Sunday, August 3
We remade the cheesy salmon this night but diced the onion instead of cutting it in rings - big improvement. We also put some of our home grown jalapenos under the cheese which made it so, so spicy. (Picture is linked)
Then we made these sweet potatoes that are supposed to be all sweet and delicious but we added some cayenne pepper to give a little kick. (Picture is linked)
The whole meal basically kicked us in the face with no relief until the baklava and oops, a little ice cream.
Carbs: 4/6
Protein: 5.5/6
Fruit: 2/3
Fat: 4/3
Veg: 4/4.5
Monday, August 4
We made some really good coconut lime chicken this night. This stuff is definitely worth it!
http://menumusings.blogspot.com/2013/02/coconut-lime-chicken.htmlAlso had some of that caramelized broccoli - a now staple in this house.
Carbs: 5/6
Protein: 6/6
Fruit: 2/3
Fat: 2/3
Veg: 2/4.5
Only got enough protein this day. It's hard sometimes to keep a balance. Ok, it's hard a lot of times.
Tuesday, August 5
Nishant made some fish tacos this night. They were better than the ones we tried to make when we found out our cornmeal was way way expired. Avocado and tartar sauce took the fats over the edge.
Carbs: 6.5/6
Protein: 7.5/6
Fruit: 1/3
Fat: 5/3
Veg: 2.5/4.5
I can do better on the fruit, really. The vegetables, well, we're still figuring that out.
Wednesday, August 6
This was almost a rock star day, but French fries put us over on fat and we didn't get enough vegetables...again.
I did get a turkey burger instead of a regular burger and it was actually fantastic. It can be hard to find a good turkey burger but I would definitely order this one again.
Carbs: 6/6
Protein: 6/6
Fruit: 3/3
Fat: 5/3 - oops
Veg: 2/4.5
Thursday, August 7
This is the day that first got me to thinking that logging food doesn't help unless you make changes based on said logs. We ordered in pizza and although I ordered the veggie pizza with extra veggies, it still had a bunch of cheese and I still ate the whole thing, when I probably could have been satisfied with half, had I added in some hot tea or something.
This is also the day that the "healthy" peanut butter cups entered into my life. Mom, this reminds me a little of that "fudge" that you made on one of your diets. I think you'd love these. I love them and have the sisters of one of my childhood friends to thank. My husband is on the fence, partly because reese cups are his favorite food. And that's why we're all on a diet...
Carbs: 9/6
Protein: 9/6
Fruit: 3/3
Fat: 3/3
Veg: 2/4.5
Friday, August 8
Ice cream counts as a protein, right?
Carbs: 2/6 - what the heck, I love carbs! Maybe I was feeling guilty from the carb overload the day before
Protein: 7/6
Fruit: 2/3
Fat: 2/3
Veg: 3/4.5
Saturday, August 9
More fish tacos - daddy is really getting good at these!
Carbs: 6/6
Protein: 7/6
Fruit: 1/3 - really, I can do better than that
Fat: 2/3
Veg: 3/4.5 - 3 out of 4.5 two days in a row - I'd consider that a success! Possibly, that's why I'm not totally succeeding at this.
Sunday, August 10
Oh no, Chinese food again. I just gave up counting. Let's see, I had an avocado roll, which would be 1 fat and 1 carb, most likely. I had some pot stickers, 1/2 an order, so maybe 1 carb and 1 protein? I had some rice, which would be 1 "rarely" carb since it was fried rice (the BEST kind, I mean, come on) and also some chicken and veggies, which I would guess at 2 proteins and let's be generous and say 2 vegetables.
Carbs: 6/6
Protein: 7/6
Fruit: 2.5/3 - I would have had the whole amount but my peach was half rotten
Fat: 3/3 - but likely more from that fried avocado roll - so maybe 4/3
Veg: 3/4.5
Ok, it could have been worse, for sure, but still could have been better.
Monday, August 11
It's still funny to me that salmon is now a staple at our house. A year ago, if you told me I'd be eating salmon twice a week, I would have scrunched up my nose and shook my head. I feel grown up - my husband says that beans are next (which I do NOT like, at all) but I'm not sure I'm that grown up.
We also had these awesome Brussels Sprouts with dinner. I've adapted the recipe slightly and am going to figure out how to post it and link it up for you - you'll love it! In the meantime, here it is in its original form.
http://peaceloveandlowcarb.com/2014/03/balsamic-roasted-brussels-sprouts-with-maple-bacon.html
Carbs: 3/6
Protein: 6/6
Fruit: 2/3
Fat: 2/3
Veg: 3/4.5 - seriously, I'm on a roll getting at least 3 servings of vegetables. Here from where I was is big progress!
Tuesday, August 12 - happy birthday Katie Ziegler!
I put my long time veggie shortage into action today and made a green smoothie as one of my snacks. The only problem is that I usually make the smoothie with 1 cup of fruit juice and the book says no juice. Basically, no juice ever. So, I list it on my little piece of paper and it just looks lost with no discernible label, whatsoever. An alternative to the juice is soy milk so I'm going to try that once I get some from the store. In my smoothie today, I did 1/2 cup juice and 1/2 cup water and it was still palatable so we'll see. If I could get some soy milk in there, though, I'd also have a protein instead of just an uncountable value.
This is how I make my smoothies:
And yes, I realize it says that you can just use water for your liquid but I was worried that going from straight juice to straight water might be too much all at once. I mean, I'm pretty sure that juice is part of what makes blended spinach so tasty.
Oh and we had these spinach, mushroom and avocado quesadillas for dinner - so good and more veggie servings and I made my own salsa! Just call me Betty Crocker! We ended the day pretty well, really.
Adapted slightly but this is basically what I did.
Carbs: 6/6
Protein: 7/6
Fruit: 3/3
Fat: 3/3
Veg: 5/4.5 - WHAT?! Awesome - juice or not, vegetable minimum reached!
