This is what Lee and I ate for dinner this past week.
Sneaking in those "super foods" as often as possible and skipping the carbs when we can too...
We eat cereal and a banana almost everyday for breakfast.
I usually eat leftovers or peanut butter sandwich and yogurt for lunch and Lee eats in the cafeteria at the hospital.
If I need to snack I have dried cranberries or other fruit.... and we're still working on that bag of chocolate covered peanuts from Christmas...
Monday
Garlic & herb chicken (I buy the boneless skinless tenderloins rather than breasts now b/c they are much smaller, thus easier to control portion size)
Sweet Potatoes (with NO brown sugar anymore! just butter, it's seriously still good)
Broccoli
- Apple slices for dessert
Tuesday
Salmon
Rice
Carrots
Watermelon
Wednesday
Stir-fry - chicken, left over rice from night before, broccoli, carrots, peppers, onions, and teriyaki sauce
Thursday
Hamburgers - Lee had dinner ready for me when I got home! so sweet. and anytime he makes dinner it's typically hamburgers... but this time he made sliders and had tons of little toppings. My favorite was the guacamole and tomato.
and I had got a snack tray on clearance at Kroger with apples, grapes, and cheese cubes ($1.50!) So I felt like I ate my weight in apples... which is good right?
Friday
Turkey sandwiches - 12 grain bread, oven roasted deli turkey,
lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and avocado/guacamole - toasted! it's one of
my favorite things to eat ever.
Salad with snap peas (another Kroger discount) and I like to put guacamole on my salad now too instead of dressing
Berries for dessert
Saturday
Burritos - chicken, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, corn, black beans
Rice
Whole wheat tortillas
Sunday
Left over burritos and this was our "cheat day" so I actually had a burrito for lunch and ended up eating popcorn for dinner. haha!
Showing posts with label super foods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label super foods. Show all posts
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
:this is not a fitness blog:
promise.
I'm just on the bandwagon currently...
I'm trying to make little changes each day, basically to keep things interesting, and keep myself ON this bandwagon.
Today it was my coffee.
I'm trying to only drink coffee on my early, early, EARLY mornings.
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday I get up around 5:45AM. disgusting. I know.
I'm relatively a coffee newbie and haven't exactly acquired the taste for plain old coffee so I love flavored creamers... which are full of sugar and who-knows-what.
So each morning when I pour a cup I take a drink of it black. In hopes that today might be the day that I like it. Hasn't happened yet, but we're making progress.
I usually have one cup at home while I'm getting ready and then bring a travel mug to work with me, which is like 2 cups. Today I drank my cup at home with Heath Bar creamer (it's so good!) and then my mug I brought to work I just used plain old milk. no sugar. and I don't hate it!
I also like to use almond milk in my coffee - which is a super food!
So I'm getting a caffeine boost 3 days a week, but also sneaking some milk.
And they say for every cup of coffee drink 2 cups of water... so that's 6 cups of water for me this morning! and lots of trips to the restroom....
P.S. salmon turned out good! I did a oliveoil/honey/garlic/salt/pepper flavoring and it was really yummy.
I'm just on the bandwagon currently...
I'm trying to make little changes each day, basically to keep things interesting, and keep myself ON this bandwagon.
Today it was my coffee.
I'm trying to only drink coffee on my early, early, EARLY mornings.
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday I get up around 5:45AM. disgusting. I know.
I'm relatively a coffee newbie and haven't exactly acquired the taste for plain old coffee so I love flavored creamers... which are full of sugar and who-knows-what.
So each morning when I pour a cup I take a drink of it black. In hopes that today might be the day that I like it. Hasn't happened yet, but we're making progress.
I usually have one cup at home while I'm getting ready and then bring a travel mug to work with me, which is like 2 cups. Today I drank my cup at home with Heath Bar creamer (it's so good!) and then my mug I brought to work I just used plain old milk. no sugar. and I don't hate it!
I also like to use almond milk in my coffee - which is a super food!
So I'm getting a caffeine boost 3 days a week, but also sneaking some milk.
And they say for every cup of coffee drink 2 cups of water... so that's 6 cups of water for me this morning! and lots of trips to the restroom....
