Today i got my grocery.  I went to food basics because it was close to home and also bought a bag of potatoes from work because it was on special for $3.99.  I wanted to plan out my daily meals, but then a part of me thought it might be a bad idea.  i mean, how would i know what i want to eat 3 days from now?

anyways, today i got the basics.  bought 10lb bag of potatoes, i really wanted rice or combination of rice and pasta.  but to be cost efficient  the bag of potatoes was the way to go.  and there are many ways to prepare a potato-can boil them, fry them, bake them.  should offer variety to satisfy my taste bud and not make me feel like i'm eating the same thing day in day out - that i think will play a crucial role during this challenge.

now i do plan to make Greek salad, but unfortunately i didn't have room for feta cheese (its friginn expensive).  i got romaine hearts, cucumbers  red onions, and olives.  i used to make Greek feta salad at work and the key ingredient (well the one thats used in other salads like the Caesar salad) were romaine hearts and cucumbers.  oh i almost forgot, cherry tomatoes goes on Greek salad as well, but i bought whole tomatoes instead; i plan on chopping and using half on my salad and the other half as a side to my entreez

my entreez are: (wait for it....) sardines in a can and box of breakfast sizzlers.  i love sardines, once i had a can of sardines with rice for lunch, lasted maybe few weeks.  i'm always on the go, constantly being busy at work and i'm single so my cooking routine tend to be very quickly made or its takeout.  and when i did eat sardines and rice for a while, it was during the time where i had to be super tight on money to catch up on bills and other things.

before i go on, this is my first ever blog and i am a little bit worried (more embarassed than worried) about sharing my eating pattern.  i don't eat that well but hey i do avoid the junk food that everyone used to talk about avoiding.  for this challenge, i will try to eat 3 meals a day with snacks in between..keyword there is try.  now back to the challenge

umm, why am i doing this challenge?  well i find it interesting.  i work full time in a grocery store, i go to school in University of Toronto, and i thought that i can squeeze this challenge in.  oh and i'm also a proud father, and the 2 days that i share with her, all of my attention is on her and i try to enjoy every minute of it.  and another thing, i said i go to UofT, well i only take one class, and its an online class so it's not really a big deal.  and the full time work i do in a grocery, i help manage the store when the owner is not around.  so i get to delegate, tell others what to do, but more importantly my co-workers and i have bonded well that my work has become enjoyable.  so this challenge, i think is a great idea, to add something onto my schedule and maybe contribute in a good way for a really good cause.

so it's officially october 16 and my 7 day challenge has begun!