Last night I highly enjoyed my smoothie for dinner!  It was just enough to give me a boost for the evening but not weigh me down like dinners tend to do.  With a little extra time on my hands, I did some laundry and cleaned out jeans from my drawer which no longer fit.  That may be one of my favorite pastimes these days.
As for today, I am going to have a salad for dinner instead of the smoothie.  Since having dinner with family last weekend, I have wanted to try my hand at a homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing, and hopefully it is half as good as the one my Aunt made.  So today I took a recipe from online which kind of sounded similar to the one I had and made some variations.  Here is what I ended up putting together:
.5 cup olive oil
.25 cup balsamic vinegar
1 t honey
1 t dijon
1 T white wine vinegar
.5 t garlic powder
.5 t onion powder
.125 t salt
dash pepper
Hopefully this salad dressing turns out great!  I tried it with a couple cucumber slices right when I made it and it was good, but a full salad will be the test.  Speaking of what I ate earlier, I decided I wanted asparagus- a whole bunch...literally.  So I made a whole bunch of asparagus for lunch and ended up eating a cup and a half of homemade veggie soup.  I also had a snack in the morning of a tablespoon of peanut butter and an oragnge.  Did I mention I am working on moderation?  Sometimes I wonder why or how something came to be with me but I just have to learn and move on.  Altogether my calories are set to be about 896 for the day...God bless fruits and vegetables!!!
Also, today there are no grains in my diet.  I love grains and believe they are good.  However, when I asked myself how I became an obese running vegan...grains, sugar, and a lack of moderation came to mind.  So I think some grain free days are not a bad idea.

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snacks
Smoothie	Bunch of asparagus 1.5 cups veggie soup	2 cups lettuce with toms, cucumber, and onion 2 T salad dressing	1 T peanut butter 1 orange

 And here is what a bunch of asparagus cooked in soy sauce, garlic, sea salt and olive oil looks like...maybe about half will do next time!