What did you eat today?

[Jeff7181]

I'm looking for some healthy ideas I can use to replace some of the less healthy things I eat for meals and snacks so I figured one way to do that would be to find out what all you healthy people ate today. So... lets hear it... breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks... what did you eat?

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Breakfast:
3 eggs
1 cup blueberries
16oz milk

Snack:
0.25 cup almonds/peanuts mix

Lunch:
1 cup black beans
0.75 cup green beans
6oz salmon
1 cup applesauce

Snack:
1 large banana
0.25 cup almonds/peanuts mix

Dinner:
8oz chicken breast
1 cup broccoli
12oz milk
1 medium plum

Dinner was weird for me. I typically eat beans, quinoa, or a sweet potato with dinner, but I had beans with lunch and I'm all out of the others. Was still good though, just lower calorie than normal.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

breakfast: 3 eggs (made with milk and some spices)

lunch: Chicken Salad w/ ranch dressing

Dinner: Hamburger w/ diet soda

Late night snack. Some nuts and some cheese poofs.

I was doing well till snack time. And I skipped weights. Legs are killing me from basketball. Anyways, as for food, even though i had junk at night I still had a lower carb day. Lower than it used to be by quite a bit. Maybe 60 or 70 grams of carbs today while 200+ was hte norm 2 months ago.

 

[Lazarus52980]

Breakfast: Fiber one granola bar

1st Snack: 25 grams of goldfish cheese crackers

Lunch: 1 cup of home made broccoli soup

2nd snack: 3 rings of canned pineapple

Dinner: 8 turkey wantons, 120 grams of fried rice

Dessert: Del Monte fruit chiller

 

[Zivic]

breakfast:
protein shake
oatmeal

snack
8 oz chicken breast
2/3 medium yam

lunch:
small piece chicken pizza
2 servings cottage cheese

the rest of the day, who knows

 

[surfsatwerk]

One banana and a large tub of 2% cottage cheese.

 

[Woosta]

breakfast: 5 eggs with 3 sausages, 2x protein shakes
snack: 2x bananas
lunch: beef, broccoli and brown rice
dinner: haven't made up my mind yet

 

[TallBill]

Not enough yet, never enough.

 

[cw42]

bon chon chicken for lunch.

 

[Powermoloch]

breakfast:
1/2 chicken breast
1 jumbo egg
1 cup of lenthil soup
1/2 cup of rice
16 oz of fat free milk

lunch:
same as breakfast minus the milk and egg
2 meatballs
2 chicken nuggets
4 oz of apple juice

dinner:
1 cup of rice
1 cup of ground turkey w/ potatoes and peppers mixed with it
1 jumbo egg


1 serving of protein shake after a workout

 

[SociallyChallenged]

breakfast:
1/2 chicken breast
1 jumbo egg
1 cup of lenthil soup
1/2 cup of rice
16 oz of fat free milk

lunch:
same as breakfast minus the milk and egg
2 meatballs
2 chicken nuggets
4 oz of apple juice

dinner:
1 cup of rice
1 cup of ground turkey w/ potatoes and peppers mixed with it
1 jumbo egg


1 serving of protein shake after a workout

...And where do you expect to get any fiber or phytonutrients?

 

[Powermoloch]

i got my fiber for that day, lentil soup

and usually i always have an avocado, 2 apples and a banana per day (for snacks). But for that day, not so much lols !

 

[rcpratt]

Half gal of milk, bowl of cereal, cup of coffee, one medium protein shake, chicken salad club sandwich, 10 oz chicken breast, rice, and peanuts prepared with chinese sauce stir-fry style.

And my last two pieces of valentines chocolate.

 

[slag]

Breakfast:
scoop of scrambled eggs
two portions of corned beef
16 oz diet coke

Snack:
banana

Lunch:
grilled anaheim pepper stuffed with chorizo and wrapped in bacon
banana
12 oz diet dr pepper

Snack:
30 mini rice cakes @ 145 calories
Pear

Dinner:
Not sure yet, probably turkey sandwich or turkey burger
asparagus with sea salt
water

Might have a scoop or two of ice cream for desert

 

[Howard]

Lunch:
Big bowl of Viet beef noodle soup

Dinner:
White rice, pork, eggplant, fish (I'd estimate about 700-800 calories altogether)

Post-workout:
~1300kcal weight gainer shake

 

[gzervali2006]

breakfast:

1 cup oatmeal
egg whites

snack:

handful of almonds

lunch:

chicken breast + raw spinach salad

pre workout:

can of tuna on whole wheat bread

after workout:

protein shake with whole milk

dinner:

chicken breast + spinach

before bed:

casein protein + 1 scoop Peanut Butter + half water half whole milk mix.

