The VEGAN Challenge: DAY 1... no winner :(

When someone asks me if I want to hear the 

GOOD NEWS

or the

BAD NEWS

I usually want the GOOD first

because then I can be authentically HAPPY about it!

If I hear BAD news first,

 then it just puts a damper on the GOOD news :{

So with that being said I will tell you about my

1st DAY

on the VEGAN Challenge!

Here was the menu for the day,

{from Good to Bad}

Dinner:

SO GOOD!

Whole wheat linguine, pasta sauce with a rainbow of veggies!

a little side salad with my favorite oil based dressing!

I was so excited to end the day with such a delicious meal!!

My secret ingredient: 

add a little brown sugar to the sauce 

to help cut out some of the acidity!

Breakfast:

Kashi Go Lean cereal w/ light Soy milk

and a half of a grapefruit!

This was a decent breakfast, 

but I really couldn't stop thinking about 

how much I wanted a homemade egg mcmuffin!

As I sat down with my girls to eat breakfast,

Cadee with her waffle and syrup!

I looked at mine and thought,

OMG! This is what it feels like to be on a diet!!

The cereal was fine, 

it just tasted like puffed rice 

and granola clusters with a hint of cinnamon. 

The soy milk was interesting, 

kinda sweet and not white, 

that's what surprised me most.

The grapefruit was delicious, the perfect sweet and sour!

I also had some coffee with SILK french vanilla creamer 

and that is definitely going to take some getting used to, 

from previously using Coffeemate creamer. 

I was bummed to find out, 

that just because Coffeemate creamer 

is "non-dairy" and has "no lactose,"

is unfortunately NOT VEGAN :{

Lunch:

UGH! Kill me now!

The soup was so BLAH!

I have had other brands of lentil soup and really liked it,

at this point going Vegan is not looking promising :{

I usually like a little bread with butter when I have soup,

to dip it in and just cause butter is so tasty!

This "faux" buttery spread,

is also going to take some getting used to,

it's definitely NOT butter!

Salad was my favorite part!! ;}

So I think today was 45% successful!

Oh and unfortunately,

I still have the WORST news :{

We didn't get enough pledges 

to take the challenge 

so, I can't do the giveaway!

BUT,

I do have a little surprise up my sleeve for tomorrow,

here is to hoping it turns out well!

Day 1 COMPLETE,

Erica

xo