What's a healthy day of eating for you?

ReenieHJ

Can you all please share what a 'normal' healthy day for you would look like? Does it vary a lot? Are you adventurous in your cooking?

I can cook alright if I want to but just never feel like taking all that much time only to scarf it down within 10 minutes KWIM? So I do simple and quick meals. An example of a 'normal' healthy day for me would be(and wow, I need to get back to this soon!!!):

Breakfast-
Oatmeal
1/2 banana or an apple
coffee

Lunch-
Omelette made with 1 whole egg/2 whites and lots of spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers
2-3 clementines
Coffee

Dinner-
Veggie Burger with a bunch of
fried veggies such as onions, peppers, spinach, mushrooms
1/2 avocado

OR-
Chicken cooked in lite Italian dressing, with spinach and avocado in 1/2 a wholewheat wrap
Baby carrots or cucumbers

Bedtime snack-
Stoneyfield 0% fat plain yogurt with a drizzle of lite syrup

That's what my average day would look like, with lots of water.

Thanks for sharing!!!

SuzySunshine99

I prefer to do small meals for breakfast and lunch, and then a large meal at dinner. This works for me, but I know it wouldn't for other people. A typical weekday would be:

Breakfast (very consistent):
Dry Cheerios
Greek yogurt
Coffee with a little milk

Lunch (also pretty consistent during the week):
Large salad with romaine, cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, carrots, and whatever dressing I have around.

Dinner (varies greatly, but here's a typical sample):
Grilled pork chops
Risotto
Roasted or sautéed veggies
Small side salad
Glass (or 2 ) of wine

Dessert/after dinner snacks:
Chocolate squares OR popcorn

On the weekends, it may vary, especially lunch. The salad thing is kind of my workday meal.
I typically just drink coffee, water, and tea. (and wine).

nighthawk584

breakfast
2 cups of coffee
All bran cereal with blueberries, honey & 2% milk
light and fit yogurt
sometimes I will add a protein bar and almonds

mid morning snacks
some type of fruit, but mainly apples
popcorn
beef jerky

lunch
air fried chicken breast(s)
broccoli
tuna pouch with whole avocado
salad with carrots, tomato , cottage cheese, low calorie dressing
couple of salted caramel chocolates

mid afternoon snacks
pistachios or almonds
popcorn
hummus with wheat thins
peanut butter & jelly toast

dinner
air fried salmon
riced cauliflower & broccoli in light cheese sauce
salad

snack after dinner
sherbet ice cream
popcorn
fruit
yogurt
more chocolate or peanut butter & jelly

I drink water for all drinks....I also drink powerade zero

I consume 2500-3000 calories with 150-200 g of protein right now because of intense workouts.

lemurcat2

My usual day:

omelet with vegetables plus maybe some low fat cottage cheese or fruit.

soup or salad for lunch (usually with some kind of protein -- beans or tofu or meat) [I made a chili so lately I've been having the chili with sides for a brunch instead of breakfast + lunch -- I had the chili with 2 eggs, and also the chili with egg noodles, and may finish it over sweet potato]

meat (often fish) + veg + starch for dinner

gallicinvasion

I don't really have an "average" day. My general meal-calorie-totals stay extremely consistent, but the meals themselves vary quite a bit. I like to experiment with cooking different batch-meals on Saturday and Sunday, and I split them into portions so that the calorie totals match my preferred meal-size.

For example, a week or so ago, these were my general meals.

Weekday breakfasts:
-Homemade trail mix of 20 g almonds, 15 g roasted edamame, and 10 g granola (about 260 cals).

Weekday lunches:
-Sweet-potato and red lentil curry with a side of saltines (approximately 500 calories)

Weekday afternoon snacks:
-Protein bar (200 calories)
-Apple slices with cinnamon (100 calories)

Weekday dinners:
-Varies, but always between 600 and 800 calories (I think that week it was a few choices: vegetable chili with a roll and butter, or maybe a chicken sausage on a bun with a vegetable side, a burger with a big side salad...)

Weekday desserts:
-Approximately 400 calories (or whatever's left over after dinner). Sometimes oatmeal and peanut butter, sometimes a few cookies and chocolate, sometimes yogurt blended with frozen fruit and granola, sometimes pretzels and peanut butter, sometimes homemade chocolate bark, sometimes baked goods, whatever sounds good in the moment.

