Here it is almost 7:00 and I realized I’ve been totally on my menu plan for the day. I planned to make bread this a.m., so I included in the menu a piece in the a.m. when it came out of the oven and another for lunch. Then I got really busy this afternoon and just ate what I was supposed to. So, tonight …. popcorn!

Today’s menu:

Breakfast: Steel cut oats (never had them before) with golden raisins; V8; cutie

Snack: small banana; piece of warm homemade bread

Lunch: Stewed tomatoes; bread with almond butter

Snack: Smoothie with bananas and berries and soy milk

Supper: left-over spaghetti hotdish; left over green beans; soy milk

Snack: 5 points (250 calories) of popcorn

And tomorrow I get meatloaf – I have it already put together and ready to bake. My favorite!!

And about the steel cut oats – I’d heard of them, but never bought any. I was at the Mennonite store yesterday and saw them and they were quite cheap so I bought a bag. They are really yummy – chewier than regular oatmeal – more like a whole wheat hot cereal, but with a mild oatmeal taste. Really good with the golden raisins. I made them in the same proportions as regular oatmeal and ended up with a really big bowl! They cooked maybe 7 or 8 minutes I would guess; a little longer than regular old fashioned oats.