November 22nd Day 14

Last Day of our nutrition assignment :

Breakfast: 9:00 am

1 bowl of oatmeal 

Drizzled with homemade sauce:

(frozen raspberries and maple syrup melted together)

Lunch: 11:30 am

1 pizza bagel (1 bagel with organic tomato sauce topped with mozarella cheese)

-Steamed broccoli

-Handful of pecans and prunes

Dinner:

1 pan fried homemade pork schnitzel

( cooked with avocado oil) 

Schnitzel ingredients: ( raw ground pork, pieces of Portuguese bun, onions , spices, raw egg as the glue)

Homemade mashed potatoes

Boiled red cabbage with salt and pepper on top.

Dessert : dark chocolate pretzels (1 cup)

Drinks:2.5-3 litres water

1 cup of coffee (black)

1 cup of peppermint tea (plain)

November 21st - Day 13

Breakfast:10:00 am

2 egg omelette with tomatoes, onion, and feta cheese

Snack: 10:30 am 

2 pieces of shortbread cookie ( with coffee)

Lunch:2:00 pm

1 organic lime Greek yogurt

1 banana 

1 Portuguese bun with balsamic vinegar and olive oil drizzled on top with feta cheese and kalmatta black olives served on the side.

Snack : 4:00 pm

1 apple sliced 

Cucumber and pepper slices.

Dinner:6:00 pm

Organic butter chicken (store bought)

Served with basmatti rice (prepared ourselves)

And 1 whole grain tortilla

Dessert: 7:30 pm

1 piece of salted caramel bread pudding

From Trader Joe's

Drinks:

1 cup of coffee (black)

2.5 litres -3 litres of water

1 cup of green tea ( plain)

November 20th Day 12

Breakfast:7:00 am

Harvest grain bagel with 1 tbsp creamcheese.

Lunch: 12:15 pm (ate in class because of flex)

2 vegetarian samosas ( potatoes, peas, spices, pastry)

1 apple sliced

1 medium ziplock bag of organic popcorn ( boom chicka pop)

Dinner: 3:30 pm

We went out for a family celebration to nandos chicken.

- 1 baked double leg ( with lemon and herb seasoning)

- Mediterranean Salad ( greek salad with spinach and greens)

- French fries on the side

Ketchup and garlic perri sauce on the side

-1 cappuccino to drink

Snack: 6:30 pm

Radishes with plain yogurt and green onion on 12 grain toast sprinkle with salt.

Dessert: salted caramel bread pudding 

1 piece ( trader joes)

Drinks:

3 litres water

1 cup of coffee ( with milk no sugar)

 

November 19th Day 11

Breakfast:7:00am

Harvest grain bagel with 1 tbsp organic creamcheese 

Lunch: 11:10 am

1/2 a pizza bagel (1/2 a bagel, with organic tomato sauce, topped with mozarella cheese)

 

1 bowl Greek salad: (cucumbers, peppers,onions, kalmatta black olives, feta cheese,balsamic vinegar, olive oil)

Snack: 1:00 pm

Cup of raspberries 

Medium ziplock of organic popcorn

Handful of pecans

Snack: 3:20pm 

Apple slices

Vanilla mini wafers

Boom chicka pop organic popcorn

Dinner: 6:00 pm

1 organic chicken breast grilled with homemade honey glaze.

Side of roast potatoes, eggplant, and peppers.

Drinks:

2.5 litres water

1 cup of coffee (with organic milk, no sugar)

1 cup of peppermint tea ( plain)

November 18th - Day 10

Breakfast: 6:50 am

1 harvest grain bagel with organic creamcheese.

Snack:9:40 am

1 cup of raspberries , 1 medium sized ziplock of boom chicka pop popcorn (around 1 &1/2 cups), handful of sliced cucumbers and yellow peppers.

Lunch: 11:10 am

2 slices of leftover organic pizza

1 bowl of Greek salad, ( cucumbers, feta, onions,peppers, kalmatta black olives, balsamic vinegar, olive oil)

Snack:

3:00 pm

Homemade sauerkraut soup, (sauerkraut, broth, potatoes, onions, spices)

Dinner: 5:30 pm

1 piece of cooked tuna fish, with lime juice, olive oil, and soy sauce mixture  on top.

1 bowl of Greek salad.  (cucumbers, feta, onions,peppers, kalmatta black olives, balsamic vinegar, olive oil)

Homemade baked French fries:

( cut sweet potatoes with olive oil, oregano, and salt)

Dessert: 7:00 pm

( 1 bowl vanilla bite size German wafers)

Sliced apples with 1 tbsp peanut butter

Drinks:

2.5- 3 litres water

1 cup of coffee (with organic milk, no sugar)

1 cup of green tea, ( weakly brewed)

Disclaimer: Late posts?