Generally, I try to get 90-110 grams of protein a day (to stay full), and 3-5 servings of fruits and veggies (for nutrients, and also they taste good). Some weeks I do better than others with those. But my calories stay really consistent.

sardelsa

My eating varies depending on my goals. I guess right now my ideal eating day would be :

Breakfast
2 slices of toast with peanut butter and jam
1 egg
Espresso

Snack
Cottage cheese with fruit or protein shake
Espresso
Candy preworkout if lifting


Lunch (one of)
-pasta with vegetables and protein
-Grilled cheese with chicken salad
-Fritatta with bagel and canned tuna/salmon
-Leftovers

Snack
Protein shake or protein bar
Cookies, cake or donut
Coffee with milk

Dinner
-Protein (usually chicken or fish)
-Carb (usually pasta, rice, potatoes)
-Vegetables (rapini, cauliflower, broccoli, beans)
-Salad
-Wine

Dessert
Ice cream with Oreo cookies
or cereal (Cocoa Krispies, Cocoa puffs, Lucky Charms with milk)

Late night snack (3-4am)
Granola bar

Ideally I like to get at least 150g of protein. I have no idea what total calories but probably about 3000 or so on average to maintain right now.

nooshi713

I will usually have 2 meals plus a snack.

Breakfast might be toast, oatmeal, or a protein shake or green smoothie with fruit. Sometimes I just have tea.

Lunch is usually soup, salad, or leftovers.

Dinner is usually my main meal and some common ones are lentils, rice and beans, veggie burgers, fish, cooked veggies, stew of some kind, shrimp tacos, mini pizza, etc.

AnnPT77

My breakfasts and lunches are pretty standard, but vary depending on whether I have on-water rowing or spin class in the morning.

Before breakfast: Two 12-ounce glasses of water (warmed close to room/body temp) plus my thyroid meds.

Breakfast:

If working out soon, Ezekiel pita with peanut butter, kefir, hot skimmed milk with vanilla.
If not, oatmeal with mixed berries (frozen/thawed), hemp & flax seeds, walnuts, blackstrap molasses, cinnamon, Greek yogurt; coffee with lots of hot skimmed milk; cold matcha with citrus wedge.

Lunch:

If no oatmeal at breakfast, the oatmeal as above.
Otherwise, usually a light lunch, like cottage cheese with nootch and veggies, or an apple with peanut butter, maybe a small Ezekiel tortialla with smoked tofu, a little mozzarella cheese, sliced onion, mustard, heated then topped with some raw sauerkraut.

Dinner:

All over the map. Mostly just try to top up my protein and fat and veggie-servings minimums. I like to cook, but don't mostly follow recipes, I just make stuff.

Common variations on main dishes: Broiled tofu or tempeh with sauce and veggies; edamame pasta with peanut/chile sauce and veggies; omelets with veggies and cheese, maybe legumes; bean/pea soups or stews; soft tacos with beans and veggies; tempeh or tofu or egg sandwiches on Ezekial pita or tortilla; bean tostadas on corn tortillas; chickpea pasta or spaghetti squash with tomato-based sauces.

Common sides: Green salads, plate of raw veggies (varied mix of cucumber, celery, cherry tomatoes, carrots, avocados, jicama, celeriac, sugar snap peas, etc.), winter squash with white miso, beet salads (usually with a salty cheese like feta), roasted veggies, pickled veggies, vinegar-type slaw salads.

Snacks or add-ons:

Anything. Cheese & crackers, string cheese, fruit or dried fruit, nuts, crispy broad beans or chickpeas, ice cream, chocolate in various forms, frozen Greek yogurt bars, beer/wine/cocktails, Beanitos tortilla chips, Yes Peas pea crisps, puppodums.

Beverages, other than as listed: Mostly water. I tend to underdrink if I don't track so I track to at least 6-8 cups of actual water (or close, like herb tea) daily. Usually I just keep refilling the matcha glass with the citrus wedge in it, for the rest of the day, with water; but I also use a refillable water bottle during exercise.

I eat treat foods (mostly those listed above) regularly, but am not (by taste-preference) much for cakes, cookies, donuts, and that sort of thing, so that's why those don't mostly appear. It isn't off limits, it's just not that enjoyable to me personally.