I'm at 174 lbs now 12% Body Fat

 

[ibex333]

Breakfast:
3 eggs
1 cup blueberries
16oz milk

Snack:
0.25 cup almonds/peanuts mix

Lunch:
1 cup black beans
0.75 cup green beans
6oz salmon
1 cup applesauce

Snack:
1 large banana
0.25 cup almonds/peanuts mix

Dinner:
8oz chicken breast
1 cup broccoli
12oz milk
1 medium plum

Dinner was weird for me. I typically eat beans, quinoa, or a sweet potato with dinner, but I had beans with lunch and I'm all out of the others. Was still good though, just lower calorie than normal.

Damn man... You have an iron stomach.... Milk and Plums? That kind of combination would give me the most violent diarrhea and keep me on the toilet seat for several hours.. Even milk by itself causes serious problems... But with plums. That's just asking for it. (in my case)

 

[Murloc]

breakfast:
milk
"treccia al burro" (swiss bread, it's softer and eaten with sweet stuff, it's not sweet per-se, but with ham I would prefer other bread)

PIC: bernerzopf with nutella, slurp.
http://www.swissworld.org/en/switzerland/swiss_specials/swiss_bread/zopf/
in english, with recipe, you may want to try it. Use real butter and real milk.
various homemade jams
real honey
butter

I eat this only on sunday, usually I eat yoghurt with cereals or cookies

lunch:
I don't have lunch on weekends and holidays, I get up too late for that. I just snack stuff like bread and dried meat.

dinner:
pasta with artichoke hearts

 

[v0id]

Interesting thread. I'm curious about this stuff since I'm currently trying to improve my diet as well. Feel free to comment if you see anything totally egregious.

Breakfast (~9AM):

Toasted everything bagel with a little cream cheese, sliced cluster tomato, ~2 oz lox trimmings.

This is a very common breakfast for me. Sometimes I eat some oatmeal (quick Irish oats, walnut pieces, raisins, a bit of maple syrup) instead.

AM snack (~10AM-12PM):

16 oz black coffee

Lunch (~1:30PM):

A big homemade sandwich, consisting of 2x big slices good sourdough, 3x big slices smoked turkey, 2x sliced cluster tomatoes, 2x big pieces of romaine lettuce, some slices off a wedge of 'very old dutch cheese' (not too much, I'm not huge on dairy), mayo, honey mustard, salt, pepper, dried basil.

I almost always have one of these sandwiches for lunch.

Also, double espresso on my way back to work.

Afternoon snack (~4PM):

Nothing today, but I will sometimes have a packet of Trader Joe's Omega Trek Mix if I have any at my desk. It's a nice trail mix with some nuts and dried fruit in it, and no chocolate or other crap. They come in little packets that are maybe a small handful each.

Post workout (~8PM):

Odwalla Vanilla Al'Mondo Super Protein shake - 380 cals, 12g fat, 38g sugar, 18g protein

This seems ripe for a change to something else, but I know nothing about protein drinks or even whether I'm consuming additional protein at the right time. Comments here would be appreciated.

Dinner (~9PM):

Ghetto fab stir fry, consisting of 10-12 medium prawns, half a sliced up zucchini, one bundle of udon noodles (like so), and a few dashes of soy sauce and rice wine vinegar.

This dinner is somewhat atypical. Usually I cook up a piece of meat (chicken breast, pork chop, steak) and make a salad instead. I usually try and avoid carbs at dinner.

I should also say I've been going to the gym to lift 4 times a week for the 8 months or so, and I try and do some additional cardio on the weekend, but I'm not exactly 'body-building' or anything like that. Mainly I'm just trying to eat healthy and supply the appropriate amount of protein to my muscles at the appropriate time.

EDIT: Ick, those noodles are making me feel kinda full/gross. Now I remembered why I cut down on the carbs at dinner time.

 

[Matt915]

breakfast:
Shake (12 oz. milk, 3 Tbls EVOO, 3 raw eggs, 2 Tbls greek yogurt, 2 Tbls flax, 1 Tbl EV Coconut Oil, 1 scoop protein powder, 1 cup Blueberries)

Mid day meals:
1 tuna sandwich, apple, banana

later meals:
12 oz. top round steak, 2 oz. walnuts, 3 tbls PB, 8 oz. cottage cheese.

