Tasting the Rainbow...

I took the entire day today to take care of myself and try and get better and back on track.  It was kind of boring...I basically stayed in bed all day watching crappy movies, boxing and surfing. It was nice to relax but was also weird because I'm so used to being out and about.  I finally got rid of my sinus headache but am still stuffy and yucky so I'm taking tomorrow off from work and the gym to try and get rid of it for good.

When I'm sick I don't eat a ton of food during the day but I definitely make the meals I eat count...I try to get as much nutrition as I can.  Check out what I ate today...

This is probably one of my favorite plates I've shared so far.  I think it is really beautiful and colorful...in fact it has the 2/3 of the spectrum on one plate :) I had 1/2 an avocado on a GF english muffin and some fruit from my edible arrangement.  I ate this a bit late because I had coffee first which killed the little appetite I had for a bit.

I've been dying to dig into my Care Package goodies but have been waiting until I'm better so I can fully appreciate it all...but I gave in and decided to try some of the Mrs. May's Black Sesame Crunch.  I'm glad I did because this little treat is so good! It is super crunchy (one would hope from the name) and not very sweet at all. You get a ton of sesame flavor and it is super nutty.  This is a great snack...which is why I popped 2 more pieces after I ate this one pictured ;) I'm definitely going to have to try some of the other flavors!  The coconut almond crunch and pumpkin crunch sound very tempting.

I drank a ton of water throughout the day. I know it is silly to post a pic of my water bottle but I actually really like this one. It is my Bikram yoga water bottle...it is BPA free and holds 36 oz of water. I drink at least 2 full bottles a day but try for 3.  I have another one in purple...I bought them when I did Bikram yoga last winter for a few months because the bigger the bottle the better (and even these bottles weren't big enough...1 and a half hours at 108 degrees, yikes!) and have been using them ever since.

Dinner wasn't as colorful as breakfast but was still delicious. I tapped into my prepared food stash that I got from Whole Foods and put together this lazy but tasty meal.  This is a roasted root vegetable medley and some golden sesame tofu.

Although I've had a smaller appetite over the past few days, I'm now craving comfort food like crazy.  Not just any comfort food, pasta. This is funny because I don't really eat pasta ever...maybe two or three times a year. For some reason I am totally craving it now and I remembered Vic's recent post about Baked Shells and now that is on my list for next week.  I'm now on the hunt for gluten free shells...wish me luck!