P.S. salmon turned out good! I did a oliveoil/honey/garlic/salt/pepper flavoring and it was really yummy.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Super Foods, Super Coghills
Look at me blogging a second day in a row!
I thought if I'm going to keep up with these resolutions I better be accountable to something.
Two birds, one stone.
I had a realization last night... 2013 will potentially be my LAST year of existence of having my entire body entirely my own.... meaning, that Lee and I plan to have a baby at some point after he begins residency in July 2014, so it's not too far fetched to believe that next year I could be sharing some of the space :)
Thus, motivation to make 2013 a very healthy year! A lot of people don't have the luxury of preparing their body for pregnancy and I am going to take full advantage of it. Eating as healthy as possibly and getting in great shape! What better motivation than the hope of a healthy baby, right??
Yesterday I printed off a list of 100 "super foods"
Foods that are rich in vitamins, ward off disease, and give you energy.
I've decided that if Lee and I are going to "diet" rather than taking away a lot of the foods we enjoy we should add foods that are good for us! If you're full of healthy foods you're not hungry for junk is the idea...
I've written a few of the foods on our chalkboard in the kitchen and everyday I'm going to check off which one's I've been able to sneak into my diet and keep track of how many I can get in a day!
A lot of the foods happen to be my favorites too!
Sweet Potatoes
Avocado (not a problem for me at all to squeeze in in some yummy guacamole!)
Strawberries
Blueberries
Blackberries (ok any berries!)
Bananas
Broccoli
Tomatoes
Carrots
Spinach
Cabbage (especially red cabbage)
Whole grain breads & pasta
Garlic
Olive Oil
Green Tea (an everyday staple already)
Nuts
Chocolate (it counts if I eat chocolate covered peanuts, right??)
and fish. Fish is going to be on of the more difficult ones for me to implement. We both like it a lot... it's just not something I'm used to buying or cooking. I no longer have the luxury of the fresh fish market in St. George's and the counter at Kroger smells rancid and frozen just doesn't look that appetizing if you know what I mean... so wish me luck there and/or give me some tips! What is your favorite??
I'm starting with some frozen wild salmon for dinner tonight.
And guess what I did before work today?!
Ab Ripper X!
oh yea. My abs will regret this tomorrow.
.
I thought if I'm going to keep up with these resolutions I better be accountable to something.
Two birds, one stone.
I had a realization last night... 2013 will potentially be my LAST year of existence of having my entire body entirely my own.... meaning, that Lee and I plan to have a baby at some point after he begins residency in July 2014, so it's not too far fetched to believe that next year I could be sharing some of the space :)
Thus, motivation to make 2013 a very healthy year! A lot of people don't have the luxury of preparing their body for pregnancy and I am going to take full advantage of it. Eating as healthy as possibly and getting in great shape! What better motivation than the hope of a healthy baby, right??
Yesterday I printed off a list of 100 "super foods"
Foods that are rich in vitamins, ward off disease, and give you energy.
I've decided that if Lee and I are going to "diet" rather than taking away a lot of the foods we enjoy we should add foods that are good for us! If you're full of healthy foods you're not hungry for junk is the idea...
I've written a few of the foods on our chalkboard in the kitchen and everyday I'm going to check off which one's I've been able to sneak into my diet and keep track of how many I can get in a day!
A lot of the foods happen to be my favorites too!
Sweet Potatoes
Avocado (not a problem for me at all to squeeze in in some yummy guacamole!)
Strawberries
Blueberries
Blackberries (ok any berries!)
Bananas
Broccoli
Tomatoes
Carrots
Spinach
Cabbage (especially red cabbage)
Whole grain breads & pasta
Garlic
Olive Oil
Green Tea (an everyday staple already)
Nuts
Chocolate (it counts if I eat chocolate covered peanuts, right??)
and fish. Fish is going to be on of the more difficult ones for me to implement. We both like it a lot... it's just not something I'm used to buying or cooking. I no longer have the luxury of the fresh fish market in St. George's and the counter at Kroger smells rancid and frozen just doesn't look that appetizing if you know what I mean... so wish me luck there and/or give me some tips! What is your favorite??
I'm starting with some frozen wild salmon for dinner tonight.
And guess what I did before work today?!
Ab Ripper X!
oh yea. My abs will regret this tomorrow.
.
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