What did you eat today?

[Catrin]

B - organic whole grain cereal (cold) w/almond milk, one scoop whey protein powder; coffee...

Emily - do you notice the taste of the whey protein powder in the cereal? I am considering doing this instead of going back to Myoplex for breakfast so I can feel like I am actually eating breakfast instead of drinking it...

[marni]

nothing remarkable for breakfast or lunch, just the usual steel cut oatmeal fruit and coffee, fruit, crackers and hummus for lunch (love the new Nut thin brand rice cracker) but made an exceptional Osso bucco with whole grain pasta, spinach salad with feta, pine nuts and pickled beets for dinner. Yumm--happy food baby in the tummy.

[marni]

and tonight I used the some of moroccan preserved lemons I made (in order to have an excuse to pick the meyer lemons before the freeze) and made about the best lemon chicken I have ever made- Tasty, low fat and nutritious. I think I am in love with Moroccan preserved lemons. Too bad the little tree probably won't recover from the freeze to produce more lemons. Tood soon to tell but it's looking very yellow and dead at this point. sigh....

[emily_in_nc]

Emily - do you notice the taste of the whey protein powder in the cereal? I am considering doing this instead of going back to Myoplex for breakfast so I can feel like I am actually eating breakfast instead of drinking it...

Not at all, but that would be totally brand dependent. I buy mine from trueprotein.com and get the microfiltrated vanilla flavor/unsweetened. So, it probably does add a touch of vanilla taste, but I think they make an unflavored one as well. Whatever the taste, I like it, and I still taste the cereal above all. I like the texture too. To me it's basically unnoticeable.

Just as an aside, I've been very happy with trueprotein.com. They sell a zillion different types of protein powders, you can create your own custom blend or buy one of theirs, add or not add all types of sweeteners and additions, buy any quantity, and prices are way better than anything I found in the stores. They will ship in a food-grade bag, so packaging is less wasteful than big bottles as well. I have no affiliation with them but am a very satisfied customer!

[Catrin]

Not at all, but that would be totally brand dependent. I buy mine from trueprotein.com and get the microfiltrated vanilla flavor/unsweetened. So, it probably does add a touch of vanilla taste, but I think they make an unflavored one as well. Whatever the taste, I like it, and I still taste the cereal above all. I like the texture too. To me it's basically unnoticeable.

Just as an aside, I've been very happy with trueprotein.com. They sell a zillion different types of protein powders, you can create your own custom blend or buy one of theirs, add or not add all types of sweeteners and additions, buy any quantity, and prices are way better than anything I found in the stores. They will ship in a food-grade bag, so packaging is less wasteful than big bottles as well. I have no affiliation with them but am a very satisfied customer!

Thanks for the recommendation, I will check into them. My dr and nutritionist want me to get a very large amount of protein - and my body does respond to that (and my diabetes). Sometimes the problem is introducing variety into my diet while maintaining the same level of protein and keeping fat content under control. Basically I want something that I can add 25-30 grams of protein with (preferably) no flavoring. Thanks, I have some research to do!

[Crankin]

yesterday:

B: can of tuna over tomato slices, a handful of low fat cheddar cheese melted on top with half a grapefruit, V-8, coffee
L: salad with lettuce, chicken, left over bow tie pasta, veggies, wine vinegar
S: dried cranberries and nuts at 2:30, slice of whole wheat bread and hummus at 5:00
D: Asian chicken salad, on a bed of napa, snap peas, whole wheat udon, yellow pepper with low fat sesame dressing. 2 squares chocolate
S: handful of blueberries

My weight is up. Usually. it is after the weekend, but that's gone by Tuesday. I think it's because I'm in an "in between" season for exercise... no x country skiing or outdoor riding this weekend. You would think 2 three mile walks (uphill) and a hard trainer ride would suffice, but it doesn't. I feel like a slug.

[redrhodie]

Working at making emily_in_nc proud by increasing my veggies. Thanks for the reminder! I bought more frozen. Excellent advice.

yesterday:

2 eggs and whole wheat toast
an apple and small bowl of multi grain cold cereal
sweet potato, corn and cheese quesadilla (I made this up, and it's really good), and a side of spinach
peach yogurt with nuts, another apple, a kiwi
hearty vegetable (mostly cabbage) soup and a couple of slices of whole wheat baguette
some pineapple

[spokewench]

Yesterday
B: Cereal (rice chex) with 1% milk, 2 cups coffee, glass of OJ, 1 banana
Lunch: Bowl of chicken vege soup (potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage, celery)
Snack: Handful of Almonds
Dinner: Roasted veges, yellow beets, yellow cauliflower, red onion, potato, green beans, small piece of ham; bottle of beer
D: Piece of homemade carrot cake

[emily_in_nc]

Working at making emily_in_nc proud by increasing my veggies. Thanks for the reminder! I bought more frozen. Excellent advice.

yesterday:

2 eggs and whole wheat toast
an apple and small bowl of multi grain cold cereal
sweet potato, corn and cheese quesadilla (I made this up, and it's really good), and a side of spinach
peach yogurt with nuts, another apple, a kiwi
hearty vegetable (mostly cabbage) soup and a couple of slices of whole wheat baguette
some pineapple

Good job, redrhodie! I've been preaching roasted veggies, dinosaur kale, and quinoa to my friends at the gym lately. They laugh at me being the poster child for veggies. It's funny b/c as a child I HATED veggies. Now, I just love 'em! Keep up the good work!

[emily_in_nc]

B: whole grain cereal, protein powder, raisins on top, almond milk, coffee
S: non-fat Greek yogurt (plain) w/blueberry topping (yum)

<elliptical and weights at the gym>

L: half a cheddar cheese sandwich on homemade whole-wheat w/lettuce & a little mayo, water
S1: apple, herb tea
S2: carrot/celery/spinach/apple homemade juice

D: whole-wheat couscous, spinach, tomato, onion, and cheese casserole; glass of white wine
Dessert: cup of hot chocolate made w/almond milk and unsweetened cocoa