Goal: Eating Well in 2014

Aaaaaand, apparently I'm back at it in 2014! Contrary to how this may appear, resuming a visual food diary has nothing to do with any special resolution I made for the new year and instead was much more of a happy accident. I do love new beginnings and fresh starts, though, so it was not entirely without significance that Wilson and I started the day on January 1st (well, afternoon, if we're being technical, since we partied and then slept the morning away!) with some soul food and body food. And a pot of tea, because: tea. Why yes, I think my English roots are showing through!

Without any specific goal or intention I found myself taking photos of my breakfast on New Year's Day (true story - totally unplanned!) and so I figured, why not start keeping track of what I'm eating again and log my meals visually? So here I am, and here they are. 

I hope you have already been able to start working toward whatever goals you have for 2014 and I wish you all a Very Happy New Year! xo

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 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.