JCore Day 20

The craziest thing happened this morning!  Kevin was preparing to make an omelette for breakfast.  He cracked an egg into a bowl, and we were surprised to see two pretty yellow yolks in the bowl instead of the expected one.  I think I've seen an egg with a double yolk before, but they're pretty rare so it was kind of cool to see.  After a bit of discussion, however, we decided that a double-yolk egg did not count as two eggs.  So, he cracked a second egg into the bowl and we seriously could not believe what we saw:

Whoa, what?

Two double-yolk eggs!  In a row!  Of course I had to take a picture, this is pretty incredible.  I can't remember why, but we decided that even two double-yolk eggs wasn't enough eggs (it might have made more sense if I hadn't already eaten, but Kevin was just cooking for himself).  So, Kevin cracked open a third.

Whaaat?!

I think we can all agree that this might be the craziest of crazy times that have occurred in conjunction with making an omelette on an otherwise uneventful Saturday morning.  At least, the craziest times I've ever heard of.

Okay, in other news: we are at the halfway mark, folks!  In 20 more days I will have completed all of JCore!  No workout today, it's a rest day.  Tomorrow is as well, but I might try to get in a run anyway.  I'll see how my knees feel.

The Food

Breakfast: Scrambled egg whites with rainbow chard and Jimmy Dean turkey sausage crumbles.

I didn't have any magic double eggs, just egg whites for me :p.  I first sliced up the rainbow chard and added sauteed it in a pan.  I had read online somewhere that the stem pieces need to cook longer so I added them first and threw the leaves in a couple of minutes later.  Shortly after the chard leaves I added the sausage crumbles.  They're pre-cooked this step wasn't necessary, I just wanted them to brown a little.  Finally I added my egg whites and scrambled it all up and it was good!  The taste and texture of the chard reminded me a bit of spinach (maybe a bit chewier).


Snack 1: Popcorn and Justin's maple almond butter.

Lunch: Tilapia with chickpeas and sauteed mushrooms.

The one problem is that pretty much everything on the plate is the same color.

I got a bag of individually wrapped, frozen tilapia fillets from Target, and they're so convenient to have around.  It's super easy to just grab one and thaw it in the microwave whenever I want one, and they cook up really quickly.  I cooked this one in a skillet with salt, citrus pepper (it's got bits of citrus peel in the mill along with the peppercorns), and smoked paprika.  When the fish was done I sauteed the mushrooms in the same pan with some salt and pepper, then just heat up the chickpeas in the microwave with some salt, pepper, and chipotle chile powder.


Dinner: Braised bok choy and leftover beef stew.

To make the bok choy I used this recipe for Sir-Fried Bok Choy with Lemon-Basil Sauce.  I was happy to find this particular recipe because it allowed me to use 3 different items from my CSA box: bok choy, lemon, and basil.  Preparing and cooking it took a little bit of time (it would have been better if I had started cooking before I got hungry), but I thought it came out really well.  The sauce was kind of tangy from the lemon (I love tangy things), and the bok choy cooked to a really nice texture (the leaves were a bit chewy, but the stems were great).  I also had some of our leftover Moroccan beef stew, which was still delicious.  I had been thinking about having the stew on top of the bok choy, but then I wasn't sure the two flavor profiles would go together.


Snack 2: Meli Kalima pineapple.

We finally cut into our specialty pineapple last night.  It was really good, very sweet and with low acidity.  I have had issues with some pineapples being too acidic and burning my mouth before, so I really appreciated this aspect.


Snack 3: Wheat chex.

So, I know I said I was going to try to break my habit of eating all my carbs as cereal right before bed, but I was hungry!  Also, Kevin and I stayed up for a bit to watch some Twilight Zone on Netflix (I'm currently re-discovering how great that show is), so it was probably fine.

In closing, tomorrow marks the beginning of Phase 3 of the JCore nutrition plan, and I plan on eating THE MOST cheese.  So, you know, get ready for that.