examples of foods eaten for a whole day please

my diary is open to the public... feel free to have a look for ideas... (you will find notes at bottom of page explaining what some lists of ingredients 'made' *L*)

i love wandering through other folks diaries looking for ideas *L*

I'm eating pretty simply right now...

2-3 pieces of fruit (2-3 cups) for breakfast
BIG salad with tons of veggies & 1/2-3/4 cup beans for lunch
1 cup of starchy veg (potatoes, corn, squash, etc), lots of steamed non-starchy veg and a bean soup or tofu or other protein for dinner.

That is, when I have myself together....

mine is public too...

Usually it looks something like this:

BF: omelette or fritatta and fruit, OR oatmeal and fruit, OR protein smoothie
L: salad of some sort OR leftovers OR soup/chili
protein and veggie and maybe a complex carb OR ?? (just depends)

Snacks are usually fruit, nuts, Fiber 1 bar or rice cake, yogurt, cheese, skim latte etc.

There are SO many great recipe websites out there. Just google the ingredients you have on hand and the word recipe. You might be surprised at what jumps out at you. A couple of my favorites are allrecipes.com and foodnetwork.com.

I think my Diary is Public If you can't see it, feel free to add me as a Friend and then you can see it. Or I will try to figure out how to change the setting.

Relatively new here. How do you make your diary public?

I eat a lot but only close to 1,500 calories. I really know how to stretch my meals and keep my metabolism burning...Most of the time I eat in sections. Protein and carb then 30 minutes to an hour later my veggies, then snack two hours after that, then my next meal so forth and so on....

Yesterday menu:


Morning
2/3 cup milk with 1 packet of Oatmeal and Almonds (100 cal pack)

AM Snack: Egg whites and Apple

Lunch
Sockeye Salmon Filet- 4 oz
1 cup Cut Beans, No Salt Added
137 gm Baked sweet potatoes


Dinner
Tuna Wrap (Tuna, 1 tablespoon mayo, banana peppers, romaine lettuce wrap in a whole wheat Tortilla) and 1 cup Cut Beans, No Salt Added


PM Snack

100 cal Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Mini Bag


After Work out Snack
3 slice(s) Natural Choice Smoke deli ham
1 serving 100 calorie packs natural walnuts & almonds

Drinks: water and 12 oz black coffee with 1 serving Land O' Lakes half and half

Total Calories: 1,321

my diary is open as well..

breakfast: 2 pieces wheat french toast with egg whites instead of with yolks too, mrs butterworths sug free syrup, 2 slices of bacon, a fruit (under 300cal)
snack: string cheese (60cal) or nuts (160). possibly another fruit, or a veggie.. sometimes 2 of these items
lunch: 2pices wheat with .5oz cheddar cheese, romaine lettuce, 6slices turkey, with a veggie such as carrots on the side. (under 225cal)
snack: 100cal snack pack--like nabisco snack mix. a salad with feta, almonds, turkey or baby shrimp, maybe a veggie... or peanut butter on celery if im needing more calories by this point.
Dinner: Mozarella chicken breast cooked with lemon & onion, garlic asparagus, and parmesan potatoes (under 300calories)
snack: my fav one is popcorn, but if i have a sweet tooth maybe a sug free pudding or jello cup. Possibly a veggie. A fruit. etc etc etc

Thanks, I just did that. Now.... if anyone wants to see how BADLY I did yesterday, go for it! It was one of those days when I looked in the cupboard multiple times, the fridge multiple times, and the pantry multiple times (not to mention where I hide my chocolates!). :laugh: But I'm back on track today!

I was aiming for about 1400 calories today. (I didn't go to the gym). I had:

Breakfast: Coffee w/ skim milk & 1 tsp. sugar, and a peanut butter, banana, & apple butter sandwich on skinny wheat bread (450 cal.... a pretty big breakfast for me. I'm usually closer to 250).

2 c. water

Morning snack: Cup of low sodium spicy v8, string cheese (150 cal).

2 c. water

Lunch: 1/2 c. yogurt, 1/2 c. granola, 1/2 c. blueberries (260 cal.)

2 c. water

Afternoon snack: Espresso double shot w/ cream (140 cal.)

2 c. water

Dinner: 4 oz. salmon filet, steamed, 1/2 c. wheat orzo, 1/2 c. spinach, 1/2 c. blackberries (250 cal.)

2 c. water

Midnight snack: I always save myself a couple hundred calories, so I'll eat a handful of nuts or a granola bar & a cup of milk, or 1/2 c. of ice cream

2 c. water


I try to make healthy choices, but I'm not giving up everything I love... which is why you'll see things like coffee w/ cream & sugar, apple butter, and ice cream in my foods. I just make sure to budget in a little room for treats. I want this lifestyle to be sustainable, and it won't be if I cut out everything fun.

Here are a few that I've tried lately... very basic but Enjoy:flowerforyou:

BREAKFAST
Kashi Go Lean Cereal
Soy Milk or Non-Fat Skim Milk
1/2 Grapefruit
2 Boiled Egg or 2 Scrambled Egg Whites w/Shredded Cheese and Mushrooms

or
BREAKFAST
Quacker Oatmeal
1/2 Medium Banana
1 Boiled Egg
Coffee or Tea

SNACK 1
1/2 Apple
1 Tbsp of Peanut Butter
V8 (Low Sodium individual can)

LUNCH
Medium Salad with Field Green/Spinach
Cucumbers
Mushrooms
Craisins
Low Fat Raspberry Vinegarette Dressing
Tuna or Chicken Breast (4oz)

SNACK 2
1 tbsp Hummus
1/2 Sandwich Thin Roll
10 White Seedless Grapes
1 oz of Cheddar cheese sliced or 1/2 wedge of laughing cow light cheese on reduced fat triscuit

or
SNACK 2
Greek Yogurt (Plain)
Organic Granola
Blueberries or Raisins
10 Baby Carrots

DINNER
4 oz Salmon or Tilapia
Broccoli
Brown Rice or Medium Sweet Potatoe
Small Salad

or
DINNER
Rotisserie Chicken
Cabbage
Small Salad
Medium Sweet Potatoe

SNACK (after Dinner)
Clementine, Lite Jello Snack, Almonds, or 100 calorie snacks

My diary is public also. I don’t have typical days. But I do tend to make several portions of protein (salmon, chicken) or a large soup/stew and eat rom that throughout the week.