Meal Planning / Food Diary: Week 15, 4/9-4/13

Disclaimer: I collect my information from packaging, cookbooks, and caloriecount.about.com. It is probably not super accurate, just a good guesstimation.

Note:  Not all recipes are recorded.  Some have links, while others just have pertinent calorie information.  If there is any recipe that you want that I haven't written down, post a comment.


Monday, 04/09:

• Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs (12g; 204cal) in a tortilla wrap (3g; 100cal) w/ 2Tbsp hummus (1.8g; 63cal) and 2Tbsp salsa; protein: 16.8, calories: 367
• Snack: 1/4c crunchy buckwheat cereal (3.25g; 101cal) w/ 1/2c kefir yogurt (4g; 40cal) and 1tsp ground flaxseed (.5g; 10cal); protein: 7.75, calories: 151
• Lunch*: 3 rice cakes (105cal) and 3Tbsp almond butter (7.5g; 285cal); protein: 7.5, calories: 390
• Dinner: lentil soup (1/2c=4.5g; 57.5cal) w/ 1 shredded potato (4g; 201cal; avg. btwn med/lg) and dandelion greens; protein: 8.5, calories: 258.5
• Other: hot lemon water, water, 1/2c orange juice (1g; 55cal), multivitamin w/ iron

Daily totals: protein: 41.6, calories: 1,221.5
*Not the healthiest lunch, but I figured it was equivalent to a pbj and was feeling lazy.  :/

Food Diary: Week 14, 4/2-4/6

Disclaimer: I collect my information from packaging, cookbooks, and caloriecount.about.com. It is probably not super accurate, just a good guesstimation.

Note:  Not all recipes are recorded.  Some have links, while others just have pertinent calorie information.  If there is any recipe that you want that I haven't written down, post a comment.


Monday, 04/02:

• Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs (12g; 204cal) w/ a piece of buttered toast (51cal {1/2 tbsp} + 4g; 80cal) w/ cinnamon; protein: 16, calories: 335
• Snack: chocolate soy pudding; protein: 4, calories: 120
• Lunch: tortilla wrap (3g; 100cal) w/ 1/4c lentils (4.5g; 57.5cal), italian herbs, spinach, 2 tbsp faux swiss cheez (2g; 38cal), and 1 carrot (1g; 35cal); protein: 10.5, calories: 230.5
• Snack: Crunchy Kashi Bar (7g; 180cal), chocolate cookie (??? 200cal), 1/4c crunchy buckwheat cereal (3.25g; 101cal) w/ 1/4c vanilla probiotic yogurt (2.7g; 50cal), and 8 mini hazelnut wafer cookies (2g; 150cal)  protein: 15, calories: 681
• Dinner: 1/4c dry corn meal/grits (2g; 140cal), 1/2c chickpeas (7g; 134.5cal), sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, 2Tbsp faux swiss (2g; 38cal), soy sauce, nutritional yeast, and italian herb blend; protein: 11, calories: 312.5
• Other: hot lemon water, water, liquid vitamin, chai tea
  

Daily totals: protein: 56.5, calories: 1,679

Food Diary: Week 13, 3/26-3/30

Disclaimer: I collect my information from packaging, cookbooks, and caloriecount.about.com. It is probably not super accurate, just a good guesstimation.

Note:  Not all recipes are recorded.  Some have links, while others just have pertinent calorie information.  If there is any recipe that you want that I haven't written down, post a comment.  :)


Monday, 03/26:

• Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs (12g; 204cal) w/ a piece of buttered toast (51cal {1/2 tbsp} + 4g; 80cal); protein: 16, calories: 335
• Lunch: 1c pasta salad (11g; 310cal) w/ 1/4c yogurt (2.7g; 50cal), 2Tbsp mayo (200cal), celery, sun-dried tomatoes, green onions, 2Tbsp italian herbs, s/p; protein: 13.7, calories: 560
• Snack: homemade brownie square (???) and 3 prunes (.5g; 60cal); protein: .5, calories: 360
• Dinner: l/o pasta salad; protein: 13.7, calories: 560
• Other: hot lemon water, water, liquid vitamin, christmas tea
  

Daily totals: protein: 43.9, calories: 1,815

Food Diary: Week 12, 3/19-3/23

Disclaimer: This information is collected using information from packaging and caloriecount.about.com. It is probably not super accurate, just a good guesstimation.

