1 "always" carb
1 "thumbs up" protein
1 fruit
1 fat
11:45
String Cheese - 1 "thumbs up" protein
Lunch was still pretty normal.
1:30
Whole Wheat Tortilla - 1 "always" carb
Mozzarella Cheese - 1/4 cup - 1 "thumbs up" protein
Chicken Nuggets - 2 (the size/amount of 3 fingers) - 1 "thumbs up" protein
Cherries - 1 cup - 1 fruit
I had some carrots and peanut butter set out but was feeling full so I didn't eat them. Around 4, I still wasn't all that hungry but ate some popcorn because I knew I was low on carbs and figured I wouldn't make it all they way until dinner around 8, after we put the baby to bed.
By the time dinner rolled around, I was still feeling mostly full, which is just weird for me. Maybe my portions are off. Maybe it's the amount of water I had. Maybe I'm just truly eating a better balance of things to keep hunger at bay.
So, my husband wanted to fix his famous (Tyler Florence's famous, more specifically) shrimp and grits for dinner. Grits aren't mentioned once in my book. I can only assume they are a no-no so I convinced him to sub brown rice for the grits. I'll tell you this - honestly, it was almost just as good. If I hadn't had these amazing grits before, I wouldn't have missed them at all, and even with having had them, I barely missed them and felt better about myself, so bonus.
Brown Rice - 1 "always" carb
Shrimp - enough to fill up the cup of your hand (I had about 5 large shrimp) - 2 "thumbs up" proteins
Sausage - about the size of your pinky finger - 1 "perilous" protein. It still counts but we shouldn't eat those often.
Frozen Lemonade Pie - 1 fat
Day Totals:
Carbs: 4/6
Protein: 7/6
Fruit: 2/3
Fat: 2/3
Veggies: 0/4.5
Whoops, no veggies all day! That's why I meant to eat those carrots! My husband reminded me that there were onions in the shrimp mixture but I need to do some more research. I'm not sure how nutritious onions actually are to even count as a vegetable serving. Do people just eat onions as a main dish? They just seem like more of an accent food to me.
Today, Sunday, we tested going out to eat. I ordered a healthy egg scramble that included 3 eggs, spinach, mushrooms, onions and mozzarella cheese. It came with fruit and a whole wheat English muffin. It was pretty tasty, actually, even though the three eggs was probably a little excessive. I didn't ask if they could do one whole egg and two whites or anything like that but I would bet some places would be accommodating for things like that. Eating half my English muffin and giving the other half to the baby, I counted as:
3 eggs - 3 proteins (probably only one whole egg would be considered a thumbs up protein but figuring it out sounds complicated)
Mozzarella Cheese - 1 "thumbs up" protein
Mushrooms, Spinach, Onion - 1 veg
Mixed Fruit - 1 fruit
1/2 Whole Wheat English Muffin - 1 "always" carbs
11:45 - had my carrots from yesterday
Carrots - 3 oz - 1 veg
Peanut Butter - 1 Tablespoon - 1 fat
Lunch was sort of a crapshoot. I don't know if this is what made me tired later in the day but I figure it's possible. I had made these new waffles for the baby that had part whole wheat flour and sweet potato purée mixed in and had to taste test them. I ended up eating a whole waffle and just had to count that as part of my lunch. I also had a plum so I counted it as 1 carb and 1 fruit.
At 5:15 I had some popcorn while the baby threw most of his food (chicken nuggets and cheesy toast) at the dogs.
3 cups - 1 "always" carb
For dinner we had some homemade fish tacos. The hubs made a breading and we picked up some grouper from the local farmers' market and we baked it. We were initially going to use a cornmeal mixture but after making up the mix realized that our cornmeal, though unopened, had an expiration date of April 2012. That's embarrassing. Why did we have that? And why did we move expired cornmeal at least 2 times, once out of state even? We opted not to use it, just in case, and subbed some Italian breadcrumbs. We had some corn and zucchini on the side. It wasn't bad. Picture is linked to recipe.
8:00
Whole Wheat Tortillas - 2 - 2 "always" carbs
Grouper (baked) - 2 servings, each about 3 fingers worth - 2 proteins
Shredded lettuce - 1 veg
Corn and Zucchini - 1 veg
Frozen Lemonade Pie - 1 fat
Daily Totals
Carbs: 5/6 (I could have eaten that entire English muffin after all)
Protein: 7/6
Fruit: 2/3
Fat: 2/3
Veg: 4/4.5
Excellent! I didn't go over on my fat today and almost met the minimum quota for veggies!
One whole week and I'd say I'm feeling pretty fired up. Here's to week 2!
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