Campfire chEATing

Today we had another cheat day but did not keep vegan. My grand-daughter was wanting a campfire meal like we had a few years ago for her birthday. In an attempt to make it as healthy as possible, I got Applegate turkey hot dogs to roast over the campfire. Of course no weenie roast can be complete without smores.... so I also got marshmallows, some gluten free short bread cookies and some mini Ghirardelli caramel chocolate squares. We also had baked beans.

I am already feeling guilty about this meal and hoping that I do not  get sick since I have not had any meat in 2 weeks, nor processed food. It sure made the kids happy while we were roasting though. These are the moments that are hardest to find replacements for. I will have to search for replacements for this sort of family activity in the vegan world because I already know we do not want to do this again. I am super thirsty from the salt content and the meal was not really gratifying while eating, only the process of making it together as a family was fulfilling (and I did not even participate in the roast due to the mosquitoes).

Even with the cheat meal, I only had just over 1200 calories today. This is just proof to me that a calorie is not a calorie, because I know that if I had a meal like this on a regular basis I would gain all the weight I have lost back and continue to gain more even with keeping the calories in my proper range.