Friday, November 17, 2017

Cold Weather Food Capsule

We *sort of* have a new cold weather food capsule going, so I thought I'd share.  Basically, I've been trying to make the switch from salad to soup.

Breakfast hasn't changed much, but we have made sweet potato pancakes a few times, which is a fun way to mix up the routine.



For lunch, I've started making two different vegetable puree soups: green (broccoli/green beans/peas, seasoned with parsley) and orange (sweet potato/carrots/cauliflower, seasoned with sage).  The orange soup has a little bit more carbs, but not too bad.  We usually eat them with ham and cheese rolled up.  Sara eats ham, cheese, and cut up vegetables, because she refuses to eat "baby food."  :)  I had aspirations of making other soups for lunch (chili, chicken vegetable), but so far we've had chili for dinner and never made chicken soup.  We also found a restaurant that delivers with a great cream of broccoli soup and grilled chicken, which we order quite a bit.  Occasionally, I still have salad if we're out at McDonald's or Subway.

For dinner, we have had chili, tacos, or a meat (salmon or burgers, usually) with sautéed vegetables (two of either broccoli, carrots, Brussel sprouts).  We also recently started making spaghetti again.  We've tried spinach noodles, but I'm looking forward to trying a spiralizer I bought recently to make zucchini noodles.  We made our own sauce for the first time last night, since the store-bought kind has sugar in it.

What looks best? I'd like your opinion.

Lately I've been experimenting to see what shapes are most flattering on my body.  I thought maybe it would be helpful to expand beyond my and my husband's opinions.  The better I know what looks best on me, the better I can narrow down my wardrobe.  Which do you think looks best, and why?  Please be kind and constructive!  :)




1. green maxi skirt
2. navy maxi skirt
3. green short dress
4. navy short jersey skirt
5. navy short circle skirt
6. brown corduroy pencil skirt


 (side view of the same skirts, dress not pictured)
1. tall cognac boots
2. ankle cognac boots
3. short brown boots w/ heel
4. metallic flats

(another church outfit I've worn lately)