I write down all of my food take in my phone as I eat it so everything is recorded the day I eat it, but the transfer and formatting of it to blogger takes a little longer so while I may post meals for 3 days past on one day , all of the actual information was recorded the day I ate it. :)

November 17th day 9

Breakfast:7:00 am

1 plain bagel toasted with 1 tbsp organic cream cheese

Lunch: 11:00 am

1 bowl Greek salad ( cucumbers, olives, peppers, onions, feta, olive oil, balsamic vinegar)

And 1 medium ziplock of boom chicka pop organic popcorn

Snack: 1:20pm

Raspberries 1 cup

Handful of pecans

Snack: 3:30pm

1 cup organic vanilla bite size wafers

2  organic pickles

Dinner: 5:30 pm

3 pieces organic pizza (frozen)

1 bowl homemade buckwheat soup (carrots, onions, buckwheat, broth,spices)

1 bowl Greek salad (cucumbers, olives, peppers, onions, feta, olive oil, balsamic vinegar)

Snack: 7:00pm

Apple slices

1 bowl of boom chicka pop organic popcorn with 1 tsp butter melted 

And texmex spices

Drinks:

3 litres water

1 cup of coffee

1 cup of green tea

Disclaimer: Organically grown food

So I just wanted to say that most of the food we eat at my house, (where applicable) is organically grown or farmed or organic in general. So I may forget to specify but I have created a list of why has been organic and what has not

 ie; All

 veggies, and fruit

- meat, dairy, eggs, butter, cheese

- grain, wheat, 

- condiments 

- pasta

- spices ( some are not organic but rather pure ie; sea salt, curry powder, cloves, dried pepper flakes, )

- Milk

- hot chocolate 

- homemade cookies made with

Organic flour, sugar, butter

-Coconut oil

- avocado oil

- popcorn

Not organic food items: 

Olives 

Feta cheese

Deli meat

Sesame seed oil

Sauerkraut

Mushrooms in pierogis ( dried from Poland) unsure if classified as organic there.

Cheat food items like ruffles chips, iced Capp, piece if red velvet cookie, mini apple pie

November 16th Day 8

Breakfast: 7:15 am

1 plain bagel with 1 tbsp organic cream cheese

Lunch: 11:00 am

1 ham and mozarella croissant with 1 & 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard. ( homemade)

4 apple slices

1 homemade pecan chocolate chip cookie.

1 snack bag ruffles all dressed chips

Dinner: 4:00 pm

1 bowl of homemade barley soup (carrots, onions, barley, broth, spices,garlic)

1 piece of grilled organic chicken breast with homemade honey glaze

Roasted organic potatoes with pinch of salt

Roasted organic veggies( eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, onion)

( all of dinner was homemade)

 Dessert: 6:00 pm

3 homemade chocolate chip, oatmeal , pecan cookies

1 bowl of boom chicka pop popcorn

Drinks:

1 litre of water

1 cup green tea 

1 cup of coffee with drizzle of organic milk

1 cup of homemade organic hot chocolate with organic milk 

Reflection of the Day:#cheatday

Today was a cheat day in many ways,

I ate meat twice, I had chips, way too much sugar and amount of cookies , not enough water 

I think today I was very tired and giving into things that I wouldn't normally; my decisions today are helping me grow into a more conscious person when it comes to health. I generally eat fairly healthy but sometimes I have those days where I just make mistakes because I'm not thinking clearly, I know that this is not the last day ever in my entire life of cheating, in fact I always give myself 1-2 cheatdays a month because I find it helps me stay on track oddly enough. I am looking forward to a better week of eating for myself and my well being for the rest of this week. I generally don't beat myself up about days like this so long as I understand it's not healthy and move forward and try to make better choices

November 15th Day 7

( posted on different day because of technical error)

Breakfast: 9:30 am

1 toasted plain bagel with 1 tbsp of organic cream cheese 

Snack: 11:00 am

Mini Apple Pie from Macdonalds

Lunch: 2:00 pm

 1 bowl Homemade barley soup with carrots, and onions

With half of a Portuguese bun

Dinner: 

Stirfry;

Buckwheat noodles

Sesame seed oil

Soy sauce 

Carrots, onions, peppers, zucchini

Shrimp 

Dessert: 1 homemade pecan, oatmeal, chocolate chip cookie

Drinks: 

1 cup of coffee (black)

1 cup I homemade hot chocolate made with organic milk

2 litres water 

November 14th Day 6

(I will be posting nov. 3rd, 14th, and 15th today because of technical errors)

Breakfast:10:30 am

Pizza Bagel ( plain bagel, organic tomato sauce, organic mozzarella cheese sprinkled)

