Day 26:

Nicole almost cried when I told her we only had 4 days left of this challenge.  This has been such an enlightening experience, you guys.  One of the things I hadn't really expected was how empty the fridge and pantry would be all the time.  I'm so used to having tons of crackers, cereals, noodle packages, fresh fruit and veggies filling up our kitchen.  Not having those things is so odd.  Now, we have tupperware containers holding leftovers of main dishes, and occasionally opened jars of fruit.  With just those in the fridge with eggs, butter, milk and cheese, it's really empty!  The plus side is that it makes the refrigerator WAY easier to clean!

Tonight, I made Fried Rice, and it was gone before I hardly blinked.  (Having four guests over for dinner probably impacted that.)  I sauteed the rice and deydrated onion in butter, then added tomato bouillon and water, lowered the heat and covered it.  It was gone in a flash!  Nicole even ate it and didn't leave to Grandma's house for "real food". 🤣  The only sad thing...I totally forgot to take a picture of it.  Picture pink-ish/ red-ish rice, guys.  Then imagine a fantastic sauteed oniony smell.  Mmmmmm! 

I buckled down and dealt with the cooled cooked pork and beef, packaging them in serving sizes in saran wrap and putting them in a gallon baggie in the freezer.  It has made meal prep so much faster!

In other good news, I didn't even eat one chocolate chip today.  Progress!