Evergood Garlic Sausage ×
2 eggs scrambled ×
Milk ×
Pasta with Garlic Prawns and Bok Choy ×

Satsuma orange ×
Toast and butter ×
Garlic Sausage ×
Bean Soup ×
Roast Turkey with fixings ×

Ze Plan

Satsuma Mandarin Orange ×
Toast and Butter ×
15 Bean Soup ×
Sourdough bread and butter ×
Cranberry Beet Jello Salad ×

Satsuma orange ×
Summer Sausage on Sourdough ×
Roasted Veggies ×
Leftover Turkey Divan ×

Onion Quiche ×
Sprouted Wheat Toast ×
Summer Sausage ×
Turkey Sandwich ×
Beet and Jello salad ×

Orange Pineapple Juice ×
Coffee ×
Organic Firehouse Jack ×
Roasted Veggies ×
Beef Summer Sausage ×
Crackers ×
Crab Quiche ×

Final Christmas Menu

Baked Cod under Sour Cream -- definitely a repeat for me **** ×
Spinach Artichoke Bread Dressing (too dry this time) ×
Roasted Vegetables (excellent with Rosemary) ×
Turkey Divan (creamy and delicious) ×
Molded Beet Cran Raspberry Salad (left it in the fridge)

Buttered Toast
Lindor Truffles
2% Milk
Roast Chicken Breast

Scrambled eggs with cheese
Garden Patch Juice
Breast of Chicken
Veggie spaghetti with peas and corn

Need Food

Toast ×
tuna on crackers ×
Garden Patch Juice ×
Chinese Chicken Curry with Amber and Kyle ×

Mandarin Orange ×
Banana ×
PB Toast ×
Milk ×
Garden Patch Juice ×
Tuna Sandwich ×
Junior Ranchero Burrito ×

Need to Get Back on Track

Mandarin Orange ×
Chicken Curry ×
Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Mandarin Orange ×
Sourdough Toast ×
Chinese Chicken Curry ×
Turkey Soup at 8:30 p.m. ×

I am Worth the Effort

Scrambled Eggs ×
Hebrew National Hot Dog ×
Sourdough Toast ×
Chinese Chicken Curry ×

And for Today

Fried Ham Slice ×
Crushed Wheat Sourdough ×
Banana ×
Honey Yogurt ×
Fiber 1 ×
Garden Patch Juice ×
Hebrew National Beef Franks ×

No Plan Today

I neglected to think about meals but breakfast turned out to be Ruffles and Garden Patch Juice followed by some Pepper Jack and Triscuits mid morning.
Honeyed Walnut Prawns in Eureka ×
Broccoli ×
Hot and Sour Soup ×
Ruffles ×
Roasted Garlic Salsa ×

I found the recipe online for Honeyed Walnut Prawns and won't have to go out for them anymore.

Need to Go Rustle some Grub

Eggs ×
Toast ×
Garden Patch ×
Coffee ×
Pepper Jack Cheese ×
Nathan's Beef Franks ×
Sauerkraut ×
Ruffles ×
Roasted Garlic Salsa ×
More Garden Patch Juice ×

Tentative Plan

Yogurt ×
Broiled Cheese Toast ×
Turkey Soup ×
Manicotti ×
Cheese and Crackers ×
Garden Patch Juice ×

a Gourmet' Birthday

Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and a Pasilla Pepper ×
Scrambled Eggs with Broccolini ×
Garden Patch Veggie Juice ×
Kalamata Olive Bread ×
Mushroom Marinara Manicotti ×

Welcome Home to my Own Food Choices

Sourdough Toast with Butter ×
Banana ×
Apricot Mango Yogurt ×
Turkey ×

Easy Going End of the Week

Kiwi ×
Toast ×
Egg ×
Hot Turkey Sandwich ×
Turkey Soup
Cottage Cheese
Sourdough Toast

Toast ×
Coffee ×
Honey Yogurt ×
Kiwi ×
Turkey Soup ×



Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Toast ×
Kiwi ×
Turkey Soup ×
Leftovers:
Mashed Potatoes ×
Asparagus ×
Spinach-Artichoke Dressing ×

Toast ×
Fiber 1 and Honey Yogurt ×
Roast Turkey ×
Mashed Potatoes ×
Spinach Artichoke Brie Dressing ×
Asparagus ×
Butternut Squash ×
Giblet Gravy ×

Jonagold Apple sliced ×
Honey Yogurt and Cinnamon ×
Coffee ×
Sourdough with Avocado, Tomato and Onion ×
Egg Foo Yung ×
Scallops ×