Snack: around noon

1 organic lime Greek yogurt

Lunch: 1:00 pm

Red cabbage cooked with pinch of salt 

1 piece whole grain toast with avocado chopped, lemon juice, and spices

Snack:

Cucumbers, peppers, carrots

Renee's Cesar dressing 1 tbsp

Dinner:5:30

Pan fried homemade schnitzel cooked with coconut oil

Roasted potatoes

Sauerkraut with chopped onions

Dessert : 

1 bowl of hard bite salt and vinegar chips 

Drinks:

1 cup of coffee ( black)

2.5 litres of water

1 cup of raspberry herbal tea

November,13th Day 5

Breakfast: 10:00 am

1 plain bagel with 1 tbsp organic cream cheese 

1/2 an apple sliced

Lunch: 2:30 pm

1 home made quesadilla 

( 1 whole wheat tortilla, grated mozzarella cheese sprinkled) baked in oven

Dinner: 5:30 pm

Baked chicken 

Roasted peppers, onions, and potatoes

Snack: 7:00 pm

 1 egg scrambled with feta, tomatoes, and onions.

Drinks:

1 cup of coffee with drizzle if milk 

2.5 litres of water

November 12th Day 4

Breakfast:10:45

1 croissant( plain)

1 cup of cantelope 

Palmsized portion of scrambled eggs

Lunch:1:00 pm

Veggie soup ( carrots, peppers, tomato, cilantro, zucchini) (homemade)

1 Portuguese bun with avocados, lime, onion, tex mex spices, salt

Dinner: 5:30 pm

10 Mushroom sauerkraut pierogis (homemade)

Plain yogurt (in substitute of sour cream)

1 bowl tomato soup( homemade)

Snacks: (throughout the day)

-Apple slices 

-2 dark chocolate pieces

Drinks:

3 litres water

1 cup raspberry herbal tea

November 11th Day 3

( I was at my friends so I couldn't choose the food that I ate but tried to make good choices)

Woke up at 1:00 pm

Breakfast:

2 Scrambled eggs 

1 piece of whole grain toast plain

Drizzle of ketchup for eggs 

Dinner: 

1 hotdog bun with 1 sausage

Drinks:

1 cup of coffee ( black)

Around 1 litre of water

November 10th Day 2

Food:

Breakfast: around 7:00 am

1/2 of a plain bagel with Greek yogurt cream cheese (around 1/2 a tbsp)

Lunch: around 11:10 am

Homemade stirfry: ( zucchini, pepper onions, Spanish rice, 

Drizzle of home made curry sauce : (curry paste, water, lemon juice, soy sauce, maple syrup) 

-Handful of grapes

Dinner: around 5 pm

Homemade Turkey chilli: ( kidney beans, zucchini, tomatoes, pepper, onion, ground turkey,) ( topped with feta cheese) (1bowls)

Snack: around 6:30 pm

A Handful of grapes

2 squares sea salt dark chocolate

1 small bowl of turkey chilli

Drinks:

Around 2.5 litres of water

1/2 an iced Capp

1 cup of coffee with milk ( no sugar)

November 9th- Day 1

Today's meals:

Breakfast: (around 6:50/7:00 am)

1/2 of a sesame seed bagel with around 1/2 a tbsp of Greek yogurt cream cheese.

Lunch:(Around 11:00-11:15 am)

Salad:(cucumbers, feta, peppers, onion, avocado, balsamic vinegar) (homemade)

1 piece of 12 grain toast with 1tsp Dijon mustard and 2-3 pieces of salami.(homemade)

1 cocoa pecan muffin (homemade)

Around 1/4 of a red velvet cookie (shared with friends )

Dinner:(Around 4 pm)

Homemade veggie soup:

(Zucchini, tomatoes, carrots, cilantro, peppers, onion) 

Home made Pizza Quesadilla

Two whole wheat tortillas

Organic Tomato Sauce (1-2 tbsp)

2 pieces of mozzarella cheese

Drizzle of olive oil to cook

Snack: 6:45 pm

Two pieces of 12 grain bread toasted ; topped with 1 avocado chopped with lemon juice, a pinch of salt and spices.

2 pieces dark chocolate 

 Final snack 9:00 pm 

A few grapes

Drinks for the Day:

Around 2.5-3 litres of water

 1 cup of coffee with milk (no sugar)

1 cup peppermint tea (no caffeine)

Introduction

For this two week assignment, 

I will be documenting all if the food I eat and my goal for this period is to eat less meat and will be trying to eat it once a day at most. I will also be trying to follow Michael Pollens three rules; to eat real food, mostly plants, and not too much.  I am looking forward to this food project and seeing how I feel after the two weeks