Day One - Food

Since this is the Engine 2 Immersion Program nearly all of the food provided this week will be from recipes found either in the Engine 2 Book OR the Engine 2 website.  Here is what I ate today:

• Breakfast:  Rip's Big Bowl
• This is basically a mix of whole grain cereals.  That's right - cereal.  I have not had cereal in nearly three years - and golly it sure tasted good.  I used Almond Milk (as dairy is not allowed).
• Lunch: Salad with Bean Chili/Soup
• The salad was a basic spring mix topped with a variety of veggies and a vegan ranch dressing.  
• The chili had a consistency that was closer to soup.  It was a delicious mix bean soup in a tomato base with mushrooms, zucchini
• Dinner:  Nori Veggie Rolls followed by E2 Black Beans and Rice and Orange and Apricot Marinated Tofu
• Nori Veggie Rolls - prior to dinner we received a lesson on how to make vegan sushi rolls using nori seaweed, brown rice, cucumber, avocado, kale, mango, and green  onion.  Making the rolls were really easy, and they tasted good as well.
• E2 Black Beans and Rice - this recipe is online , and is basically a seasoned mix of brown rice, black beans, and veggie toppings.  After eating the rolls with brown rice I was starting to feel quite full of rice. 
• Dessert: Dumpster Blueberry Cobbler with Mixed Fruit
• I was completely full by this point - but felt the need to taste the blueberry dessert. With the consistency of a pancake, the blueberry tart was made of whole wheat flour, baking soda, vanilla, maple syrup and fresh blueberries.