Scrambled Eggs with Onion, Spinach and Cheese ×
Vienna Sourdough Toast ×
Mince Pie ×
BBQ Pork ×

Green bean casserole ×
cornbread stuffing ×
Asian BBQ Pork
Mince Pie ×
Milk ×
sliced orange ×

Black Friday

Peanut Butter Toast ×
Milk ×
Cornbread Stuffing ×
Green Bean Casserole ×
Orange Slices
Grilled Salmon ×

Happy Thanksgiving

Starters:
Grilled Rib Eye ×
Sourdough Toast ×
Turkey ×
Mashed Potatoes ×
Gravy ×
Roll ×
Green Beans ×
Dressing ×
Sweet Potato Pie ×

hot buttered mini baguette ×
Turkey Sandwich ×
Ice Cream ×

Toast ×
V-8 ×
Coffee ×
Creamed Pinto Bean Soup ×
Combination #1 Chow Mein, Fried Rice, Mar Far Chicken ×

Monday Morning Breakfast Club

Chile Relleno Casserole ×
Smoked Turkey Sausage ×
Fresh baked artisan bread ×
Bean Soup with cheese and onion ×
Sourdough Bread and butter ×

Accent on Whole Grains and Health

Steel Cut Oats ×
Peanut Butter Thin Bun Toasted ×
Cottage Cheese and Bean Soup ×
Pinto Bean Entree Salad ×

Empty Larder

Checking the pantry and freezer for something that looks edible today.
Very Veggie Juice is my starter ×
Grands Biscuits with butter ×
Beef Tamales ×
Popcorn ×
Pizza Toppings ×

Biscuits with butter and jelly ×
V8 ×
smoked trout and triscuits ×
Shrimp Noodle Soup ×

Ruffles ×
Lindor Truffle ×
V-8 ×
Triscuits ×
Boiled Egg ×
Enchilada Pie ×

Honey Yogurt ×
Toasted Thin Bun with butter ×
V-8 ×
Boiled egg (sandwich) ×
Cucumber in rice wine vinegar ×
Ruffles ×
Lindt Truffles ×
May as well 'fess up to the fact that I starved then binged.

Honey Yogurt ×
Florentine Scrambled Eggs ×
Pinto Beans ×
Raw Turnip ×
Triscuits with peanut butter ×

Biscuits and gravy at the Junction Inn in Cave Junction, OR ×
Halibut Fish and Chips at Trinidad Bay Eatery ×
Lasagna Mozzarella ×

Lee Kum Kee and Parmesan in nuked whipped Eggs ×
Toasted Whole Wheat Thin Bun ×
Angus Beef Burger in Grants Pass, OR ×

Huevos Rancheros (of a sort) ×
overripe banana slices with Fiber 1 and Honey Yogurt @ 11 a.m. ×
Roast Chicken ×
House Special Chow Mein @ Chan's ×

Strong black coffee ×
toast ×
egg ×
pinto beans ×
Kebab Cafe Cheeseburger ×

Greek Gods Honey Yogurt ×
Jonagold Apple ×
handful of almonds ×
chicken breast slices in bean 'gravy' ×
grape tomatoes ×
pinto beans ×
sliced french bread and butter ×

Biscuit ×
Very Veggie Juice ×
Apple
Blackeyed Peas ×
Roast Chicken ×
Tomato Slices

the plan

Biscuits with Chile con Queso ×
Steamed Wild and Brown Rice and Broccoli ×
Bacon ×
Salmon ×
Jonagold Apple ×

Belgian Waffles ×
Salmon ×
Spinach Salad ×
Welsh Rarebit ×
Stir Fried Green Beans

Peanut Butter Sandwich ×
Coffee ×
Black Bean Chili ×
Sourdough Toast ×
Cold Baked Salmon ×
Mixed Green Salad ×

Toast ×
V-8 ×
Salmon ×
Vegetarian Chili with chopped onion and plain yogurt ×
Not a totally balanced diet -- where are the greens???

Bacon and eggs ×
Toast ×
Apple and yogurt ×
Cheese and Crackers ×
Split Pea Soup ×

Healthy Choices

bacon ×
eggs ×
toast ×
cantaloupe ×
Spinach Omelet ×
Cold Swiss and Cheddar Sandwich ×
Spinach Salad ×

handful of almonds ×
cocktail shrimp ×
Salmon Salad ×
Shrimp ×

Bacon and an Egg ×
Toast ×
Tri Tip Sandwich ×
Homemade Tomato Vegetable Soup ×
Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce ×

Soup Night

French Toast ×
Turkey Bacon ×
Fresh Green Apple with Honey ×
Grilled Cheese on Sourdough ×
Tomato ×
Homemade Tomato Vegetable Soup ×
Garlic Bread ×

Day of the Dead

Cube Steak ×
Mini Apple Strudel Bites ×
Grilled Cheese Sandwich ×
Very Very Veggie Juice ×
Cheese and Cube Steak Sandwich ×

Beef as a Treat

Smashed red potato and butter on Whole Grain Toast ×
V-8 ×
Ruffles ×
Chile con Queso ×
Black Angus Ribeye Steak ×
Kim Chee ×

A Moment of Hesitation

as I weigh what I have versus what I might want...

