What does your typical day of eating look like? I'm getting

JVWard98

I'm thinking my hardest meal of the day to figure out is breakfast! I eat yogurt usually in the am but that has sugar. I work 10 hr days, usually only have about 15 min to eat lunch. I have to be at work at 7:00 am in a very busy Veterinary Clinic. Need something to get me going in the am and stay with me. I usually have to eat something around 10:00 if I eat my breafast before I leave the house. Would love to see what your meal ideas are for a busy work day.

Thank you = )

haydancer

I used to have a boiled egg in the morning or porridge oats made with water.
I used to eat both but i have now cut down to one or the other. good thing about either is its brain food, lots of protein and energy from both. And only takes 10 mins in a sausepan of boiling water. (for the egg) and 1min 30 for the porridge x Hope this helps. also i add a banana midmorning or even for breakfast to stay me xx

LisaDunn01

Green smoothie w/ protein powder every morning - YUM!
10 oz. water
1 1/2 tight handfuls of spinach
1/4 bunch of parsley
1/8 c. fresh basil
1/2 orange
1/2 banana
1/2 c. frozen pineapple
1 scoop protein powder (I use Sun Warrier Raw Vegan Protein Powder - a little "chalky" but 17 g. protein)
This green smoothie is nutrient dense and super yummy!

Lunch
3 c. baby greens
1/4 c. walnuts
3 strawberries sliced up
4 oz. chicken
2 tbsp. lemon tahini dressing

Dinner
steak or eggs
hash brown sweet potatoes cooked in 1 tbsp. butter

In between all this I have 2-3 c. coffee w/ half-n-half (2 tbsp. in each cup). If I'm wanting a treat, I'll have 1-3 squares of Genesis Chocolate, which is healthy and sugar-free. (www.genesischocolate.com)

TKHappy

My diary is open if you want to take a peek....I'm not a super busy person but I am running around like crazy in the a.m. getting myself, my husband and three kids out the door while managing to cook a hot breakfast and prepare lunch and snacks for the day. I also eat a lots of little meals throughout the day.

Smuterella

10 minutes for a boiled egg?

Zeromilediet

Two giant meals usually, and a mid day small one: breakfast a couple eggs poached and pile of smoked salmon, and fruit; dinner some kind of meat or fish, 2-3 veg and a salad of mixed greens, pepper, cucumber, tomato & vinaigrette. Mid day is can of sardines and mixed greens with balsamic vinegar, or proscuitto wrapped melon, or homemade soup or the like. Not a snacker.

britexmom

breakfast is always my hard to fathom meal, more often than not i end up with a banana and yogurt or a fiber bar, yesterday i scrambled 2 eggs and cooked some mushrooms and steak tomoato, with my coffee it was less than 300 cals and filled me up till lunch.
lunch is usually a salad or a sandwich made with sandwich thins, lunchmeat and stacked with greens.
dinner is either small portions of the family meal or i substitute out the potato or rice/pasta for salad or extra veg.
snacks are nuts, cheese sticks, fiber bars, yogurts , fruit or a 100 cal pak of something.

there are def changes i could still make but since i plan to be eating like this forever i dont want to make it so restricted that i can maintain it.

AlyRoseNYC

Lately I've been eating like crap and just working out a ton to make up for it. My typical day for the past few weeks has been:

-Roll w/butter and coffee for breakfast

-Slice of pizza for lunch

-Whatever I cook my family for dinner which is usually stewed, grilled, or stir-fry chicken breast with a little white rice and a ridiculously huge serving of veggies.

JVWard98

Thank you for your ideas! very helpful! anyone else, please feel free to post. The more suggestions the better = )

freckledrats

I bought a $4 omelet maker on Amazon a while back. Best bang for the buck EVER. Basically, you pour your egg mix in there, whether it's real and mixed up with your ingredients or egg whites or egg substitute (I use substitute), then you close it and nuke it for 1 min 30 seconds. Fastest, easiest omelet EVER.

I put a wedge of laughing cow cheese in my omelet. Freaking delicious and the omelets I make are rarely over 70 calories, which frees up a lot of room for fruit

poledancing_ninja

I microwave an egg for 1 minute, scramble it with a fork and fold it in a slice of wholemeal bread and eat it on the way out the door (I oversleep A LOT) This keeps me going until lunch with a handfull of cashew nuts in between

caramammal

normally 66g porridge oats, 250mls soya milk, 2 teaspoons brown sugar and 20g strawberry jam. i have a sweet tooth, but that meal fills me up for a couple of hours and sees me through a 3mile run at lunchtime.

