Our Keto Journey - Day 20

I decided that I needed to try a new recipe so this morning I made myself some Keto Cauliflower toast.

Here is the link for the recipe https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipes/a50033/cauliflower-toast-recipe/

It was a little strange at first, I tried to grate the cauliflower on the small grate side – this does not work. When I used the larger shred size it worked perfectly and soon I had a big pile of mush. The recipe didn’t say if it needed to be covered in the microwave so I left it uncovered. I did put a paper towel in the bottom of the bowl to help squish out liquid, but after 8 minutes there wasn’t much liquid to squish out. The recipe suggests making the piles into toast shapes and as you can see I failed completely. 

I popped them into the oven for 20 minutes and they actually looked okay, but….

As you can see they did NOT come off the tin foil. 

What I was able to peel/scrape up actually tasted pretty good. 

I am well known for Pinterest fails. The recipe actually said use parchment paper, and at the very least I should have used cooking spray on the foil. Second, I may have used a bit more cheese than the recipe called for so that might have added to the stickiness.  Overall it tasted okay so I might try again, now that I know what I am doing.  

I do feel like that kitchen disaster was an omen for the rest of my day. I really wanted to go workout, but I had a bunch of stuff I needed to get done for work, and I had an early afternoon appointment with a client for work, so I basically ran out of time. Then I forgot to pack some healthy snacks, so I was starting to get hungry. After work I went straight to an evening commitment I had without stopping to eat anything.

I spent the evening volunteering making phone calls for a candidate that I support and they had a whole table of snacks but there was not one single item on the whole table that I could have. It was full of cookies, crackers, chips, candy, etc. I would have killed for just a few almonds.  I dutifully drank my water but by the time I got home I was ravenous.  I hate to eat really late so I tried to just grab a snack, but after two cheese sticks I was still hungry so I tried a small handful of almonds.  That didn’t really work so I grabbed the bag of crisps and ate about 10 of those.  At that point I’m not sure if I was still hungry or just frustrated and hangry, but I resorted to a spoonful of natural peanut butter as my comfort food.  When I went to bed I was really frustrated with myself.  I think I can use my failures as a good lesson in what NOT to do. First – plan ahead and be prepared with healthy snacks that I CAN eat. Secondly, don’t skip meals because it makes you much too hungry later. Third, and most importantly – it’s okay to make mistakes. Messing up is not a big deal, just focus and get back on track. 

Here’s hoping tomorrow is a much more successful day!