Published on May 2nd, 2008 in What I Ate | 1 Comment »My breakfast:
Red pepper and onion finely chopped, cooked in a pan. 3-ish eggs (1 ½ w/yolks, 2 just whites) scrambled. Freshly ground pepper and low-fat shredded cheese added for good measure. After it’s cooked just right, the scrambled eggs are placed on top of homemade bread (made from portions of wheat, oat, and brown rice [...]
Published on Apr 2nd, 2008 in What I Ate | 7 Comments »I had a rough time getting back to my healthier eating routine after Easter splurging. Even though I didn’t eat a lot of junk, I had strong sugar cravings for the next several days. Seems that eating something really sweet triggers me to want more sweets! The more I eat, the more [...]
Published on Mar 12th, 2008 in What I Ate | 6 Comments »Ever since I started including protein in my breakfasts, the increased protein amount has been transferring over into my lunch and dinners too. I didn’t plan to do this; it just kind of happened.
I have protein shakes for breakfast made with a plain, whey protein powder. (It’s surprisingly good with the right protein powder.) I have eggs, which I [...]
Published on Mar 7th, 2008 in What I Ate | 5 Comments »I went to a Whole Foods/Trader Joe’s type of store yesterday and bought pumpkin seeds, something I normally don’t buy. The label on the container read, “Roasted and Salted.” Hmm…
I inspected the seeds through their plastic container, trying to determine if they had too much salt on them. No salt crystals noted; they looked pretty [...]
Published on Feb 29th, 2008 in Cravings, What I Ate | 3 Comments »I did something monumental the other day. I had an orange as an afternoon snack!
You may be thinking, “So what?” But this for me was a big deal! The afternoon is usually when I get snack attacks for something horribly sweet, fatty, and unhealthy. I’ll grab a few mini candy bars from a coworker’s candy [...]
Published on Jan 28th, 2008 in What I Ate | 4 Comments »I am hooked on a new cereal discovery!
This is an organic, granola cereal with slightly sweet pumpkin seeds and flax seeds, and it is soooo good! My husband and I especially like the pumpkin seeds (and I’m not a big “seed” person).
Quick nutritional run down:
1/2 cup will give you:
140 calories (not bad for granola!)
5 [...]
Published on Jan 21st, 2008 in What I Ate | No Comments »This is what my husband and I ate the other night, a homemade, healthier pizza.
I say healthier because it was lower in fat and lacked preservatives. I made the crust with wheat flour, and the cheese was, of course, low-fat. I sprinkled Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and a little bit of pepper on [...]