Whisperinghorse

Breakfast is my biggest meal :happy:

I have 75g porridge made with water and a splash of soya milk, mix in an apple and 15g raisins, slice of wholewheat toast and 10g Whole Earth peanut butter... Have that about 730am, keeps my tank full til about 1230... lunch I have tofu in 3 slices wholewheat bread with tomato, grapes, cashews, soya yoghurt and a nakd bar which will keep me going til 630... I'm up at 530am and back home at 6, so i have to do my lunch at night when i do dinner...

kristinL16

I like to make egg "muffin" cups on Sunday night then keep them in the fridge to grab and go throughout the week.

Egg Muffin Cups
*app. 10 eggs
*app 3/4 c of your choice of meat (I prefer ham but turkey sausage is ok, too. The ham seems more flavorful.)
*app 3/4 c of your choice of veggies. I use onion with green and red peppers. I chop both peppersas well as the onion at the same time and also extra ham so that I can freeze some. I make three batches from this and freeze. When you want to use the frozen packs just thaw a little bit (not too much or the peppers get mushy) and add the eggs. I use 1/3 of each pepper and an equal amount of onion for each batch.

Put equal amounts of the meat and veggie mixture in each well of a muffin pan. Then scramble the eggs with a bit of milk and any seasonings you want. Pour into the cups over the meat and veggies. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. Store in the fridge, microwaving for about 45 seconds when you are ready to eat.

btm03

My typical breakfast is oatmeal, pb, and honey, with a piece of fruit OR 1 egg, a cup of veggies (usually peppers, onions, mushrooms), with some cottage cheese stired in and a piece of fruit. Breakfast is the easiest meal of the day for me....not only do I enjoy it but I don't eat as high of calories as I do for other meals.

Typical lunch is whatever leftovers I have from the previous night....I usually end up making a chicken sandwich, grilled cheese with tomato and onion and of course some veggies or fruit if I didn't have any in the morning.

Dinner is whatever I end up making....usually something with chicken or hamburger in it, small serving of a carb (couscous, whole wheat pasta, etc) and lots of veggies. My family loves eating fish, but we usually only have it once a week because it's very expensive!

I am always over my calorie goal for the day, so I may not have the best ideas, but maybe it will help a little bit!

SueGremlin

I usually skip breakfast. If not, I have oatmeal with brown sugar, then some soup for lunch. I save most calories for dinner when I am hungriest.
A huge pile of greens like rapini or broccoli (big like a bale of hay), some squash instead of a starch, and 7-8 oz of a protein like salmon or tofu.

TinaCleg_cancel

I cook 1 whole egg and put it on an 80 calorie reduced sodium whole wheat muffin. I am trying to now eat a protein and a carb at every meal and snack along with vegetables.

ShanaGore

my food diary is open, I do smoothies w/plain nonfat greek yogurt (which is less sugar then regular yogurt), I also do oatmeal w/fresh fruit and nuts added (very filling.) Some mornings I do scrambled eggs and turkey bacon w/ a serving of fresh fruit. I am very busy, work full-time, taxi 2 kids around and usually take my breakfast, snacks and lunch with me to work. The only meal I eat at home is dinner. Do you have a microwave at work? My office has one, so I try to make an extra serving at dinner each night and take left overs for lunch the next day to avoid getting stuck in the sandwich/salad rut.

AmyEm3

Breakfast is usually some variation of eggs (frittata, scrambled, egg muffins, etc) or some variation of oatmeal (my current favorite is 1/2c. oatmeal plus 1T pb and 1/2 banana)

Lunch is leftovers or usually a salad with chicken breast, tuna, etc

Snacks--chobani greek yogurt with 1T of peanut butter
pecans, walnuts, almonds, etc

Dinner always varies

Diary_Queen

For breakfast, i try to keep it to either dairy & fresh fruit or protein protein protein because I typically am a carb lover and will choose them over anything else then end up feeling all draggy at the end of the day.

My favs are Non-Fat Greek Yogurt w/1/4 c. fresh blueberries & 7 or 8 sliced strawberries; Steel Cut Oats w/unsweetened almond milk, soybutter and chocolate protein powder; egg whites with sliced, sauteed zucchini & extra lean turkey bacon.

I also like to make sure that if I am having carbs, they are low in sodium (and my protein too for that matter) and that my carb choices have lots of fiber - like grapefruit or fiber specific 'bars'

Roeri011

I have steel cut oats most mornings.

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-steelcut-oats-for-134185

I double the recipe (8 servings) and then portion it out for the week. In the morning I throw a portion of oatmeal in the microwave for 60 seconds, stir, then another 30. Depending on my mood or what I have on had I'll stir in greek yogurt and/or berries.

