What's for dinner?

Last night marked meal #1 in the low to no salt diet! (well technically it's meal #2, but I didn't take a picture of Wednesday night's dinner because it was a veggie sub from subway...It was boring, but very low sodium and actually pretty tasty).

Todd cooked, because he is awesome and almost always does the cooking in our house. He made me a skinless chicken breast seasoned with a little Mrs. Dash (salt free), plain steamed white rice, and a big side of collard greens with shallots and garlic (also salt free!). It was delicious, and while I could tell that yes, it could have used a little salt, it was still good enough without it and I cleared my plate.

So here is what I had for dinner:And of course my culinary-skilled husband, who loathes most vegetables, couldn't be convinced to have bland chicken, rice, and greens, so he whipped himself up a couple of jalapeno-cheddar hot dogs, mac & cheese, and threw a couple pickles on the side for color (and because I can no longer eat them so he feels compelled to eat them for me). Here's a nice picture of hubby's dinner:And because I'm sure you all were wondering what previous yummy dishes my hubs had been cooking up for me, here's a few pictures to whet your appetite:

Seasoned pork chops, homemade basil redskin mashed potatoes, spinach, and Texas toast.

Mustard crusted pork tenderloin (we actually don't eat pork at every meal, I just happened to take pictures of both of these because they were so pretty), slow cooked green beans & bacon, shells & cheese (because come on, who doesn't love shells & cheese?), and curly fries.

Yes, it's true...my husband's cooking is quite the salt lover's dream. But I guess I never realized how much salt goes in to foods (or is already in them). So it's yummy dinners like those two above that have gotten me in a bit of a predicament and caused my blood pressure to sky-rocket.

I officially go to see the perinatal specialist next Friday morning, and will find out more at that time. We're hoping that with a lot of plain chicken and veggies, and a daily snack of plain (cardboard) rice cakes, that my blood pressure will lower and that baby and I will be able to breeze right through the last 2.5 months.

Until then, Whinnie (who, poor baby, has her first doggy cold in 5 years), and I will be spending the weekend doing just this:

Lounging on the couch, snuggling, watching Christmas movies, and eating our bland diets. :)

Tonight's menu? More plain chicken, lots of steamed broccoli, and maybe a little side of pasta & sauce. Who knew that all boxed store-bought pasta was salt free?!

Happy salt-free, restricted activity, weekend!