Cinnamon Pear with Yogurt ×
Peanut Butter Toast ×
Red Potatoes with Meatballs and Marinara ×

Peanut Butter Toast ×
Apple ×
tomatoes ×
Salmon and Boiled Egg on a Bagel ×
red pepper ×
Chicken/Turkey Apple Meatballs ×

Keeping it Vegetarian

Fresh baked biscuits
Boiled Egg
V-8
Brown Rice Fettucini with Scallops
Campari Tomatoes
Red Potatoes
Green Cabbage
Onion
Carrots
Cup of Lentil Soup

Today I am...

Red Seedless Grapes in Honey Yogurt ×
Licorice Tea ×
Lentil Soup ×
Mini Baguette ×
Boiled egg ×
Nuked Red Potatoes ×

Yum, Yum, Yum

Cinnamon Pear ×
Bagel and Broiled Cheddar ×
Crimini Mushrooms ×
Scallops ×
Asparagus ×

V-8 ×
Peanut Butter Toast ×
Salmon ×
Tomatoes, Onion and Carrot with Ranch Dressing ×
Edamame and white corn with pepper strips ×
Eggplant Parmigiana ×

Feasting from the Larder

Bagel for Breakfast ×
Grapes and Yogurt
Tuna for lunch ×
Split Pea Soup ×
Roast Salmon ×
V-8 ×

Another Bagel Day

Jonagold Apple ×
Honey Yogurt ×
Egg ×
Noah's Everything Bagel ×
Sharp Cheddar ×
Tuna ×
V-8 ×
Pommes Frites ×
Salmon ×

Noah's Bagel toasted with butter ×
Pear ×
Shrimp Cocktail ×
Navy Bean Soup ×

Buckwheat Crepe (Go for the Goat) ×
Bleu Cheese Burger Basket ×
Sprite ×
Cocktail Shrimp with Sauce ×
Navy Bean Soup ×
Sliced Tomato ×

Sunny Tuesday

Beautiful day ahead of us. Debating work or play. Here's the plan if I stay at home and do chores today.

Cinnamon Pear ×
Honey Yogurt ×
Fiber 1 ×
Salmon Salad Sandwich ×
Ruffles ×
Navy Bean Soup ×

Monday Morning Breakfast Club

Scrambled Eggs
Hash Browns
Green Seedless Grapes
Honey Yogurt
Avocado
Herdez Salsa
Tomato Soup with Chicken/Turkey Apple Meatballs
Popcorn
Banana Split Ice Cream
Hamburger
...

Who knows What to Eat?

Very Very Veggie Juice ×
Fiber 1
Red Seedless Grapes ×
Yogurt ×
Tomato Bisque Soup with ×
Chicken/Turkey Apple Meatballs ×

Boiled Egg ×
12 Grain Toast ×
Cottage Cheese ×
Very Very Veggie Juice ×
Hawaiian Spam and Cabbage (YUMMERS) ×
Banana Split ×

Boiled Egg ×
Cottage Cheese ×
Red Potatoes ×
Winter Squash ×
Greek Lamb Stuffing ×
Banana Split Ice Cream ×

Nutri Grain Waffles ×
Banana ×
Lemon Water ×
Very Very Veggie
Lamb Stuffed Squash ×
12 Grain Toast ×

Well, I guess I'm just a little...

Carrot cake with my coffee ×
Scrambled Eggs with Feta, Onion and Salsa ×
Ruffles with Salsa ×
Ball Park Angus Hot Dog on 12 Grain Bread ×
Greek Lamb Stuffing ×

We'll Be Needing Comfort Food Soon

Apple Crumb Cobbler ×
Milk
Split Pea Soup ×
Hot Dog ×
Cottage Cheese ×
Rack of Lamb ×
Risotto ×
Split Pea Soup ×
Carrot Cake ×

Plan for the Day

Baked Fuji Apple with Honey Yogurt and Cinnamon ×
Smoked Salmon 'salsa' ×
Onion Bagel ×
Ciabatta ×
roasted potato with green beans and zucchini ×
Banana Split Ice Cream ×
Lamb Burger on Ciabatta ×

Sunday at Home

It's a cold morning perfect for knitting and drinking coffee. Some physical activity is in order on this gloomy (so far) day.