I work in a busy pharmacy with some 10 hour days & breaks are not guaranteed. I keep a pre-portioned bag of trail mix in my pocket for a snack.

agriffitts85

im super busy in the morning with four kids and i do a chocolate protein shake made with skim milk super yummy...... i use 20 oz skim milk and two scoops body fortress chocolate protein powder and im usually full until around noon when i usually have a sandwhich or salad then i have whatever the family is have for dinner just smaller portions.... and lots of fluids.... just because your losing weight and watching what you eat there is no reason you have to give up all the good foods too... i still eat oreos and all that too. just now i have four oreos instead of the whole package... and i dont do soda anymore, the carbonation actually upsets my stomach... i do alot of tea, gatorade and water

Jeni40

Generally I rotate between these 2 options for breakfast:
smoothie with 1/2 banana, 1 cup frozen blueberries, 1 cup spinach, 1/2 cup unsweetened Almond milk
Or
steel cut oats, with 1 cup fresh blueberries

Morning snack is usually:
pear with 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Or
Apple with Almond butter
Or
Orange with Almonds

Lunch is:
3 c. Spinach
1 tomatoe or 1/2 c red pepper
1 cup black beans (occasionally will sub with tuna or chicken)
1/2 c mushrooms

Afternoon snack is:
celery or carrots with 2 Tbs hummus

Supper is:
Whatever funky meal we can whip up that is mainly protein and veggies

Do 1 hour of boot camp 2 days per week and run about 3 miles once per week

Down 23 pounds in 11 weeks so far and feeling good!

LosingFat4Gd

I love breakfast!

I generally eat one of the following:

protein shake

porridge oats soaked overnight in a non fat yogurt heated in microwave for one minute then add lots of berries

1 slice wholemeal bread with scrambled eggs & mushrooms

wholemeal bagel with poached eggs & salmon slice (more of a weekend dish)

I find that yogurt & fruit do not fill me up enough for a meal on their own so I add them to wholmeal carbs or eat as snacks.

LisaGaimadi

I don't like a lot of typical breakfast foods, so I generally eat 2 wedges of laughing cow cheese and a slice or two of deli turkey, or crackers and cottage cheese, and a cup of sliced strawberries or grapes. For snacks throughout the day I love the Kashi bars and cereals.

MorissaW

I was also going to suggest the muffin cups. it is a good way to get a decent breakfast with little prep on the day of.

My typical day is:

Breakfast: Hardboiled egg (that I make on Sunday's for the whole week) or scrambled eggs with cheese and ham.

snack- either wheat thins, yogurt, fiber one bar or pretzels with nutella

Lunch- either tuna (with hardboiled egg and mustard on rye bread) or leftover chicken from the night before with veggies.

Dinner- usually baked chicken of some sort and 2 veggies. We don't do carbs at dinner time, unless we have fruit.

snack: usually fruit

davekarie

Breakfast at 7am is usually (well Im a coffee drinker - so coffee and) either a banana or a granola bar or instant oatmeal.
Then at 10ish, since Ive been trying to get more cals in, Ive been having either a cereal bar or yogurt or sunflower seeds.
Then (since you asked about the whole day) lunch at 1:30ish, Ive been poaching chicken breasts on the weekends, and cutting up and freezing in separate portions, so I microwave some chicken with either broccoli or mixed veg. And finally super at 6pm-ish, My go to is a couple egg whites, microwaved with some laughing cow cheese mixed in *thanks to someone on here for THAT idea* and wheat toast with natural peanut butter.

*sidenote - Im usually under my goals for the day, but Im working on it. ; )

Sugar_Junkie

My diary is open feel free to look-- though please excuse all the easter candy lol that isnt usual

Saruman_w

Me, generally in the morning I have some cereal with a spliced banana mixed into there.

Then at 9am I have a light snack, usually a protein bar.

Then lunch time I have chicken salad, sometimes something else

Then at closer to 2 or 3pm I have another light snack.

Finally at dinner time I usually have microwavable vegetables, and some more chicken.. depending what I'm doing that day as far as exercise.

Then after I workout if it's a strength day I'll have a protein shake and perhaps another snack since I'm trying to gain some weight.

mandy_lynn

I eat steel cut oats most mornings. I like mine with either pumpkin or banana. You can make it in big batches and reheat it.

txvettegal

My husband and I commute together to work 40 miles each way. He works from 6-4 and I work from 7-4. Needless to say 4AM comes very early and am definitely not in the mood for food at that hour. I have gotten used to preparing baked barley and steel cuts oats for both of us on Sunday afternoons to last us the whole work week and all we have to do is dump it in our lunches and warm it up when we get to work.

My baked oatmeal recipe is:
1 cup steel cut oats
1/2 cup pearled barley
1/8 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 3/4 cup water
2 3/4 cup almond milk (I use the unsweetened vanilla flavor)
2 Tbsp brown sugar (my husband likes more in his batch)

Bake at 360 degrees F for 50-55 minutes in a covered casserole dish. Options: add chopped nuts, dried fruits or flavored jams to mix it up, just remember to change the calories if you do. I have added this to the recipe data base as well to MFP.