Seeweed is NOT for me or Day 1 of I Quit Sugar

So far today I am enjoyed my unsweetened oatmeal make with coconut milk, chia seeds, almonds and cinnamon.  A great start to the day.

Lunch - not so much.

So, here's my adventure -- not a total failure, but ...

Menu: Rainbow Quinoa Nori Rolls (such a pretty name!)

Last night I cut up thin slices of carrot and cucumber and baked several beets, which I also cut up.  My instructions from the recipe involved taking a sheet of (expensive) nori, laying out the veggies along with quinoa and quacamole (in place of avocado slices) and roll everything up all neat and pretty.  Then, dip an end of the roll in tamari and enjoy!   Fabulous, right?

I GAGGED on my first bite! No joke.

So I knew going into this meal that I was not a huge fan of seaweed/nori -- when I go to sushi restaurants I prefer to have rice on the outside of my rolls, not just the nori.  But you know, I'm keeping an open mind here.  So, I didn't give up...I unrolled my roll and took off some of the nori ... it eventually got soft from the tamari and I was able to eat it, but let's face it -- seaweed ain't for me.

p.s. this would have been so much better in a tortilla ... yum yum yum ... but with the quitting sugar program...it includes ALL the white stuff (rice, pasta, bread, etc.).  These 8 weeks are going to be  fu*king hard a challenging adventure!