What did you eat today?

[spokewench]

Thanksgiving - twice - I had everything including the whipped cream and pumpkin pie twice! Thursday and Saturday
Monday:
1 english muffin with apricot jam and coffee
1 banana
L: chicken chow mein
D: papparadelle pasta with tomato sauce made with chicken, mushrooms, tomato cream sauce, red wine peas

[Crankin]

Boot camp
B: endive stuffed with whipped light cream cheese and lox, an orange
L: salad with left over steak and green beans
S: nuts, chocolate, cranberries
D: 2 pieces Gruyere cheese, chicken tenders marinated in light coconut milk and chili paste, cauliflower "rice"
2 squares dark chocolate, 2 non pareils. Told DH to get those out of the house!

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, ham slices, kale, corn tortilla scramble, an orange, coffee
S: skim mocha latte (small)
L: salad with chicken, chick peas, red pepper, goat cheese, vinaigrette, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: lamb meatballs with mint pesto on zucchini "noodles", glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: scrambled eggs and veggies with awesome dry-rubbed nitrate free bacon, coffee with cream
45 minute Bosu class
L: roasted turkey leg, spinach salad with veggies and fresh lemon juice for dressing
D: More roasted turkey leg, sauteed kale, onion and mushrooms. 85% dark chocolate for dessert (2 small squares)

Today

B: same breakfast as yesterday
L: chicken bone broth with kale, onion, carrots, poached egg

Planning on a ~17-20 mile bike ride this afternoon if my saddle issues allow it before which I will have a banana muffin cup (banana, egg, almond butter)

D: Planning on slow roasted pork loin end roast, roasted carrots and parsnips, perhaps some kale chips. One beer, probably.

I've never made a pork roast before so this is going to be interesting! Am braising it at 275 degrees.

[spokewench]

Friday:
B: cereal, 1% milk, 1 banana
L: package of peanut butter crackers
D: 1/2 baked chicken breast, brown rice pilaf, zucchini sprinkled with parmesan cheese, 1 glass of wine

Saturday:
B: cereal, 1% milk,
L: leftover chicken, rice, zucchini
Snack: carrot, apple, kale juice drink
Dinner: beef stew with potatoes, onions, carrots and butternut squash, 2 glasses red wine

[Crankin]

Back to posting. I am eating a lot on the weekends...
Sunday:
B: egg whites, kale, corn tortilla, salsa, an orange, coffee
L: cup of red pepper/tomato soup (low sodium), small chicken thigh, cole slaw, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: 3 slices roasted turkey breast, sweet potato, sautéed red pepper, onions, mushrooms, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: oatmeal, mixed berries, bananas and 2% milk, 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
L: Nothing till around 3:00 (i was playing tennis), 1 leftover baked chicken leg
Snack: 1 beer winterlager
Dinner: spagetti, tomato meat and mushroom sauce, salad with blue cheese crumbles and vinaigrette, 1 glass merlot
small dish of vanilla pudding

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: sausage/veggie frittata, 1/4 avocado, coffee with cream

100 minute hard workout
banana

L: roast pork, spinach, green salad with veggies & 1/4 avocado
D: beef shank, roasted Brussels sprouts/onions, 2 squares very dark chocolate

[Owlie]

How'd the pork turn out? I haven't cooked pork (beyond pork shoulder in the crockpot for pulled pork) before. Did you season it with anything?

Anyway.
B: Coffee, a doughnut. It was free. I'm a grad student and this month is stupidly expensive.
L: Chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato
14.8-mile fast bike ride
S: Mocha protein drink mixed with milk
D: Clean out the fridge/leftovers--Kebab meat leftover from lunch yesterday, a few sad leaves of kale, spaghetti squash, barley cooked in lamb broth.

I might have some almonds and an apple or Greek yogurt with honey and granola later. Still eating dinner.

[Crankin]

B: 2 egg omelette with left over mint pesto, blueberries, 2 slices bacon, coffee
L: chicken thigh, cole slaw, an orange
S: nuts, chocolate, cranberries. I had a "tea party" with one of my 8 year old clients, so I had a cup of hot chocolate, which was way to rich for me.
D: piece of sushi grade tuna and about 5 forkfuls of brown rice pilaf at a fish market.
2 pieces dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: wheat chex, 2% milk, coffee
Snack: banana
L: leftover spagetti and meat/mushroom tomato sauce
D: 1 small bowl of leftover beef stew
Snack, few pieces of cheese and crackers with glass of wine

[Crankin]

Rest day...
B: 4 slices low salt ham, scrambled with tomatoes, kale, corn tortilla, blueberries, coffee
L: 2 veggie burger patties. DH bought a new brand that tasted like sh!t, but I ate them, cole slaw, an orange
S: nuts, chocolate, cranberries
D: lamb chop with olive oil and lemon-thyme, roasted brussel sprouts, 2.5 squares dark chocolate with almonds

[Catrin]

How'd the pork turn out? I haven't cooked pork (beyond pork shoulder in the crockpot for pulled pork) before. Did you season it with anything?

I braised it in the oven for 4 hours at 270, it was delish! Well, is, there is still some left in the freezer I've a savory seasoning mix that I make myself that I rubbed it with after marinating it overnight with similar seasonings and oil.

Yesterday:

B: frittata, coffee with cream
easy workout for a change!
L: roast pork, onions, and kale
D: bone broth simmered with veggies and some beef shank. small banana for dessert.

Today:

B: frittata, 1 slice nitrate free yummy dry-rubbed bacon, coffee and cream
Moderate group workout (he is being easy on us this week!)
L: I've some roast chicken, purple cabbage sauteed with onion and carrots
D:???? Who knows, probably more roast chicken and veggies.

[spokewench]

B: Coffee, 1/2 cinnamon roll
1 bowl of cereal
L: 1 baked chicken thigh, piece of wg bread with butter
D: bowl of chicken borscht soup (onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, chicken, cabbage, potatoes, dollop of sour cream), 1 piece wg bread with butter, 1 beer

[Crankin]

yesterday:
handful of nuts and 2 dried apricots before spin class
B:egg whites, kale, salsa, and an orange, coffee
L:cup of roasted red pepper and tomato soup, salad with chicken, black beans, avocado, salsa
S: slice of raisin Ezekial bread
D: 4 slices turkey breast, broccoli rabe, salad. I tried broccoli rabe and it was awful... bitter

Today:
2 dried apricots and 5 almonds before boot camp, where I promptly felt very sick. Ran to the bathroom and discovered that not only does broccoli rabe taste awful, it makes me sick. I did finish the class, though.
B: half a whole wheat bagel in olive oil, 4 slices chicken breast, slice of Machengo, blueberries, coffee
L: 4 oz. chicken salad with veggies, an apple
S: slice of Ezekial raisin bread, nuts
D: 4.5 turkey meatballs in organic marinara sauce, salad with walnuts, goat cheese, avocado, cranberries, vinaigrette, 2 glasses of red wine