Day 8 on The Fresh Diet

Top left: Breakfast. Top right: Lunch. Bottom left: Snack 1. Bottom right: Dinner. 

Breakfast (10am): Multi-Grain Pancakes w/Fresh Strawberries & Mango Yogurt

The pancakes tasted delicious, but they were tiny! Compared to the waffles, I felt like I had gotten a lot less food here. There was no fresh fruit mixed into the batter like the waffles had had. Luckily the pancakes were good enough on their own to not feel like I needed to dress them up with syrup or anything. The mango yogurt was probably my favorite yogurt yet, and the fresh strawberries were good. 

Lunch (1pm): Asian Flank Steak on Whole Wheat Roll w/Szechwan Style Slaw & Peanut Sauce

I really enjoyed this sandwich. I would have to say my most noticeably favorite part was the spicy peanut sauce! I haven't had a lot of experience with peanut sauces (minus that one Lean Cuisine dish), but I really liked this one. Luckily I got to experience it again with my snack  ;)  The whole wheat roll was thick, firm and also very good; nice break from their ciabatta bread buns (which are also good, I just enjoyed mixing it up a bit). The asian flank steak was probably good on its own, but with that flavorful peanut sauce and a huge bun, I didn't taste very much of the meaty flavor. Oh, and the slaw was crunchy, however I didn't notice what was "szechwan" about it (flavor overpowered by peanut sauce). Nice crunch, though!

Snack 1 (4pm): Mini Veggie Egg Rolls w/Peanut Sauce

These were very good, but I wouldn't say they tasted any better than any restaurant egg rolls I've experienced. They were definitely uber cute, though, and tasted fine. They were a bit greasy on the fingers. And of course, the peanut sauce was awesome. I bet you could put that sauce on some dirt and it'd make it taste good  :p Long live peanut sauce!

Dinner (7pm): Turkey Chili Con Carne w/Roasted Butternut Squash & Steamed Asparagus

Chili was really good! The flavor was great. I personally like some more "chunkiness" to my chili (pieces of tomato, beans), but after having turkey chili I don't think I could tell the difference between it and a serving of beef chili. Seasoning works wonders. The butternut squash was yummy and the steamed asparagus tasted fresh. Again, as with my other steamed asparagus, I think it could be even better if it was seasoned with something; maybe a steak seasoning or something. 

Snack 2: Key Lime Cheesecake

Sadly I was really looking forward to this cheesecake (since I LOVE Key Lime Pie), but they forgot to put it in my bag!!!!!! I emailed my CS rep and he said that I would be credited for the missing food and that the kitchen that put my order together would be informed of the mistake. I hope this never happens again, as I'm trying to figure out for myself now what I should eat for my last meal of the day  :(  I miss you, cheesecake!