July 6, 2013

1 % milk; 100% whole wheat bread, natural peanut
butter (salted), banana; egg, sea salt, pepper

leftover steak (see July 4); egg, organic salted butter, sea salt, pepper

100% whole grain oatmeal (from instant packet),
wild blueberries (from frozen), pure maple syrup

yogurt (without fruit bottom)

organic baby spinach, mushrooms (sauteed in organic salted
butter with pepper and sea salt), balsamic vinegar

whole wheat pasta (locally made from Red Fife wheat), homemade tomato sauce
(evoo, onion, garlic, lean ground beef, mushrooms, organic baby spinach,
salt-free whole canned tomatoes, Classico "sweet basil marinara" sauce,
dried basil and oregano, pepper, raw brown sugar), fresh basil*

1% milk; homemade granola (large flake rolled oats,
unsweetened coconut, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, walnuts,
almonds, sesame seeds, honey, canola oil, cinnamon)

+I also ate two seaweed snacks (but forgot to take a picture)

*fresh basil courtesy of the plant on my windowsill, a gift from the lovely Erin :)

July 4, 2013

100% whole wheat bread, natural peanut butter
(chunky, with added sea salt), banana; 1% milk

100% whole grain oatmeal (from an instant packet),  1% milk,
wild blueberries (from frozen),  pure maple syrup; egg, sea salt, pepper

roasted seaweed snack (sans wrapper this time); egg, sea salt, pepper

In case you were wondering what my smoothies look like "pre-blend" :)

banana (leftover from the morning), frozen blueberries and
mixed berries, kale, 0% fat Greek yogurt, 1% milk, agave

bbq-ed veggies (bell peppers and zucchini) with evoo,
balsamic vinegar, sea salt, and garlic/herb seasoning

more grilled vegggies (same as above)

grilled steak (marinated in Schwartz's steak seasoning);
red and white onion (same seasoning as other veggies)

+Wilson and I totally wanted to eat another half-steak each, but we resisted! (Oh man, it was soooo goood hot off the grill!) Trying to be really disciplined about my servings of protein (especially when they're from meat) and stick with a palm-sized portion, even when it's so delicious I could eat a lot more.

June 18

Rye bread, organic salted butter; medium brown local free-run eggs,
organic salted butter, sea salt, pepper; turkey bacon

Banana, frozen strawberries/wild blueberries, organic baby spinach,
4% plain unsweetened (Balkan) yogurt, organic skim milk, organic agave

Veggie chips (they're mostly made of potato)

Tuna (ate about half this tin)

All Bran Cranberries & Clusters, organic skim milk

Shared Ethiopian dishes (mostly vegetarian), which included a lot of lentils/split peas,
some carrot, cabbage, beans, potato, collard greens, beef, lettuce, and tomato,
plus various spices/sauces

Injera (usually made with teff flour and fermented into a type of sourdough)

Popcorn (which was salted and I think had clarified butter on it)

Freshly roasted coffee (with some sugar - had about 1/3 of this tiny cup)

+the delicious Ethiopian feast was shared with two others (and we had a significant amount of food leftover)
+I ate about half the popcorn pictured

March 10, 2013

This is the last back-logged post, which means... I'm finally caught up!

organic original soy milk (sweetened)

uh, self-explanatory? "granola thin" with "chocolatey" coating 

salad from Hosu (iceberg lettuce, carrot, cucumber, some type of gingery vinaigrette) 

grilled mushroom, meatball (??), chicken, with teriyaki/bbq sauce 

marinated soybeans; kim chi; spicy marinated potato; glass noodles;
salmon sashimi; white tuna (?) sashimi; coleslaw; bean sprouts; zucchini;
carrots; futo maki; avocado roll; grilled bbq/teriyaki shrimp

  

iced latte (sweetened); nutella milkshake, whipped cream (shared with Wilson) 

dark chocolate hazelnut crepe; coffee ice-cream; vanilla ice-cream (all split with Wilson) 

1% milk; chocolately chip Teddy Grahams

veggie medley (broccoli, red and yellow onion, mixed bell peppers, evoo, sea salt, pepper,
Italian seasoning); biscuit*; mac 'n' cheese*; cajun fries*; fried chicken (thigh)*

Bartlett pear

iced sugar cookies; decaf Earl Grey Tea with sweetened condensed milk
(I split the cookies with Wilson and drank about 1/3 of the tea) 

*All from Popeyes

Notes: I was so full from the previous night's buffet disaster that I could barely manage to get down my half glass of soy milk for breakfast! Sunday is almost always an intentional cheat day, so even though I got a late start to the eating it certainly was indulgent. So much sugar!! :o Also, I should note that I was not as scrupulous in documenting everything as usual - I had another piece of chicken (a drumstick) for dinner but didn't take a picture, Wilson shared my bento box at lunch (but I also had a little more of his futo maki), I probably mooched about half his nutella milkshake (for obvious reasons!!) and then he drank most of my iced latte, etc. 

March 9, 2013

Still more catching up...

1% milk

Turkey bacon

Leftover chicken veggie stir-fry (see March 4); smoothie (banana, 4% plain yogurt, 1% milk,
organic honey, frozen fruit: blueberries, strawberries, sour cherries, sweet cherries, currants)

Coconut milkshake (you can see a few trays of meat in the background)

Side dishes (two kinds of marinated bean sprouts; spicy marinated tofu and potato;
daikon (?) picked radish; kim chi); some kind of clean broth; white rice

Meat awaiting the grill: marinated chicken (dark meat); marinated beef;
sausage; white fish; squid; salmon; marinated pork (plus marinated beef short ribs, not pictured)

Kalbi (marinated beef short rib) and sausage, after grilling

Notes: After a day spent deep-cleaning and tidying the condo, we had the (not so) brilliant idea to go for Korean BBQ for dinner. First of all, I forgot my camera (of course). Secondly, I gave up trying to take pictures of everything I ate, because it's the nature of a meal like this that you take a million small bites, and documenting every one of them would have completely destroyed my enjoyment of the meal. Suffice it to say, it was a buffet of (mostly) marinated meat. I ate too much and paid for it by staying up until 3:30 am, while my poor digestive system tried to deal with the landslide of food I consumed, and drinking at least a gallon of water in an attempt to quench my sodium (and probably MSG)-induced thirst. Ugh - no more buffets! The upshot, if there was any, is that I didn't order a bottomless glass of Diet Coke (yup, clutching at any small victory I can find, here!) and that I can't actually eat as much as I used to, so "stuffing myself" now means eating much less food than a couple years ago. It's still way to much to eat in one sitting, however. Especially since the side dishes were the only veggies in sight. 

March 4, 2013

11-grain bread, egg, water, sea salt, pepper,
mild light cheddar cheese

Leftover beef bibimbap and side dishes, mostly seaweed
(see March 3)

4% yogurt sweetened with honey 

turkey bacon

natural raw almonds

cocktail shrimp; seafood sauce (PC brand, I think)

Chia seeds (bloomed in water with a little
agave - I had a spoonful or two)

Look at that gelatinous goodness!

Skinless chicken thigh, red onion, mushrooms, zucchini, red pepper, green pepper,
yellow pepper, spinach, tomato, eggplant, evoo, sea salt, pepper,
Italian seasoning, organic salted butter

1% milk

Clementines