1200 CALORIE VEGETARIAN DIET PLAN

South Beach Living Multi Grain Wrap, 10-Count, 8-Inch Wrap (Pack of 6)

Made with extra virgin olive oil. 110 Calories. 8g Fiber. Enriched with omega-3 (EPA/DHA). 100% Whole grain. Zero trans and saturated fats. No hydrogenated oils. No cholesterol. South Beach Diet wraps are a perfect blend of 100% whole grain goodness and the fresh baked taste you have come to expect from a genuine Santa Fe baked tortilla. These high fiber wraps contain heart healthy Omega-3 oil and are low in fat. They contain no cholesterol or hydrogenated oils and have zero trans fats. Enjoy our wraps as a sandwich or in delicious main meal recipes as a part of your healthy lifestyle. Phases 2&3.

WINTR VEGETABLE SOUP:

3 tbsp olive oil
1 cup coarsely chopped onion
1 cup peeled, cored and coarsely chopped Granny Smith apple
1 cup peeled and coarsely chopped turnip
1 cup peeled and chopped butternut squash (seeds discarded)
1 cup coarsely chopped carrot
1 cup peeled, chopped sweet potato
5 cups vegetable (or chicken) stock
1/4 cup maple syrup
Cayenne pepper
1 small whole-grain baguette
3 oz goat cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

For soup, heat oil in a large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until translucent. Add apple, turnip, squash, carrot, and sweet potato; season with salt, then saute 5 minutes. Add stock, bring to a boil and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add syrup, then cayenne pepper to taste. Cool slightly. Puree with a handheld mixer, food processor or blender. For toast toppers, cut 6 slices bread and toast them. Spread 1/2 oz goat cheese on top of each; sprinkle with chives. Pour soup into 6 large bowls; float toast on top. Nutritional analysis per serving: 289 calories, 12.5 g fat (4 g saturated), 40 g carbohydrates, 8.5 g protein, 4.5 g fiber

Makes 6 servings.

...soup, salad, and bread. Yogurt and a chocolate.

The soup verges on being disgusting - it was a Christmas present, and it's instant - but it needed to be eaten. (Instant soup offends me. It's always better to make soup from scratch; the only canned soup I ever buy is cream of mushroom for use in other dishes, and the occasional can of tomato because with grilled cheese it's a comfort food.)

The soup and yogurt look bad because I threw my bento into my bag and ignored it on my walk to work. Usually I carry my bento a little more carefully!

Having a tin full of Chirardelli chocolates in one's kitchen is TOTALLY happy-making!

645 calories

At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive’s own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.

As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life–sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition–its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.


Praise for Olive Kitteridge:

“Perceptive, deeply empathetic . . . Olive is the axis around which these thirteen complex, relentlessly human narratives spin themselves into Elizabeth Strout’s unforgettable novel in stories.”
–O: The Oprah Magazine

“Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge. . . . You’ll never forget her. . . . [Elizabeth Strout] constructs her stories with rich irony and moments of genuine surprise and intense emotion. . . . Glorious, powerful stuff.”
–USA Today

“Funny, wicked and remorseful, Mrs. Kitteridge is a compelling life force, a red-blooded original. When she’s not onstage, we look forward to her return. The book is a page-turner because of her.”
–San Francisco Chronicle

“Olive Kitteridge still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.”
–Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“Rarely does a story collection pack such a gutsy emotional punch.”
–Entertainment Weekly

“Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force. . . . [She] makes us experience not only the terrors of change but also the terrifying hope that change can bring: she plunges us into these churning waters and we come up gasping for air.”
–The New Yorker