Some food. And then some more food. Oh, wait, and then more!

Isn't this the most beautiful picture you've ever seen?  Okay, maybe not, but it's gotta rate up there, right?  The pink of the shrimp, yellow of the oil, and white of the pan make for a beautiful mix of colors.  Mmm, shrimp.

I used said shrimp to make this - lemon shrimp on a bed of spring greens with a chipotle-garlic vinaigrette.  Yummy.  It made 4 of the large bowls pictured.  Each bowl is 217 calories and 3.7 grams of net carbs.

These gorgeous chicken thighs got marinated in worchestershire sauce and spices, baked, then chopped up and put onto salads I'll show you in a minute.  My nephew's reaction to the sheet pans of chicken was, "You made grease like on Schlotzsky's pizzas!"

One of the things that got topped with the chicken thighs was this warm salad.  Wilted greens, sauteed onions, and toasted pine nuts.  It took about 5 minutes to cook everything up and it's delicious!  There's 4 servings.  152 calories and 5.2 net carbs per serving sans the chicken.

Another dish that was topped with the chicken was zucchini a la romano.  The herb you can see on there is mint.  Yum!  This pan of wonderfulness made 6 plentiful servings at 62 calories and 2.5 grams of net carbs per serving sans the chicken.

This monstrosity is my attempt at a quiche for my breakfasts.  There's two types of ground meat, green onions, and mushrooms in it.  8 servings on this one - 730 calories and 5.8 grams of net carbs per serving.  I forgot how heavy in calories quiches are!  Whew!  Like I've said before, breakfast is my largest meal of the day.  As you can see from the lunches/dinners I made, their calorie counts are very low so while everything made is full fat, the calories are still very much under control.

Last but not least, I made something for snacks.  Sorry for the picture quality!  That white glob there is veggie dip.  Sour cream, mayo, and a couple of things thrown in.  It's super delicious!  I cut up some broccoli and cauliflower florets for dipping.  It made about 3 cups of dip, with a serving being 2 tbsp.  For each serving it comes out to 65 calories and 2.2 grams of net carbs.

Everything I made today - except for the dip - has been pre-portioned and put into individual containers.  This way I can just grab a couple containers on my way out the door in the morning.  The dip was harder to deal with because you just can't find containers that are 2 tbsps in size.  I might just portion a cup or so into a smaller container and leave it in the fridge at work so I won't have to worry about taking a single portion every day.

I spent so many hours cooking today.  Oh, so many.  The good news is that I now have 2 weeks' worth of meals ready to go!  I'd call that a good thing.