Breakfast Monday: three slices of somekinda wheat bread; about 10 dates.

Lunch Monday: 1/2 Fit Hit Bowl and one pinto bean crisp burrito plus a sprite from Taco Time.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

At The Devotional

Breakfast:

waffles, pieces of orange, peaches, raspberries, syrup, 1/2 cup scrambled eggs, 1/2 cup coffee with cream-like substance and sugar

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Etc

Dinner:

10 to 15 wheat crackers, several slices gouda and havarti cheese, several ounces salami, sliced, 4 slices rosemary bread toasted and dipped in spinach dip, several small carrots, cup of grapefruit juice.

Saturday

Breakfast: bowl of beans with green tabasco sauce, banana, two small pieces rosemary bread, cup of grapefruit juice.

Snack: 4-5 pieces sliced cheese with water table crackers, 3-4 blue corn chips, cup of carrot juice, slice of blood orange, 3-4 sections of apple.

13.5 hours and 5 admissions

Breakfast: bowl of oatmeal with flax meal and Silk and raisins

Lunch: mashed yam with dark red beans on top; 1/2 baked potato; orange juice; apple.

Snack: small carrots; pecans

Dinner: double whopper, fries, "medium" [large] drink

Friday, February 19, 2010

Post Script

two slices potato rosemary bread with Earth Balance and one clove garlic greated
a cup of orange juice

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Another 12 Hour Day

Breakfast:

bowl of oatmeal with raisins, flax meal and Silk; 3 slices rosemary bread toasted with Earth Balance, one yam skin, a cup of orange juice.

Lunch:

a seven-layer burrito from Taco Bell, an order of breadsticks with marinara dip, and a frutista freeze drink.

Dinner:

a bowl of dark red beans over mashed yam, a wheat roll with sliced cucumbers and mushrooms and vegenaise, 12 oz of Silk plus Chai, a snack bag of small carrots.

water

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Late Dinner

one large baked yam mashed; half with 1/2 cup dark red beans, half with Earth Balance
one large baked potato mashed with Earth Balance; 1/2 cup dark red beans with green Tabasco sauce

a cup of orange juice

2 pieces candied ginger earlier

Evening

Late Lunch:

two bananas, one orange
one bowl beet greens
a cup of beet juice

Trying To Sleep In

Breakfast:

3 slices rosemary bread toasted with Earth Balance
1 cup cocoa with Silk
1 package chicken Top Ramen

At Home

7 slices rosemary potato bread, toasted with Earth Balance
12 ounces Simply Lemonade

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

12 Hour Shift at Work

Breakfast:

bowl of oatmeal [oatmeal and raisins soaked 10 min in water, nuked 2 minutes, 1 tablespoon flax meal and about 1/2 cup soy milk stirred in, salted to taste]

toast with tuna mixed with vegenaise with cucumber slices on top

Lunch:

bowl of perano [?] beans cooked, mixed with sauteed orange bell pepper, onion, garlic, mushrooms and olives, sliced garlic, seasoned with turmeric, dill, cumin, coriander, etc, salted to taste

tuna with vegenaise on wheat roll with sliced cucumbers
silk and chai 1:1

Snack: 3 chocolates

Monday, February 15, 2010

Addendum

One pomelo and half a tangerine.

To the Old Country Buffet

In self-defense I took Enayat to Old Country Buffet versus his new favorite Wall of China buffet which is horrible; so-so food, no windows, awful decor and claustrophobic. I thought the choices were healthier at Old Country Buffet, but I took a holiday from my ideal eating plan.

Breakfast: toast with peanut butter and pickles; soy milk.

Lunch/Dinner: about a half cup each of the following:

fried taco shell with lettuce, pico de gallo, beans, cheese sauce, olives
half a plate of fresh salad bar
kielbasa piece X 2, 1/2 baked potato with cheese, macaroni and cheese, chicken and dumplings, a triangle of fried fish, fried broccoli?, mashed potatoes, cornbread dressing with poultry gravy, meatloaf, french fries, cherry and apple pie with ice cream [the dispenser was messed up so there was a sploot of watery ice cream on top of the pie]. Root beer and milk 1:1; 1/2 serving of cherry coke.

At home: about 12 ounces of apple cider.

Sunday February 14: working 2-11 PM

Breakfast: oatmeal with raisins, flax meal, soy milk.
Lunch: perano [?] beans with sauteed orange pepper, garlic, onion, mushrooms, olives, olive oil, seasonings. Grapefruit juice.
Snacks and Dinner at Work: frosted jelly donut, a piece of chocolate, beet "Valentine" soup, mixed soy milk and chai, one piece meat-lovers pizza, one piece vegetarian pizza, two pieces Hawaiian pizza, another chocolate. Water.

I'm home and I might drink some grapefruit juice.