Monday, January 28, 2008

Obviously I lost steam on my food journal. One meal was more than enough. Sometimes I have trouble when I get too detail-oriented; it becomes a massive project and then I don't want to do it anymore. The long and the short of it is that I'm struggling a bit right now because all I want is carbs - lovely, heavy carbohydrates. I am like this every winter... perhaps all people who live in cold areas are. I am in serious hibernation mode. However, hopefully I will get out of it and back onto the cooking and eating healthy train... right after I have another peanut butter and banana sandwich...

Monday, January 21, 2008

Food journaling seems like it would be good for me to do right now as I finally get back into training. I am eating quite a bit of beans these days, which is lots of fun. I'm trying to cut down on my wheat-based foods and soy products, while increasing my beans and rice combinations. So far it is going pretty well. So maybe I'll start the food journal right now.

Monday
5am:
* 1/2c. PC Organic 7 Reasons Multigrain cereal (1)
* 1 banana
* 1/2c. Safeway Organics plain soy milk (2)
Swim
8am:
* Smoothie with 1 banana, 1 scoop Vega (3), 1c. soy milk (2), 1 Tbsp. peanut butter, 1 tsp sesame seeds
* 2 pieces of toast with 2 Tbsp peanut butter, 2 tsp raspberry jam





1. PC Organic 7 Reasons Multigrain cereal
Calories: 120
Fat: 1g (0.2g Saturated) (2%)
Sodium: 60mg (3%)
Carbohydrates: 24g (8%) - Fibre: 3g (12%)
- Sugars: 2g
Protein: 4g
Calcium: 2%
Iron: 10%

2. Safeway Organics plain soy milk (1c.)
Calories: 100
Fat: 4g (6%)
- Saturated: 1g (5%)
- Polyunsaturated: 2g
~ Omega-6: 1.6g
~ Omega-3: 0.4g
- Monounsaturated: 1g
Sodium: 130mg (5%)
Potassium: 380mg (11%)
Carbohydrates: 9g (3%) - Fibre: 1g (4%)
- Sugars: 6g
Protein: 7g
Vitamin A: 10%
Vitamin C: 4%
Calcium: 30%
Iron: 6%
Vitamin D: 45%
Thiamine: 8%
Riboflavin: 25%
Niacin: 8%
Vitamin B6: 6%
Folate: 6%
Vitamin B12: 50%
Pantothenate: 15%
Phosphorus: 25%
Magnesium: 10%
Zinc: 10%

3. Vegan Smoothie Infusion (2 scoops)
Calories: 120 (40 calories from fat)
Fat: 4.5g (7%)
- Saturated: 0.2g (1%)
- Polyunsaturated: 3g
~ Omega-6: 0.5g
~ Omega-3: 2.5g
Sodium: 170mg (7%)
Potassium: 170mg (5%)
Carbohydrates: 10g (3%) - Fibre: 6g (24%)
- Sugars: 1g
Protein: 14g
Vitamin A: 10%
Vitamin C: 0%
Calcium: 4%
Iron: 30%
Vitamin E: 4%
Magnesium: 25%