gourmet diet

i was ecstatic to learn that our favorite chef from a highly-acclaimed restaurant in town has joined the bandwagon of a billion-dollar industry, by creating home delivered meal services targeted to make people eat healthier and lose weight. although the healthy and losing weight part was an added bonus, i was more excited to learn that we can now enjoy his amazing gourmet meals at home -- daily, and delivered, too!

complete, balanced meal plans are for 5 or 7 days and include breakfast, lunch, and dinner. you can select from four daily calorie levels: 1200, 1400, 1700, and 2100. the chef says "it is the only home delivered meal plan that combines healthy, balanced nutrition with a “gourmet” menu making eating healthy, affordable and convenient". sounds good enough for me.

i chose the 1200 calorie meal plan; while hubby had the 1700. i really need 1310 calories to maintain my current weight but i was thinking that all i have to do is drink a cup of skim milk daily to make up for the difference. the rest of my family are also doing the same thing (mom is a big fan of this chef and are on first-name basis!)



Breakfast (330 Calories, 9g Fat)
Herbed-omelette, Turkey Ham, Fresh Seasonal Fruit (cantaloupe), wheat English muffin

Lunch (470 Calories, 20g Fat)
Open-faced Steak and Portabello Mushroom sandwich on a baguette topped with Provolone Cheese, Fresh Roma Tomato, Mixed greens, Fresh Fruit (tangerine)

Dinner (410 Calories, 11g Fat)
Lobster & Ricotta Cheese raviolis smothered with a Thyme-Cream sauce and shredded Parmesan Cheese. Primavera Style Vegetables with Italian Seasoning. Fresh Mesclun Greens Side Salad with Italian Dressing

the herbed omelette was quite tasty; as well as the steak sandwich. but i can't stop raving about the dinner lobster raviolis. they had chunks of lobster tail meat inside and was really, really yummy. i mean really yummy. today's meals were truly gourmet.

on tomorrow's menu: waffles, turkey sandwich, and marinated chicken breast. i can't wait...