Eating Intuitively

When I received the updated meal planner with my first NutriSystem Select order, I noticed some new low glycemic-index carbohydrate options, and one of them is kasha.  Before today, I think I have had kasha only one other time in my life.  I had decided to make kasha varnishkes which is basically kasha and bow-tie pasta. 

After seeing kasha on my meal planner, I decided to give it another try.  I could make kasha varnishkes again, but I decided to make just the kasha by following the directions on the box.  It is a simple preparation, yet a little more complicated than just boiling it in water.

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The first step is to coat the kasha with a beaten raw egg.  The coated kasha is then heated in a pan on high until the egg dries.  At that point, boiling water with butter and salt is added to the kasha and covered.  The water is allowed to absorb for about 8 to 10 minutes.  That’s it.  In about ten minutes, it’s ready.

To me, kasha is nutty.  It doesn’t really have a lot of flavor, but it does have some nuttiness, in my opinion.  Given its rather plain flavor, I decided to mix it with artichokes, some light spread and salt & pepper.  It was an interesting combination, but I liked it.

Since I don’t have much experience with kasha, I decided to plug “kasha” into Google, and I found a cool website AboutKasha.com.  It’s packed with information about, you guessed it, kasha.  The website explains how versatile kasha is, and, frankly, I was surprised.  If it is so versatile, why am I not using it more?  Well, after tonight’s experience, I am inclined to have much more of it.

What’s your experience with kasha?  Do you have it often?  Or do you usually have pasta, rice or cous cous instead?  Is there another carbohydrate you like to include in your diet?

Breakfast:  Garden Vegetable Omelet; Egg Whites; Peach; Bread, multigrain; Morning Coffee

Morning Snack:  Ham, low-fat; Raspberries

Lunch:  Vegetable Beef Soup; Mushrooms, raw; FF Dressing

Afternoon Snack:  Peanut Butter Cookie

Dinner:  Mashed Potatoes with Meatloaf and Tomato Sauce; Artichoke (Globe or French); Mandarin Oranges; Oil, canola, olive, peanut, safflower; Buckwheat Groats, Roasted (Kasha)

Dessert:  Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar

Drinks:  Crystal Light

Exercise:  30 minutes on recumbent bike at 138 bpm.  33.33% of weekly exercise goal is complete.

Pedometer:  ?