I love a good smoothie: delicious and good for me! However, I haven't had one since I started No S-ing about a month ago. I couldn't quite virtually plate the thing and didn't want to go over the top. A while back someone suggested that I plate the ingredients and, finally, today, I plated the thing. I use an 8 inch plate and put all of my ingredients on there (banana, frozen fruit, greek yogurt) except the juice which I just counted at a glass of juice with my meal and didn't plate.
That was one huge smoothie! Is, I guess, b/c I'm still drinking it (mmm and it's sooo good!)
I was kind of concerned b/c I thought a (regular size) smoothie with a piece of toast or something would make a good meal but not fill up a plate. The smoothie wouldn't really be just a drink; I thought it should be part of the meal, though.
Well, anyway, I've got it all worked out now. I think a regular size smoothie and toast w/ peanut butter makes a nice one-plate (ish) meal.
If you have eschewed your beloved smoothies b/c you couldn't quite virtual plate them, give it a try. Plate it once and you'll have an idea of how much you need to make a smoothie and how much of your plate you need to apportion to it.
Maybe that would be a nice S Day experiment but I just had to have a smoothie today!
I plated my smoothie today.
Moderators: Soprano, automatedeating
-
- Posts: 83
- Joined: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm
I plated my smoothie today.
Mounted Ranger!
No S-ing, Ranging, and Shovelgloving since 7/7/09
No S-ing, Ranging, and Shovelgloving since 7/7/09
-
- Posts: 368
- Joined: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:30 am
That's a nice experiment, and a good way to handle it.
I like smoothies, but have never been able to think of them as enough of a real meal - I've always been afraid they wouldn't fill me up enough. So I save them for S-day snacks/desserts (I make one and split with the family, so we all have a tiny glassful.)
But with PB toast (which I also love), they could work really well!
Thanks for the idea!
I like smoothies, but have never been able to think of them as enough of a real meal - I've always been afraid they wouldn't fill me up enough. So I save them for S-day snacks/desserts (I make one and split with the family, so we all have a tiny glassful.)
But with PB toast (which I also love), they could work really well!
Thanks for the idea!