Apple Crumb Cobbler ×
Honey Yogurt ×
Milk
Bean Soup ×
Rack of Lamb ×
Cottage Cheese with diced Tomatillo ×

Tomatillos

My neighbors gave me two dozen tomatillos, husked but not rinsed clean of the sticky residue. Yesterday I made a Tomatillo Sauce to flavor small white beans and ended up with a tasty soup. Today I will convert it to Company Soup by adding petite white corn and Chicken/Turkey Apple Meatballs. I also plan to experiment with Fried Tomatillos and a Savory Tomatillo Pie with Pineapple Chunks.

Nachos ×
Nutrigrain Waffles with butter and Jelly ×
Fancy Tomatillo White Bean Soup ×
lunch and dinner
Tillamook Banana Split Ice Cream ×

Experimentation with Tomatillos from the Garden

Fuji Apple ×
Honey Yogurt ×
Nutrigrain Waffles ×
Turkey Kielbasa ×
Larrupin's Mustard Dill Sauce ×
Toasted Mini Bun ×
Tomatillo Soup with White Beans ×

Create your own visitor map!

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

2 Biscuit ×
Egg ×
Honey Yogurt

Creamed Salmon
Mashed Potatoes
Sliced Tomato

Baked Winter Squash
Turkey Kielbasa
Sauerkraut

Hump Day

Melba Snacks ×
Pumpernickel Toast ×
Yogurt ×
Fuji Apple ×

Cottage Cheese ×
Sliced Tomato ×
Carrots Sticks ×
Hot and Sour Soup ×

Creamed Salmon with peas ×
Garlic Mashed Potatoes ×

Wavering

It's going to be another active workday for me and I probably need a good breakfast to get me up to speed. With Bacon and Eggs available the Oatmeal is not all that appealing.

Bacon ×
Eggs ×
Rye Toast ×
Chocolate Milk
Burger King Whopper Jr and 2 Tacos ×
Carrot sticks ×
Linguini with Clam Sauce ×
Sliced Tomato ×

Working Day

Bacon ×
Eggs ×
Toast ×
Milk
popcorn ×
Linguini with Kale, Bacon and Onion, White Clam Sauce added today ×

Musing on the day

Hot Dog - Ball Park Angus Beef ×
Pumpernickel Bread ×
Very Very Veggie ×

Sauteed Kale with onion and bacon ×
egg linguini ×

Journal Entry - Food Actually Eaten Today

Chicken and Apple Meatballs ×
Very Very Veggie ×
Melba Snacks ×
Albondigas Supreme (Creamy Meatball Soup Mexicana)×
Watermelon Feta Salad with Lemon Balm ×
Colby Jack Cheese slice ×
Melba Snacks ×
More Albondigas

Fickle Friday

Fiber 1 ×
Fuji Apple ×
Honey Yogurt ×
Pasta Artichoke Salad ×
Spinach Stromboli × (while shopping with Amber)
Cucumber Tomato Salad ×
Chicken/Apple Meatballs ×

'tis the Plan

...boiled egg ×
...Canadian Bacon ×
...coffee ×
...chocolate milk ×
...grilled lamb ×
...pasta artichoke salad ×
...chocolate milk ×
...sliced tomato ×

Breakfast Out!!!

Roasted Red Potatoes ×
Scrambled Eggs with Onion ×
Biscuits ×
Cantaloupe ×
Cottage Cheese ×
Portabella Stuffed with Italian Sausage ×
Sauteed Spinach ×
Sliced Tomato - Cottage Cheese ×

So Here Is the Plan

Fiber 1 ×
Fuji Apple ×
Pecans ×
Split Pea Soup ×
Rice a Roni ×
Shrimp ×
Sliced Tomato ×
Lamb Steak ×
Cottage Cheese ×

Fasting bs is 91 at 8 a.m.

Off the Track Already

Started the morning with good intentions but blew it already.
Multi Grain Toast × ~
Boiled Egg × ~ Breakfast was too many carbs
Chocolate Milk × ~
Pea Soup ×
Chicken Cordon Bleu ×
Spinach Salad ×
Banana ×
Shrimp with Rice A Roni ×
Sauteed fresh Spinach ×

Keeping it Simple

Canadian Bacon ×
Melba Snacks (10g carbs/serving) ×
Pancake with Strawberry Sauce ×
Scallops ×
Bok Choy, Mushrooms & Carrot ×
Chicken Cordon Bleu (Prepared by Ray's)

Fasting BS 97 @ 6 a.m.

