Was your lunch healthy?
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seltzermint555 wrote: »Nope, fried fish sandwich and a single onion ring topped off with 20/80 gas station banana cappuccino to coffee ratio in a big cup.
What matters to me is the big picture. Have I eaten TONS of vegetables, lean protein sources, other fresh foods and undeniably healthy fare 90% of the time...and the answer to that is yes, I certainly have. I also eat ice cream 2-3 times a week and I don't mean a 1/4 cup of Skinnycow. I just like to do what works for me.
if you hit your macros/micros for the day then you will be fine with this lunch0 -
It was...whole grain crackers, salted almonds, two mozzarella cheese sticks, baby carrots, peach applesauce (all-natural), Skinny Cow Dreamy Clusters for dessert, and lemon cucumber green tea to drink. About 600 calories total. I have variants on this Mon.-Thurs. at work, then on Friday I go out for lunch and get whatever I want from the local soup/sandwich/salad place.0
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No lunch but I had a great dinner
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it is impossible to know without knowing if one hit their macros and micros for the day ….since I pre logged I am going to say my roasted chicken sandwich with whole wheat bread, greek yogurt and cottage cheese on the side fit the bill….
This is my thought. I had a double cheeseburger from Burger King. But I hit my macros and stayed within my calories so I guess I don't see it as a bad choice.
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Usually I eat light for lunch with just a salad & occasionally a burrito.0
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Cheese & red onion chutney sandwich, red grapes, Quavers.
It was great, even if it did look like a school packed lunch and my colleagues called me a child
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it is impossible to know without knowing if one hit their macros and micros for the day ….since I pre logged I am going to say my roasted chicken sandwich with whole wheat bread, greek yogurt and cottage cheese on the side fit the bill….
This is my thought. I had a double cheeseburger from Burger King. But I hit my macros and stayed within my calories so I guess I don't see it as a bad choice.
Occasionally I have to have aMcDouble with cheese from McDonalds. Always fits in my calories and keeps me from feeling deprived. We do live in the real world.0 -
Who cares about macro balance? And what does this MFP know about being healthy anyway? When i first signed up for it it had me eating 1200 calories a day which was pretty much starving myself to lose weight even with the extra calories that i burned at the gym. anyway my point is fresh veggies are always going go be "healthier" than french fries and mccdonalds "meat". plus if you're really worried about balancing macros you can always account for that later in the day.Analyze and reflect on your lunch choice for today. Is it healthy? Let's discuss in a paragraph.
Be careful with that word. Healthy? Hm. You can eat 1,000 calories worth of food that is considered 'healthy' and go over your deficit and have a bad macro balance. Or you can eat a meal that some would consider 'unhealthy' that stays within your calorie goals, and maintains your calorie goals.
say you eat a whole avocado, and have several stalks of celery filled with natural peanut butter. Dip some baby carrots in hummus, drink some homemade lemonade with it. have a plate of fresh cut fruit. toss in a couple of handsful of almonds. you've got a lot of calories in this one meal, a lot of fat and sugar. but a lot of people would call this a 'healthy' meal.
Now have a small burger made with a slice of deli cheese on a bun with a small order of fries on the side. Put lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and onions on the burger, and you've got a very well-rounded meal, macro-wise. Protein, carbs, fat, and it's about 600 calories, if you kept it to a decent size.
see how it can be a misconception to call things healthy or unhealthy?
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Who cares about macro balance? And what does this MFP know about being healthy anyway? When i first signed up for it it had me eating 1200 calories a day which was pretty much starving myself to lose weight even with the extra calories that i burned at the gym. anyway my point is fresh veggies are always going go be "healthier" than french fries and mccdonalds "meat". plus if you're really worried about balancing macros you can always account for that later in the day.Analyze and reflect on your lunch choice for today. Is it healthy? Let's discuss in a paragraph.