Note:  Not all recipes are recorded.  Some have links, while others just have pertinent calorie information.  If there is any recipe that you want that I haven't written down, post a comment.  :)


Monday, 03/19:

• Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs (12g; 204cal) w/ a piece of buttered toast (51cal {1/2 tbsp} + 4g; 80cal); protein: 16, calories: 335
• Snack: 1/4c Love Crunch granola (2.5g; 130cal) w/ 1/4c vanilla probiotic yogurt (2.7g; 50cal); protein: 5.2, calories: 180
• Lunch: 1 egg (6g; 102cal) salad (1Tbsp mayo, 100cal) sammie (2 slices of bread, 8g; 160cal)  w/ lettuce, s/p; protein: 14, calories: 362
• Snack: 6 squares of Lindt white chocolate  (2g; 210cal) and 2Tbsp white chocolate peanut butter (6g; 180cal) protein: 8, calories: 390
• Dinner: 2 med jacket potatoes (5g; 236cal) w/ 1/2c kidney beans (8g; 100cal) and 50g cream cheese filling (2g; 200cal); protein: 15, calories: 536
• Snack: 2Tbsp white chocolate peanut butter (6g; 180cal); protein: 6, calories: 180
• Other: hot lemon water, water, liquid vitamin, chai tea
  

Daily totals: protein: 64.2, calories: 1,983
*To cut down on calories, avoid the late night pb.  :)

Food Diary: Week 11, 3/12-3/16

Disclaimer: This information is collected using information from packaging and caloriecount.about.com. It is probably not super accurate, just a good guesstimation.

Note:  Not all recipes are recorded.  Some have links, while others just have pertinent calorie information.  If there is any recipe that you want that I haven't written down, post a comment.  :)


Monday, 03/12:

• Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs (12g; 204cal) and a piece of toast with 2tsp raspberry jam (4g; 80cal + 70cal); protein: 16g, calories: 354
• Snack: 1/4c Love Crunch granola (2.5g; 130cal) w/ 1/4c light kefir yogurt (2g; 20cal); protein: 4.5, calories: 150
• Lunch: l/o coconut (170cal) lentil (13.4g; 172.5cal) soup; protein: 13.4, calories: 342.5
• Snack: 1/4c vanilla probiotic yogurt (2.7g; 50cal) w/ 1/4c crunchy buckwheat cereal (3.25g; 101cal) and 1Tbsp pb (3.8g; 94cal); protein: 9.75, calories: 245
• Dinner: 1/2c white beans (8.7g; 124.5cal) and 1c cooked quinoa (11.2g; 294cal) w/ 2Tbsp evoo (238cal) + green onion, sun-dried tomatoes, raisins (1/4c=54.25), lemon juice, and s/p; protein: 19.9, calories: 710.75
• Other: hot lemon water, water, multivitamin w/ iron
  

Daily totals: protein: 63.55, calories: 1,802.25

So, What Do Vegetarians Eat?

  I've often heard friends exclaim that they don't know how to cook vegetarian meals or that they just don't like veggies.  So, I thought that I'd let you peer into a cross section of my life and start a weekly food diary.  Honestly, it is probably more for me than for you, but I think it can help people see that eating vegetarian is not so hard and that if done right, veggies can actually be delicious!  ;D  I'll try to add recipe links to some of the meals that I eat and some basic nutritional information.

  I'm not a certified nutritionist, so I won't have a complete breakdown of every vitamin and mineral.  I thought I'd just stick to the basics for now: protein and calories; to show that you can get your protein needs met w/o meat and provide calorie breakdowns for those who might want to try a vegetarian diet or wish to view it as a meal plan.

Disclaimer: This information is collected using information from packaging and caloriecount.about.com. It is probably not super accurate, just a good guesstimation.

Note:  Not all recipes are recorded.  Some have links, while others just have pertinent calorie information.  If there is any recipe that you want that I haven't written down, post a comment.  :)

Monday, 03/05:

• Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs (12g; 204cal) and a piece of buttered toast (51cal {1/2Tbsp} + 4g; 80cal) w/ cinnamon and sugar (1tsp=16cal); protein: 16g, calories: 351
• Snack: 1/4c yogurt (2g; 20cal) w/ 2Tbsp crunchy buckwheat cereal (1.6g; 50.5cal) and 1tsp maple syrup (18cal); protein: 3.6g, calories: 88.5
• Lunch: 1/4c dry couscous (5g; 148cal) w/ 1/4c chickpeas (3.6g; 67cal), carrots, cilantro, 2Tbsp evoo (238cal), lemon juice, s/p/red pepper flakes and 1Tbsp pumpkin seeds (2.7g; 57cal); protein: 11.3g, calories: 510
• Snack: 1/4c almonds; protein: 7.5g, calories: 204
• Dinner: watercress soup w/ potatoes (2.5g; 118cal per potato); protein: 5g, calories: 236
• Snack: 2 rice crackers (70cal) w/ almond butter (2Tbsp=5g; 190cal) and 1/2 an apple (47.5cal); protein: 5g, calories: 307.5
• Other: hot lemon water, water, thyme tea, multivitamin w/iron

Daily totals: protein: 48.4, calories: 1,697