 

[spamsk8r]

Interesting thread. I'm curious about this stuff since I'm currently trying to improve my diet as well. Feel free to comment if you see anything totally egregious.

Breakfast (~9AM):

Toasted everything bagel with a little cream cheese, sliced cluster tomato, ~2 oz lox trimmings.

This is a very common breakfast for me. Sometimes I eat some oatmeal (quick Irish oats, walnut pieces, raisins, a bit of maple syrup) instead.

AM snack (~10AM-12PM):

16 oz black coffee

Lunch (~1:30PM):

A big homemade sandwich, consisting of 2x big slices good sourdough, 3x big slices smoked turkey, 2x sliced cluster tomatoes, 2x big pieces of romaine lettuce, some slices off a wedge of 'very old dutch cheese' (not too much, I'm not huge on dairy), mayo, honey mustard, salt, pepper, dried basil.

I almost always have one of these sandwiches for lunch.

Also, double espresso on my way back to work.

Afternoon snack (~4PM):

Nothing today, but I will sometimes have a packet of Trader Joe's Omega Trek Mix if I have any at my desk. It's a nice trail mix with some nuts and dried fruit in it, and no chocolate or other crap. They come in little packets that are maybe a small handful each.

Post workout (~8PM):

Odwalla Vanilla Al'Mondo Super Protein shake - 380 cals, 12g fat, 38g sugar, 18g protein

This seems ripe for a change to something else, but I know nothing about protein drinks or even whether I'm consuming additional protein at the right time. Comments here would be appreciated.

Dinner (~9PM):

Ghetto fab stir fry, consisting of 10-12 medium prawns, half a sliced up zucchini, one bundle of udon noodles (like so), and a few dashes of soy sauce and rice wine vinegar.

This dinner is somewhat atypical. Usually I cook up a piece of meat (chicken breast, pork chop, steak) and make a salad instead. I usually try and avoid carbs at dinner.

I should also say I've been going to the gym to lift 4 times a week for the 8 months or so, and I try and do some additional cardio on the weekend, but I'm not exactly 'body-building' or anything like that. Mainly I'm just trying to eat healthy and supply the appropriate amount of protein to my muscles at the appropriate time.

EDIT: Ick, those noodles are making me feel kinda full/gross. Now I remembered why I cut down on the carbs at dinner time.

You asked for advice, so here's mine: way too many carbs, not nearly enough protein. Your breakfasts in particular are notably lacking in anything resembling nutritious food (the lox and tomato aren't really enough). Your protein shake is mostly just sugar. Get a good whey protein powder with zero sugar and use that instead. Dinner looks okay, maybe ditch the noodles for more veggies, but not a terrible choice. Eat at least 4oz. of protein at every meal, and keep the starchy/sugary carbs limited to after workouts (along with protein).

 

[KlokWyze]

Don't know how you guys can be so meticulous with your food. Kills all enjoyment for me, even if I like the healthy (or unhealthy) food I'm eating. It literally makes it taste bad, boring, etc.

 

[bommy261]

you guys need to eat more veggies. typically eat 1lb of them per day. wheres my cookie?

 

[Matt915]

Don't know how you guys can be so meticulous with your food. Kills all enjoyment for me, even if I like the healthy (or unhealthy) food I'm eating. It literally makes it taste bad, boring, etc.

It's really easy once you track it for like 2 weeks. I'm not sure why making sure you're eating the right amounts of things would kill the joy for you, not sure I've ever heard that before

 

[SWScorch]

A typical day for me looks like this:

Breakfast:
-bowl of cereal or oatmeal (sometimes a pop-tart - don't tell anyone!)

Snack:
-yogurt or granola bar

Lunch:
-turkey sandwich
-apple
-carrots and ranch dressing or hummus
-pretzels
-grapes or an orange

Snack:
-granola bar or Clif Bar or an orange

Dinner:
-chicken or steak with some sort of potato and some sort of veggie OR
-some sort of pasta OR
-something Mexican

Seems to work for me. I drink water and tea throughout the day and take a multivitamin at lunch. If anyone wants to critique it, go ahead; I've never really worried that much about what I eat and just try to get enough carbs and fruits/veggies (running 10-12 miles a day requires a lot of carbs).