Be careful with that word. Healthy? Hm. You can eat 1,000 calories worth of food that is considered 'healthy' and go over your deficit and have a bad macro balance. Or you can eat a meal that some would consider 'unhealthy' that stays within your calorie goals, and maintains your calorie goals.
say you eat a whole avocado, and have several stalks of celery filled with natural peanut butter. Dip some baby carrots in hummus, drink some homemade lemonade with it. have a plate of fresh cut fruit. toss in a couple of handsful of almonds. you've got a lot of calories in this one meal, a lot of fat and sugar. but a lot of people would call this a 'healthy' meal.
Now have a small burger made with a slice of deli cheese on a bun with a small order of fries on the side. Put lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and onions on the burger, and you've got a very well-rounded meal, macro-wise. Protein, carbs, fat, and it's about 600 calories, if you kept it to a decent size.
see how it can be a misconception to call things healthy or unhealthy?
MFP sets goals based on the information that users put in. 1200 is often a default for people who are short, sedentary, and/or who put in aggressive weight loss targets. Don't blame MFP for giving you 1200, it is simply a calculator that responds to your inputs.
Many people care about balancing their macros. It is one of the more common programs utilized here on MFP.
Fresh veggies are not healthier than McDonalds if I am short on protein for the day. In the context of your overall diet, individual foods are not healthy or unhealthy.
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Yup. I had a nice box with a carrot, some cherry tomatoes and two low-fat frankfurters. I did have some chocolate biscuits in the afternoon but they were within my calories.0
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Broke my daily fast at 2pm with double chocolate almond ice cream, on a sugar cone
I did have to walk a mile each way to the ice cream shop, so I think that makes it healthy right? It's been one of those days lol. 0 -
Had my standard beef jerky, fruit(banana today), and greek yogurt(Chobani Coconut Blend today).0
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It depends on how you look at it. Today was two slices of pizza (work lunch) with spinach, feta and 1/2 an avocado. The old me would have had four slices of pizza.0
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Cheetos and watermelon. Made me happy. 0
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Not really.
Morningstar veggie patty on a 100 cal thin bagel along with a slice of American cheese and yellow mustard. Side of low-fat Pringles. Diet Pepsi.0 -
Yup. Included Doritos, Oreos, veggies, and hit my macro and caloric target.0
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Had leftovers from dinner last night, quinoa, bell peppers, small quartered potatoes with a little salt and pepper. Put the recipe in MFP and it's less than 400 cal per serving and really fills me up! Had some snacking veg on the side and a boiled egg cause they are delish. I think I did pretty good!0
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Yes it was. I had homemade chicken chili with kidney beans, cottage cheese with blueberries.0
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Yeah...I guess. I had one boiled egg. Saving up for dinner which I think is buffet hotpot 0
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Not really , mac N cheese with broccoli and spinach with chicken
Maybe somebody can tell me what they think0 -
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Cottage cheese and spinach with bread (the Indian food version of that, anyway). Pretty healthy and absolutely delicious
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Well that depends on what "healthy" is. If it's rabbit food, then no. I'm not really a veggie person. But to me, my lunch (a McAlisters Sweet Chipotle Chicken with cheese sandwich and a few plain tortilla chips with a fourth of the chicken tortilla soup cup) was healthy since it fits in my calorie and macro/micro goals
Edit: forgot to mention I only ate half of the sandwich. I'll have the other half tomorrow for lunch0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »
Yes and yes0 -
Healthy today
cremini mushrooms, spinach and shrimp0 -
I made a veggie pizza with a Flatout as the crust. I consider it healthy.0
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Poached egg on two slices of danish bread with margarine, plus a Clementine.
Would have been better with wholemeal bread, but since I have sandwiches every week day, I find it much easier to stay within my goals if I buy the low cal danish stuff.0 -
Nope, I had my very first Diary Queen blizzard today (for real).. Oh my gosh!
I did run 10 miles this morning and my husband and I split one.. I must have lived on the moon before today. It really does not fit in my calories, but the running will keep me in maintenance today.0 -
I think so, chopped salad, 4 slices bacon, 1/2 sprouted bagel with butter, and I'm considering a protein drink, or maybe lentils, not sure which yet.....what do you think?0
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I ate a shawarma for breakfast and lunch today. I even got mayo. And I ate McDonalds for dinner.
I regret nothing0
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