Day One: Falafel

Tonight was Middle Eastern night and what a great way to kick off Veg In April. Lots of flavor and fun colors. I mean, who doesn't like hummus?

Now...here's where I reveal my secrets...tonight's meal came from a box. Two to be exact and one tub of hummus. Let's face facts, I'm a UBER busy working mom and as much as I would love to ground chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and spices (OK, not really, but it sounds like something I would like to do), getting great food from a box is just as good.



The falafel mix was $2.99 and made about 15 little patties -- that's $.50 a patty. The tabbouleh was $1.50 and I added a little bit of feta cheese (about $.50 for the portion), English cucumber ($.20 for the portion) and a tomato ($.25). I added a little olive oil and lemon juice (pennies). We added some pita and hummus ($1.50 for tonight's portions).

Grand total -- $6.94/4 = $1.74 per serving!

And check the nutrition per serving:
falafel
7 g protein
15% DV iron

tabbouleh
5 g fiber

Pretty good for day one.

I should also add that we ate vegetarian for breakfast and lunch today too.

UP NEXT: Tomorrow is my favorite weeknight standby confetti beans and rice. What makes it confetti? You'll see!