(much needed) Return to healthy eating
Things are always a little hectic the first few days back to work after a vacation. So last night I scrambled up some eggs and veggies.
For three servings:
- 7 Egg whites
- 1 whole egg
- splash of water
- S&P
- Franks red hott
- 1/2 green pepper
- 1 large zucchini
- 1/2 cup white mushrooms
- 1 large green onion
I portioned the scramble out into three containers, and had one of them with some ketchup for my breakfast #1 at work:
Stats on B#1: 141 calories, 13g carbs, 1g fat, 19g protein, 3g fiber
Breakfast #2
Dannon Strawberry Greek Yogurt + 1/4 cup blueberries + 3 medium strawberries
Stats on B#2: 163 calories, 25g carbs, 0g fat, 12g protein, 2g fiber
Lunch
HUGE salad consisting of:
- 1/2 bag fresh express romaine lettuce
- 1/2 green pepper
- 1/2 a large roma tomato
- 1/2 a large cucumber
- 1 hard boiled egg
- 1/4 cup sliced red onion
- 2 tbsp Ken’s Lite Northern Italian Romano Salad dressing
I LOVE hard boiled eggs on salads!
Stats on Lunch: 206 calories, 20g carbs, 10g fat, 11g protein, 7g fiber
Snack
On the way home from Charlotte, we st0pped at a Publix so I could pick up some Western Bagel Alternative Bagels. Finally!!! I had a blueberry bagel with 1/2 laughing cow swiss cheese wedge for my snack:
Stats on Snack: 128 calories, 27g carbs, 1g fat, 8g protein, 7g fiber
Dinner
Grilled chicken and roasted veggies:
Stats on Dinner: 245 calories, 17g carbs, 7g fat, 27g protein, 8g fiber
Dessert
FRUIT SMOOTHIE! I mixed up a big batch for me and Jarrod to split:
- 1 cup fresh frozen strawberries
- 1/2 cup fresh frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup stonyfield farms fat free plain yogurt
- 2 packets truvia
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 1 cup Almond breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Stats on the smoothie: 95 calories, 20g carbs, 2g fat, 6g protein, 5g fiber
Who doesn’t love a big package?
Netrition order arrived!!! Yay for flat-rate UPS shipping!!!
Breakdown of the goods:
- Mama Lupe’s Low-Carb Tortillas
- Dixie Diner Carb Counters Soy Rocks plus Flax Bars (1 Crunchy Apple, 1 Crunchy Caramel Chocolate, 1 Crunchy Chocolate)
- Nutritious Living Hi-Lo Cereal, Maple Pecan
- Joseph’s Middle East Bakery Reduced Carb/Flax, Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Pita Bread
- Joseph’s Middle East Bakery Reduced Carb/Flax, Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Lavash Bread
- Bell Plantation Chocolate PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter
Can’t wait to try out all these goodies!
The Jewelry Party went really well! I always feel really happy and empowered when I get together with a group of women. Through my job, I get the opportunity to work with Akron’s Knowledgeable Network of Women, but outside of work I don’t have a ton of women-only time these days. While the Jewelry party was fun, I wish there was something I could do to get a group of women together without the enticement of having to buy a product.
Here’s some pics of the grub:
Separately, it may sound odd but I felt kinda guilty for getting free jewelry based on my friends’ purchases. Yes it offset the cost of the food and drinks, but that’s the sort of thing I like doing for friends without expecting anything in return. Maybe I’m just weird — but regardless I don’t think I’ll have any sort of jewelry/tupperware/purse/candle etc parties in the future, but I’ll definitely have to think of another type of get together for my lady friends.
I was so exhausted from the party that I didn’t spend a ton of time on my meals today. At least I’m going to get to try out a new recipe for dinner tonight 😀
B1 – After my success with the Luna Bar earlier this week, I was pumped to try a new breakfast bar so I decided to go with the Dixie Diner Carb Counters Soy Rocks plus Flax Bars in Crunchy Chocolate….
I took approximately 1.5 bites before tossing the rest in the trash! I felt like I was eating a chocolate scented tire.
🙁 Two thumbs down Dixie Diner… Two thumbs down.
B2 = Oats and fruits!
L: I decided to use up some of the party leftovers and make a lavash sandwich with the new lavash bread I ordered from netrition– a lavawich if you will 😉 . You may be asking, what the heck is lavash? Well my friends, It’s basically a really thin flat bread. I loaded it up with some turkey/ham, and a ton of sprouts, tomatoes, onions, and half a laughing cow french onion wedge.
Check out the height on this sucker:
The bread doesn’t have much taste to it (which is actually good–most low carb products have a funky after taste). I think what I like most about this bread is the sheer size of it. My sandwich was on half of the lavash–but I think I’ll try making a monster flat bread pizza with it this weekend.
Stats on the Lavash: 1/2 of one lavash has 50 calories, 7g carbs, 3g dietary fiber, 5g protein
Man… can’t wait for the weekend to get here! Goal this weekend is to not spend any money — which is good because I could really use a low-key R&R couple of days!
Dinner plan this evening is to try out the stuffed peppers I posted earlier in the week and make some roasted broccoli. I’m really getting sick of frozen steamed veggies, that is for darn sure!