What did you eat today?

[Anelia]

1. wheat sprouts, cream and dried blueberries
2. grapefruit
3. musli with whole milk and 1/2 scoop protein powder
4. on the bike during 3 hours ride: 1 almond bar; 1 eclair (looks like this; 1 oats bar (only 30 gr).
5. post ride: banana milk shake: 1 banana, 500 ml milk, 1/2 scoop protein powder
6. salad: cabbage, carrot, garlic, dill, olive oil
7. I must choose between pasta with butter and cheese or pork stake with steamed vegetables.
Which one of these is better in terms of a cyclist?

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: eggs and spinach, 1 thin slice fresh side pork, coffee
1 hour hard workout followed by 1 boiled egg & 1/2 banana

L: This was in the planning for quite some time Several co-workers and I went to Fogo de Chao for lunch - lots and lots of meat - and veggies. I certainly got my money's worth and didn't need to eat for the rest of the day! Yeah, I ate far too much meat - and enjoyed every bite of it Oh yes, there was also a good amount of plantains, and a (very) small salad.

Today:

B: see brekkie from yesterday
another workout followed by boiled egg whites and the other half of that banana from yesterday
L: sirloin steak, steamed carrots, blackberries
D: Citrus carnitas, sauteed kale and a baked plantain

Aneila - personally I would choose the pork steak and veggies - but I don't eat pasta...

[Anelia]

Already ate the pasta

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, half an orange pepper, kale, blueberries, an orange, 6 oz almond milk, coffee, 2 slices uncured bacon
L: 2 small chicken thighs, lettuce, walnuts, dried cranberries with grapefruit vinegar, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries at around 2, lots of carrots and some hummus at 5
D: scrambled eggs with chicken, green chilis, tomatoes, onions, with a side of avocado, onions, and cilantro, glass of red wine

[Crankin]

did a half hour on the trainer, including 2X1 min intervals in an easy gear and then 5X2 min intervals in a very hard gear
B: stir fry with salmon, sweet potato, kale, an orange, coffee
S: nuts, chocolate, cranberries
L: went out with DH. Had a cup of split pea and ham soup, G-d knows what was in it, but it was delicious. Then a salad with arugula and pecan encrusted chicken breast. There was a little goat cheese in there, too.
S: 3 slices of low salt ham rolled up with mayo
D: 3 Czech meatballs with mashed cauliflower, salad with romaine, green onions, cranberries, chocolate vinegar, glass of red wine. I used ground turkey, instead of the lamb in the recipe, but that's all I had.

[Catrin]

Yummm Crankin, I LOVE the Czech meatball recipe! I also like your idea about a salmon stir fry for breakfast - I need to do that soon and mix things up. I get in ruts for breakfast - I have my timing down to a science

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with parsley, 1 thin slice "bacon" (side pork), and coffee without cream! I've set dairy aside for a month and I am finding out that I actually like black coffee (which is a shock)
1 hour workout - post-workout snack of 1 boiled egg + strawberries
L: roasted chicken salad made with a few veggies, home-made mayo (hazelnut oil) over baby spinach and more strawberries
D: last of the citrus carnitas and a parsley/fennel salad with a bit of extra-virgin olive oil. blueberries for dessert.

I want to try a salmon cake recipe tomorrow or Friday evening, I've some canned wild salmon that keeps getting my attention. Of course, I COULD make a scramble out of that in the morning...hmmm

[Crankin]

6 oz. almond milk, handful of walnuts, 2 dried apricots before boot camp.
B:4 slices chicken breast over sliced tomatoes, with a sprinkle of shredded cheddar, 1/4 avocado, blueberries, coffee
S: nuts and cranberries, more coffee
L: I am in a 2 day seminar. They provided sandwiches, chips, cookies. Ugh. I took half of one sandwich (which were on horrible dry looking white rolls), and ate the turkey, on a pile of lettuce and tomatoes. I squirted some mayo on this, as the turkey was really dry. Luckily, I had brought an apple, but about 1.5 hrs. later I was starving. Really starving. So, I took half a tuna sandwich, scraped off the tuna salad and ate it as a snack, much to the dismay of my co-workers who were munching on cookies.
S: an orange and a small piece of Machengo cheese.
D: 2 thin pork chops with paprika/cumin rub, mashed butternut squash, roasted brussel sprouts, 2 squares dark chocolate.