Breakfast, 8:15 AM
This is about the time I normally eat breakfast on workdays. I'm trying to cut back on my caffeine intake (well I'm trying not to drink soda at all and have only a few cups of coffee a day.) So far I've only had one cup of coffee, which is pretty damn good for me. I haven't really missed soda.
- Coffee with cream
- Chobani Strawberry Greek Yogurt (0%)
- Multigrain Waffle with 1 TBSP Peanut Butter (fucking real peanut butter- JIF!)
- Total estimated calories:340
A practical, protein-rich breakfast. Quick & Easy and not crazy unhealthy.
Snack (11:15ish)
- a slightly bruised but still kickin' nectarine.
- Estimated calories: 60
Even thought I usually take lunch at around 12:30, I always get so hungry mid-morning. Sometimes I just suffer through, but I've found if I have a little snack I'm not nearly as ravenous when I finally make it to the cafeteria for lunch, where I tend to make some of my more questionable food choices.
Lunch (12:20)
This is Tinga de Pollo Tostada, referred to 'round these parts as simply Tinga, possibly one of the best things to regularly appear in the D&E dining hall. Definitely not my best choice nutritionally (there is a bonus fried flour tortilla under that heap of meat and sugary red chile sauce!) but it's damn delicious, and if you get only a small portion it can't be that bad (right?) Anyway, I didn't add any of the shredded cheddar or sour cream, so I have to imagine that it's slightly better than it could be. I temper the possible damage with some watermelon in place of dessert.
Lunch (12:20)
- Tinga de Pollo- chicken with green onion, tomatoes and red chile sauce on a fried tortilla
- Watermelon
- Total Estimated calories:550
Eh, could be worse. My other choices were Corndog and Mac & Cheese or yet another salad from the usually mediocre salad bar.
Snack (5:30)
This is the result of going to the store absolutely starving. Both of these snacks are a little "confused" in my opinion. I buy these little fruit drinks all the time cause they are healthy and don't bruise when I throw them in my purse, but the little bits of fruit are a little cumbersome. I suppose you are supposed to drink it slowly instead of gulp it down in a few big drinks and get little pieces of blueberry lodged in your esophagus. Pretty tasty though. The Granola/nut clusters are a "good in theory" food, but why the hell not just make a salty/sweet crunchy bar or just buy some damn honey-roasted peanuts? Still, tasty, pretty healthy. I was making a lasagna and wanted some energy before my run.
This is the result of going to the store absolutely starving. Both of these snacks are a little "confused" in my opinion. I buy these little fruit drinks all the time cause they are healthy and don't bruise when I throw them in my purse, but the little bits of fruit are a little cumbersome. I suppose you are supposed to drink it slowly instead of gulp it down in a few big drinks and get little pieces of blueberry lodged in your esophagus. Pretty tasty though. The Granola/nut clusters are a "good in theory" food, but why the hell not just make a salty/sweet crunchy bar or just buy some damn honey-roasted peanuts? Still, tasty, pretty healthy. I was making a lasagna and wanted some energy before my run.
- Fruit 2Day Pomegranate Blueberry
- Granola/nut clusters
- Total estimated calories 270.
Dinner (7:30)
This was delicious and I destroyed it. First lasagna I ever made. I got the Eggplant Lasagna recipe from Prevention, but modified it a bit when I was walking around the produce section. I am really drawn to the idea of taking traditionally meat-y dishes and making them veggie. Not that I'm anti-meat, I just don't eat a ton of it. Chicken or fish a lot more often than a steak.
This was delicious and I destroyed it. First lasagna I ever made. I got the Eggplant Lasagna recipe from Prevention, but modified it a bit when I was walking around the produce section. I am really drawn to the idea of taking traditionally meat-y dishes and making them veggie. Not that I'm anti-meat, I just don't eat a ton of it. Chicken or fish a lot more often than a steak.
- Eggplant, spinach & Portabello Lasagna
- Spinach salad with avocado, hot peppers, and basalmic vinegar.
- Estimated total calories: 650. I ate the shit out of this.
Cocktails (9:00ish-10ish)
This is where the night starts to head a bit south. Unanticipated double martini night. Vodka with a twist. I'm usually a gin drinker, but we were fresh out. This blurry shot represents my mental state. I ended up doing a bit of snacking too.
- 2 martinis
- assorted snacking
- total estimated calories: 400
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