Sunday, June 21, 2009

Quick update & my personal faves

I'm still on The Fresh Diet delivery program. I renewed it for an additional 21 day cycle (so yes, that means it was good ;). I've taken photos of the new and interesting menu items I've been getting but have gotten a little backed up and haven't felt like mounting the task of arranging them all. I'll get to it eventually! It seems that the menu may be on a ~30 day revolving cycle, since I've started seeing duplicates of the daily menus. Not a bad thing; I'm giving some other options a try. So far, 30ish meals in, I can honestly say I haven't received a gnarly meal. They've all been good, if not really really good. I've only had one forgotten menu item one day (a key lime cheesecake) and they credited my account for that.

Here's a list of some of my favorite menu items:

Snacks
Any of the cheesecakes!! (especially peanut butter chip)
Sugar free banana bar w/Cream Cheese Frosting (tasted like banana bread and icing)
Chicken Apple Sausage (great, convenient snack)

Breakfast
Whole wheat blueberry waffles (they teaches you to appreciate the taste of the waffle, not the syrup and butter)
Blueberry cream cheese crepes w/Wild Berry Sauce (the sauce is what takes these to the next level)
Honey Roasted Granola w/Fresh Berries (if you love granola, this one is delicious and filling)

Lunch
Crab salad w/Yellow & Red Tomato, Celery, Lettuce & Blue Cheese Dressing (<3>
Antipasto Salad w/Prosciutto Ham, Baby Arugula, Roasted Bell Pepper, Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato & Balsamic Vinaigrette (it's like a caprese salad)
Grilled Chicken Breast on Whole Wheat Ciabatta w/Celery Sticks & Pistachio Pesto (tasted like a gourmet sandwich a la Panera; love their ciabatta bread)

Dinner
Turkey Chili Con Carne (very flavorful, plus I love chili)
Grilled London Broil w/Raspberry Chipotle Sauce (this was one of my two favorite dinners. The sauce is to die for and the steak was awesome. I would suggest this over the fillet of wild grouper option, which was kind of overly-fishy-tasting and not very good in my book)
Filet of Chilean Sea Bass w/Citrus Chipotle Sauce (I've had this twice and the first time was perfect. The sauce is awesome and the fish was cooked perfectly. The second time around, the fish was a little too chewy for my taste)

Sides: sweet potatoes (any side choice involving sweet potatoes has been good), creamy herbed quinoa, smoky maple baked beans, tri-color couscous