@Caroline_slowandsteady
Mango Salsa - I don’t have an actual recipe, it’s just something I throw together.
Dice up 1 peeled mango into 1/4 inch dice. Dice up a couple slices of red onion and some red bell pepper. Slice a scallion or two. Chop a bunch of cilantro (to taste - I like a lot). Season with your favorite chili seasoning. I like Tajin or chipotle. You can hold I’d here for a while. Right. Before serving, add a pinch of salt and squeeze half of a lime.
It’s best when freshly made. It will keep in the fridge, but the texture will soften.

I tried to add a picture, but it tells me I don’t have permission. Am I doing something wrong?

Exercise ✅
Calories ✅
Tracking ✅

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 57 minutes of walking, 10 minutes upper body strength
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Pass days used - 0

For breakfast, my husaband often makes up fruit bowls with a base of plain greek Yogurt and a wide variety of fresh, cut up fruits with a homemade latte on the side.

Lunch can be anything, leftovers from the day before, soup and sandwich, what we call "variety plates" which would have cheese and crackers, fruit, nuts, olives, those sorts of things. Sometimes it's salads.

Supper we often do meal kits so the standard would be a protein, a side of usually rice, orzo, potatoes, couscous, or sweet potatoes, and then 1-2 veg or a side salads.. just depends. Where the magic happens in these meals are the spice blends .. sounds silly but my goodness I often am surprised at how what seems like simple food becomes magical.

I'm not really a cook - I can.. but my husband does most of it. He puts a lot of love into the kitchen and he's also a BBQ master on the charcoal grill, so for me being good is more a reflection of staying within my calories than anything else.

May 9

Exercise: 115 minutes
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days used: 0

Good job on 3 yeses:
@TerriRichardson112
@victorious55
@SummerSkier - that is a good idea to look at friends' diaries. I always feel a little creepy. I also have trouble understanding what a meal is sometimes from the list of ingredients in MFP - it's easier to read when people are writing it more conversationally. But I think I am going to try anyway - I have a lot of new friends to creep on since joining UAC!
@eokoro
@snowshoe072
@jmu1965
@GrandmaJackie
@ideas2
@enlightenme3
@SilverSage1
@1stplace4health
@ashleycarole86
@calvin20874
@LazyBlondeChef

Good job checking in regardless - on the way to Champion!
@Jana_2020

Thanks for sharing food inspiration:
@TerriRichardson112 - Sounds delicious. By 4/5 veg do you mean 4/5 of your plate is vegetables? Or something else?
@snowshoe072 - Sound great! Is your collagen powder plant based? I am intrigued by collagen powder - I was reading about it the other day thinking I would buy one but then I got overwhelmed by possibilities.
@Jana_2020 What is protein coffee?
@ideas2 Also sounds delicious. I like your ideas for balancing resistant starch with low carb - I have found I am more satiated with a lower carb diet but I do worry about fiber/resistant starch. I also like your idea of having a fermented food goal. I might do that. My current favorite fermented food is this one: https://ferments.hawthornevalley.org/project/ginger-carrots/ and I did actually eat it on the day I listed, on top of the asparagus I had for lunch, but I forgot to list it. My fancy cottage cheese is also fermented. My wife has been drinking a lot of kombucha lately, but I think the kind you buy is too high in sugar and it also has caffeine in it right? Can you make your own with less sugar and no caffeine? I have read some of the books you recommended, but I think basically I want you to write your own book, synthesizing everything you've learned!
@SilverSage1 Thanks for the mango salsa recipe! How do you think it would be with frozen mango? When we get fresh mango my fruit bat children eat them up so fast! I definitely couldn't keep one around for salsa. And the error when adding a picture is a known bug - I think it happens to everyone sometimes. Did the error say something about vanilla? I think MFP is working on it...
@1stplace4health Roasted summer squash and zucchini is one of my favorites too - or grilled - but I only like them when they are fresh and local. The ones that travel from far away have a bitterness to me. But in summer and early fall we make that every week and I eat it pretty much every day.
@ashleycarole86 staying in calorie range with such good food sounds like a real challenge!
@MadisonMolly2017 oatmeal for lunch - I might try that

Yes x3

@Caroline_slowandsteady wat a awesome topic. Ur good days are so healthy! Well done!!! Xo

• Yes, 8,000+ steps, 94 zone minutes
• Yes
• Yes

3 yeses
1 pass day used
Good day eating
Breakfast
Egg or toast with pb
Oatmeal

Lunch/dinner
2 oz burger
Or chicken
Salad
1/2 cup or more of fruit veggie

Snacks
1/4 cup of nuts
Cheese/crackers

Oops, I just posted my comment for the 10th and then wondered whether I had done the 9th?

Here it is:

09/05/2022
Exercise – yes, bike ride, and walking.
Tracking – yes
Calories – yes
3 pass days

@SilverSage1 that mango looks delicious!