Food Journal

I've been asked to keep a food journal for the next three weeks, so I am going to keep it here. I will try to update it every day. It's probably the worst week for me to begin because we are celebrating my husband's birthday this week. I predict it will look like I've really shaped up next week.

Monday 2nd of May

Breakfast:

Multi-grain oatmeal with fresh strawberries and vanilla almond milk.

I also had a cup of coffee.

Lunch:

I like to try to use up leftovers at lunch and had some salad left from the night before, but needed soy and protein.

Tossed spinach salad and a turmeric tofu scramble.

Yes, that is grated cheese on top, but it looks like more than there is.

I also had a glass of water and a glass of vegetable juice. Mid afternoon, I made some spicy chai tea too - no milk or sugar.

Dinner:

I was too busy serving dinner to take a picture, but we had a veggie and humus plate with a bowl of my homemade pita chips. I know pita chips aren't on my diet, but my husband really wanted them and its his birthday (soon). We also had a curried cashew and carrot soup, which you wouldn't think goes well with Greek food, but it does. We crumbled a few of the remaining pita chips into our soup and it was delicious.

Also, I had a glass of red wine.

Dessert:

I don't usually eat dessert, but like I said this is a special time. Picked up this strawberry shortbread interpretation  of an empire cookie. It was so sweet that we shared the one.

I had another glass of red wine.

Snack:

Maybe it was the wine, but I caved and had a couple handfuls of potato chips and a cup of green tea before bed.

Tuesday 3rd of May

Breakfast:

An orange and some strawberries.

Also had a cup of coffee.

Lunch:

I almost forgot to take a picture of my lunch, so here it is... almost gone.

Cheddar, carrots, mushrooms, celery, cucumber,
red pepper humus, and a glass of water.

Snack:

I had a cup of chai green tea and some Ona maple pecan cookies. Ona maple cookies are healthy little cookies that come in a pack of two. They are gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and soy-free -- not that I'm trying to avoid ALL of those things. I just got them for free!

They do contain: almond flour, honey, maple syrup, pecans, coconut oil, vanilla extract, sea salt, cinnamon, and are mostly organic.

Dinner:

On the eve of my husband's birthday, I told him he could have anything he wanted for dinner. He chose KFC. I will behave better next week. I promise!

Wednesday 4th of May

Breakfast:

Today was my husband's birthday. He woke me up excitedly and asked me to go out for breakfast with him. Here's what I ordered:

Raspberries, kiwi, blackberries, blueberries, granola, banana, pineapple,
and a big dollop of yogurt in the middle.

Also, had two cups of coffee.

Lunch:

I made my lunch at the salad bar and brought it home.

Roast chicken on top of "summer pasta salad" (tomatoes, mozzarella, farfalle,
olive oil, garlic, oregano) on top of the "calcium boost salad"  (spinach, five
kinds of beans, red onion, balsamic vinaigrette).

Also had chai green tea.

Dinner:

I didn't have time to make my lunch at home because I was getting ready for company and made a big roast beef dinner (one of the birthday boy's favourites). This included roast beef, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, potatoes, carrots, steamed asparagus, and Yorkshire pudding (made from scratch). Also had a couple glasses of red wine.

Dessert:

Cake, of course! Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, a chocolate buttercream filling, and half a scoop of Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream.

Birthday cake! I was playing the Beatles' Birthday Song on my iPad, which
also served as a tray for the cake. lol

Thursday 5th of May

Breakfast:

Cup of coffee and...

Avocado toast with a basted egg.

Lunch:

For lunch I had chicken tortilla soup. There were no tortillas and very little chicken in my soup. I got it on my way to the museum at the market by my house. It was vegetable broth, tomatoes, corn, peppers, black beans, kidney beans, white beans, and Mexican spices. Two cups of pressed apple-pomegranite juice.

Dinner:

Left-over pot roast from the night before, with a couple glasses of wine. No dessert for me.

Friday 6th of May

Breakfast:

I was bad today and didn't eat breakfast. I had a glass of probiotic blueberry pomegranate juice before I left the house, then got a small frappuccino and Starbucks. I've been reducing the sugar in my diet so much that this tasted like pure syrup!

Lunch:

I made my self a delicious salad at the salad bar on campus today and ate it in the sunshine!

Romaine, spinach, beets, mushrooms, half a hard-boiled
egg, black beans, kidney beans, feta, flax seeds, cherry
red peppers, tomatoes, and sunflower seeds.

Snack:

Not eating breakfast left me hungry all day (I think).

Tandoor Chef cilantro pesto naan pizza.

And sparkling water with fruit juice.

Dinner:

For dinner, I made this platter to share with hubby and enjoyed some red wine.

Homemade pita chips, popcorn shrimp, carrots, cucumber, mushrooms,
celery, red pepper hummus, guacamole.

Saturday 7th of May

Brunch:

We had a pretty jentacular weekend, wrapping up my husband's birthday week. Saturday we went to First Watch, where I ordered:

See the menu here.

I didn't like the ciabatta (doesn't suit my diet anyway), so I mostly had the eggs, cheese, and veg. I also had two and half cups of coffee.

Dinner:

My husband made a yummy stir fry for dinner.

Beef & mushroom rice noodles, fried vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower,
carrots, peas, onions, soy sauce, and spices.

I also had some red wine.

Sunday 8th of May

Breakfast:

Back on my diet, I went out for breakfast, ordered the granola bowl and a cup of coffee.

Kiwi, blackberries, blue berries, pineapple, granola, banana, and a
scoop of yogurt.

Lunch:

Whole grain crackers and cheddar, a glass of water.

Dinner:

Tofu burger (mostly soy flour) - no bun - bacon, sautéed
mushrooms, avocado, and a salad of mixed greens, red &
yellow peppers, cucumber, kidney beans, and black beans.

Of course, I had some red wine.

Monday 9th of May

Breakfast:

Basted egg, whole grain toast with olive oil, garlic, lemon, avocado, and
two slices of bacon.

I barely ate half of that and my puppy looked like he really needed some of that bacon. I also had two cups of coffee and fresh-squeezed orange juice.

After breakfast, things didn't go so well. I had health issues for over an hour, then I began feeling very nauseous.

Lunch:

I thought this and a cup of chai would be easy enough to eat.

Curried carrot and cashew soup.

A few hours later, I nearly threw up.

Snack:

To calm my stomach, I had some whole grain crackers and water.

Dinner:

Chicken noodle soup and green tea.

Dessert:

Coconut cream ice cream.

Tuesday 10th of May

Breakfast:

Coffee and...

Banana and peanut butter yogurt.

Lunch:

For lunch today, I made myself a strength enducing sandwich because my husband is sick and I felt I really needed something substantial that fitted my diet to be able to continue taking care of him. I had green tea, as well ad fruit juice with sparkling water and:

One piece of multi-grain toast with half an avocado, half a chicken breast,
some cheddar, and some mixed greens.

Dinner:

By dinnertime, I felt my husband was beginning to recover himself somewhat, but lacked appetite. So I whipped myself up something that would quickly satisfy, which was wise because he was craving chips and chocolate; and I avoided those. 

I had fusilli with tofu, zucchini, green pepper, mushrooms, and garlic sautéed in olive oil, cayenne, and an Italian spice mix. I also had red wine... it was a long day...

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