First gourmet food truck in LA!

Gourmet food trucks seem to be popping up everywhere.  Before I left my work in the Bay, more food trucks started parking around my work.  There was your regular old taco truck that we always went to down the street and a soul food truck that parked right next to it.  Those had been around for a while.  But for a few months before I left, there was a falafel truck, cupcake truck, and misc. truck that regularly came by.  The misc. truck was Jon's Street Eats, and I had the pleasure of eating it only once.  I call it misc. because their menu changed every day.  I had fried heirloom tomatoes with corn salad and grilled corn on the cob with garlic parmesan aioli.  It might not sound like much, but, man, was it good.  When I come back to the Bay area, I'll make sure to look out for that truck.  It had been parked outside for several months and I regret not trying it until I was about to leave....  Anyhoos!  My coworker invited me to try this really good Asian taco truck with her.  I immediately said yes, forgetting about my "diet."  Being new, I thought I should take any change to get to know the people I should be working with.  I was willing to cheat for one day!  Luckily, they had seafood and veggie tacos!      

What I ate today:

Lunch:  Komodo Asian taco truck  

http://komodofood.com/

Below is what I ate:

FISH N’ GRAPES
Deep-fried Alaskan Cod tossed with Fresh Grape Salad

SOI
Vegetarian Soy Tempeh Salad with Savory Peanut Dressing

BLAZIN’ SHRIMP
Spicy Singaporean-style Shrimp with Sour Cream Salad

They were pretty good, but I have a feeling that their chicken and steak tacos/burritos are their most ordered dishes.  I must go back after this month is over.  Taste wise, the Blazin' Shrimp tacos were the best, but it was too spicy for me.  Damn my weak tongue!  the soi had a good sauce, but it was served cold, and I'm not a fan of cold dishes.  I liked the salad the went on top of the Fish n' Grapes taco, but the fish itself could've used a little more seasoning in their batter or something.  I must say it was perfectly crispy.  Wow!  I should copy and paste this on Yelp!  On my way to Elite!

Dinner:

Tuna melt - canned tuna in olive oil, tomatoes, lettuce, and red onion on tortilla with shredded cheddar cheese
I must say, it was very tasty.  Quite happy with how it came out, compared to my last couple disasters.  
 

No leftover corn and spinach soup because I forgot about it last night and left it out....  But I'm a little relieved in some ways that I don't have to force myself to finish it.

After dinner snack:

Rest of canned tuna in olive oil on crackers 
Glass of wine

So far, I think I am getting the diet under control, or at least the part where I pick only the good stuff to eat (except the day I ate all those cakes...).  Now I am wondering if I'm getting the portions right.  I feel like I'm eating healthier, but I don't know if I'm eating too much or too little to make a difference.  I had 4 of the above tacos today, 2 fish, 1 veggie, 1 shrimp.  Is that too much or just right?

Note to self:  Do some research on the new diet.  Make sure I'm eating the right portions and getting all my nutrients. 

Still need to exercise!!

 

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