check in for Wednesday, August 31, 2011

[panda]

How is everyone doing? How's the eating going today? Eaten anything new and interesting (for whatever value of "interesting")?

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Comments

[pretty_panther]

I'm just really proud of myself cause I went out for lunch with a friend and there were loads of lovely looking things on the menu that were so not healthy but I picked a healthy option. :D

[tassosss]

Good on you!

ground cherries

[elistaire]

These were in our CSA last week, and fabulous. I'd never had them before. I don't think they are real cherries, though.

[thegorgon]

...I decided to make a healthy decision and actually eat lunch today, so when I went to visit my brother at work I got a bagel. Which I then put in a toaster. Sitting at home half an hour later, I get this text from my brother telling me he'd found my bagel. Still in the toaster. Toasted, but more than a mile away.

That's kind of how the last few days of eating have been going. Good intentions, poor follow through. Sigh. (Other things I have eaten today include: coffee. I suppose I'll make myself dinner soon, anyway.)

[raze]

Intention is half the battle, so keep at it! Though, your post gave me a chuckle because it reminds me SO much of something I'd do.

Today has gone fairly well in terms of food quality, but not so great in terms of quantity - I have some catching up to do tonight. This morning I was leaving the house in a hurry so I grabbed a box of raspberries, which was tasty but not what I'd call a balanced breakfast. Lunch consisted of rice with lentils and veggies, as well as some mixed fruit. Dinner is black lentils and basmati rice prepared Indian-style. Overall, I'm well below where I want to be calorie-wise, and also haven't had any leafy greens, so I'm going to try to rectify that tonight in my meals.

For anyone interested: I found a vegan protein drink with acai by Sombazon. It is a little more sugar than I prefer, but it is rich in omega fatty acids and has a decent amount of protein, plus a bit of iron, calcium, etc. I find that if you need to add on calories, liquid calories can be a great way to achieve goals, and something like this provides a bit more nutrition than sugary drinks.

[royalfireworks]

I had a three-meal day! This was especially exciting because I managed to eat lunch at work, what.

I had yogurt and granola for breakfast; Ak-Mak crackers (mmm) for an at-work snack; strawberries, a cookie, and leftover pasta + chicken sausage + red peppers for lunch; and frozen pizza + broccoli for dinner. Aaand then some vodka. Quite a bit of vodka. \o/

[tassosss]

I didn't do quite as well today.

I didn't eat breakfast at home, though I did take a banana with me and ate that first thing. It wasn't enough and I always feel like I fail at breakfast if I don't eat before I leave for work.

Lunch was a bowl of pasta with jarred tomato sauce.
Afternoon snack was an apple.

Pre-run snack this evening was a banana, and then because I knew I was going to write down what I wrote I actually stopped at the grocery store on the way home to pick up what I needed for green bean casserole. I modified the classic French's onions recipe and put slices of bread on the bottom of the pan for carbs and added a can of kidney beans for protein. It turned out just fine so I might do it this way again.

Day 6

[ex_daily276]

Breakfast: Special K w/2% milk, juice
Lunch: Veggie Soup and cheese sandwich
Snack: Juice, plum
Dinner: Smart Ones Spaghetti dinner
Snack: ??? nothing sounds good, but munchies are kicking in. Oven is cleaning so baking is out. Will delay until I fall asleep or until something appeals to me.