Archer Farms Bacon Wrapped Roast Beef

This was my impulse buy at the store last night. Not make up or candy or a little something for the cats (cone shaped sisal scratching post, anyone?). Meat.

Discounted meat. Bacon wrapped roast beef, peppered. 

Serves about five if you go by the package. Three if you feed my family. The regular price is between $9.25 and $9.75 based on the weight of the roast.

The directions suggest tossing it in the crockpot with 1/4 cup water on low for 6-8 hours. We cooked ours about 6 1/2. It had reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

I tossed it Yukon gold potatoes, fresh broccoli and baby carrots.

The meat came out like this:

The vegetables like this:

Both were divinely succulent. 

What to do?

I have been plagued with hunger again lately. Part of this is because I haven't eaten enough at meal times before I get hungry... So in that case it's my own fault.

Yesterday, I had apple fritter toast followed by my homemade nut-heavy granola. Recognizing this as carb-heavy, I had the last two eggs from the farm... and was starving an hour later. My daughter suggested a trip to Wawa, and my husband suggested red meat...

I didn't have any better ideas.

With guilt in my heart, I ordered myself a roast beef sandwich with cheddar on an everything bagel with lettuce, tomato, pepper, oregano, and creamy horseradish sauce and a big old side of potato chips. I was satiated and didn't eat for the rest of the day. But I hate the prospect of resorting to nitrate-laden, processed lunch meat. What specifically satiated me? The heavy caloric content? The massive amounts of protein? The fat?

Hmmm... maybe I'll make some huge veggie sandwich with avocado and sprouts and see if that has a similar effect. There must be healthier ways to feed my body... without resorting to piles of soy analog sandwich products or processed meat.