July 5, 2013

Ok, so yesterday didn't go AT ALL according to plan. The good news is despite being out of the house for basically the whole day (instead of a couple hours as I originally thought), I stuck to my intended diet and didn't eat anything I wasn't supposed to (unless you count my post-dinner banana, which is technically a low-carb day no-no). The bad news is that I missed a couple mealtimes/completely messed up the eating schedule for the day, and wasn't able to take photos of everything. But since the main point of this blog is better nutrition and overall health, I consider the day overall to be a success (or at least not a failure).

Extra big breakfast (good foresight on my part!) of 100% whole
wheat toast, natural peanut butter with sea salt, banana; 1% milk

seaweed snack (also had half of another one)

leftover steak (see July 4); English cucumber, white onion, beefsteak tomato,
light feta, lemon juice, evoo, dried oregano, sea salt, pepper

banana (and a messy background - please excuse that part!)

+Balkan yogurt sweetened with honey (see July 3)
+leftover steak and mixed veggies (see July 4 for an idea)

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.

July 3, 2013

whole grain oatmeal (instant), 1% milk, wild blueberries
(from frozen), pure maple syrup

turkey bacon

1% milk

leek and kale frittata with feta (see July 2)

English cucumber, hothouse tomatoes, white onion, light feta,
fresh lemon juice, evoo, sea salt, pepper, dried oregano (ate 3/4 of this container)

seaweed snack (ate only one package)

"original" beef jerky (ate 4 pieces this size)

local asparagus, Shanghai bok choy, sesame oil, low-sodium soy sauce;
homemade slow cooker pork (in a soya garlic marinade)

yogurt (minus fruit-bottom part)

July 2, 2013

100% whole grain oats (instant packet), organic sweetened soy milk,
pure maple syrup, mango (from frozen), toasted coconut (unsweetened)

turkey bacon

banana, kale, frozen blueberries and mixed berries, 4% plain
Balkan yogurt, organic sweetened soy milk, agave

leftover smoothie (from blender in above photo); smoked chicken sausages

leek, kale, eggs, organic salted butter, evoo, sea salt, pepper,
salt-free garlic/herb seasoning; homemade whole wheat banana muffin
(evoo, white sugar, bananas, egg, soft whole wheat flour,
bran, semisweet chocolate chips, walnuts)

4% yogurt sweetened with honey (top part only, no fruit bottom)