Jan. 30: What I Ate. Plus, Are Veggie Burgers Safe?

Breakfast: I'm still digging the Kashi GoLean, with skim milk and banana slices.

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Snack: a Jonagold apple from the farmers' market. Sweet!

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Lunch: leftovers from last night, more or less: tortilla, black beans, brown rice, corn, salsa, scallions, yogurt, avocado.

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Snack: yogurt with granola and a chocolate turtle.

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Dinner: a veggie burger on whole-wheat with baby arugula, tomato slices, onion, avocado and a side of roasted white and sweet potatoes. Yum!

A word on veggie burgers: There may be some health risks associated with eating them, but there is not yet enough data. Also these are Boca burgers; my husband eats Gardenburgers. Both are produced by large companies , but you'd never know that from reading the boxes.

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And chocolate No. 2: dark chocolate caramel with coarse salt. Eaten slowly.

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