Did you realize it has been over three months since I last did a post about what I eat in a “typical day”? I know, horrendous, isn’t it? What was I thinking? Oh yea… that I’m kinda boring at times that way. And honestly, the only reason I’m doing one today is that my wellspring of post ideas is kind of tapped dry at the moment.
So yea.
Anyone that’s been around here for awhile knows that for the better part of a year my usual breakfast was a big bowl of quoatmeal. But, earlier this year I got a bit of a bug.. and for better or worse, since then I just can’t seem to eat that much for breakfast. Now it’s usually a protein shake, maybe an egg (sometimes two!), but lately I’ve been in a bit of a different routine.
Peanutbutter waffles. This particular one is a Kashi 7-Grain that I got on sale, half-price, at the local co-op. There’s a bit over a Tbsp of peanut butter, some chia seeds and a bit of raspberry preserves. I don’t always do the fruit topping, and this was the first time with the chia seeds. I actually did two of these today, but ate the first before I decided I should take a picture. The protein shake I drank after I got to work (so it was about 45min after I was done eating) just to get some extra protein. I do my morning vitamins just before breakfast; calcium, multi-vit, D and B12.
I also had a mid-morning snack, about 9ish (keep in mind, I eat breakfast about 6:10) of a banana. I didn’t take a picture of that, if you don’t know what one looks like, try Google.
Now, while my breakfasts in recent months have been pretty small… my lunches tend to be larger than what I think most people would expect.
That’s a chicken salad roll-up, made with chicken from a rotisserie chicken, some chopped onion, seasonings, romaine lettuce, and a slice of swiss cheese. The whole wheat roll up is a South Beach brand, a decent amount of protein to balance out the carbs. Oh, the dressing is a blend of mayo and yogurt. The salad is made from some corn I grilled the other night with chopped bell pepper, onion, jalapeno, cucumber and a spicy vinaigrette dressing. then of course some blueberries and some more calcium. I typically do either the Bariatric Advantage chews (caramel here) or Celebrate bites. They’re kind of like having a bit of candy or a dessert with my lunch.
Now, I had one meeting set for after work, then I had planned on going home and heading out for a run. But… cause of a work issue I missed that meeting, and my radio show meeting that I usually have on Thursday nights that I thought I didn’t have tonight I found out I do have.. so yea. Best laid plans and all that…
So instead of catching a snack (I was going to get some beef jerky) to get me through the run before having some left over grilled pork and probably a kale salad for dinner… I’m at my usual Thursday after-work hangout, Panera.
It’s weird, I was feeling really hungry when I left work… so I got my usual, the Pick Two, with tuna salad (probably my favorite of the basic sandwiches). I asked for it grilled, but they forgot that and I didn’t feel like worrying about it. I just found out they’ll grill any sandwich no extra charge, so it’s like a tuna melt… without the cheese. Though I could pay extra to add that I suppose. I also got the chicken cobb salad. The whole deal is about 500 calories, give or take a few. Not too bad actually. But, I got about halfway through the sandwich and maybe three-four bites of salad, and I’m full.
I’ve got a couple more hours to kill before my meeting, so I’ll likely finish it before I go. We’ll see. I think next week I’m gonna ask if they can do the tuna as a lettuce wrap for me. hmm.. that’ll cut the calories in the sandwich almost in half. Not that I’m terribly worried bout once slice of bread, but it might be a nice option.
I won’t be home tonight, likely till after 10. I have a bit of a treat at home if I’m feeling the need for something. Most days I do have a snack around 4ish, some jerky or fruit, or yogurt or something, and then I eat dinner around 7ish, so I can usually make it till bed time without another snack. But my schedule is kinda off today, so we’ll see how it goes.
So yea, oh… kale is really good for you and if you prep it right, makes for a tasty salad. It’s worth sharing, so I’ll try to do the salad and write something up about it in the next few days.
Till then…