Leftover Saturday with Healthful Choices

Fiber 1 with milk and a banana ×
1/2 Ciabatta with ×
Canadian Bacon ×
Swiss Cheese ×
Tomato Slices ×
1/4 Avocado ×
Spinach Leaves ×
Split Pea Soup and
the rest of the sandwich for dinner ×

Much Too Early Start

Insomnia got me up at 4 a.m. I'll most likely be cat napping off and on today.

Nutrilite Protein Bar ×
Coffee ×
Mushroom Zucchini Omelette ×
Milk

Stuffed Baked Potato ×
Split Pea Soup ×

Oriental Scallops ×
(Bok Choy and Mushrooms) ×

An Attempt at Control

Fiber 1 ×
Fuji Apple ×
Ciabatta heel with butter ×

Cheese ×
Canadian Bacon ×

Pinto Beans Encore ×

Fasting Blood Sugar 100.

Glycemic Index

Cantaloupe ×
Canadian Bacon, egg and Cheese on a Waffle ×
Tomato slices ×
Pinto Beans ×
Lunch at Ambers (Bean Soup)

Fasting Blood Sugar of 91 after a hearty dinner of Pinto Beans with Ciabatta.

Learning As I Go

The pasta salad yesterday was excellent but it really did a number on my Blood Sugar readings. It was the portions -- NOT the food choice.

...Fiber One Cereal with Skim Milk ×
...Clementine ×
...Tuscan Cantaloupe ×
...Cottage Cheese ×
...Pinto Beans ×
...Canadian Bacon ×
...Ciabatta with Butter ×

Stick with recommended portions. It pays off.

Discipline for Today

Broiled Ciabatta with Cheese slice ×

Greek Chicken Pasta Salad - REMARKABLE ×
Tomatoes ×

Nourishing

Nutrigrain Waffles ×
Canadian Bacon ×
Poached Egg ×
Fuji Apple ×

Chicken Soup ×
Ciabatta with butter ×

Greek Pasta Salad ×

Rosh HaShanah

Safeway's Multigrain Toast with Strawberry Rhubarb Jelly ×

Sorbet and a movie ×

Chili Cheese Fries ×

Bit of a Mystery

I will let my fridge and my whims determine what I eat today. Right now I am leaning toward a Grilled Cheese Sandwich for Breakfast!!!

Grilled Cheddar on 7 Grain Bread ×
Tomato slices ×

Chicken Tortilla Soup ×

Last of the Roast Chicken

Nutrigrain Waffles ×

Zucchini, Summer Squash and Onion in an Omelet ×

Roast Chicken Breast ×
Lemon Spinach Cous Cous ×
tomatoes with blue cheese dressing ×

Hump Day

Brown Rice Tostitos ×
Cottage Cheese ×
Tomato×

Salmon ×
Lemon Spinach Cous Cous ×
Veggies dipped in chili bean paste ×
Tomatoes with bleu cheese dressing ×

Roast Chicken Breast Sandwich ×

Fasting BS is 93

Nutrigrain Waffles ×
Honey Yogurt with almonds ×
Clementine ×

Roast Chicken ×
Vegetarian Chili Beans from dry Pintos ×
Romaine with tomatoes

Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce ×
Brown Rice Triangles with Sea Salt ×
BS is 110 two hours later.

End of the Week (or Beginning, depending upon your Perspective)

Eggo Nutrigrain Waffles with Strawberry Rhubarb Jam ×

Chili Beans ×
Garlic Sourdough ×
Pistachio Pudding ×

Homemade Chili Beans ×
Rotisserie Chicken ×
Demi Baguette ×

Another Day -- Another Menu

Fasting Blood Sugar 98 @ 8 a.m. (relatively low fat dinner last night)

Honey Yogurt ×
Clementine ×
Fiber One ×

Chicken Salad ×
Mushroom Soup ×
Garlic Bread ×

Tamales ×
Honey Yogurt ×
Almonds ×

Healthful Start

Honey Yogurt ×
Nutrigrain Waffles ×
Clementine ×

Chicken Salad Sandwich ×
Ruffles ×
111 2 hours after lunch

Oriental Buffet:
Bok Choy, Green Beans, Bean Sprouts ×
Fried Zucchini ×
Pot Stickers ×
Fried Shrimp ×
Chicken on a stick ×

101 for my Fasting Blood Sugar

Followup

Tsp of peanut butter ×
glass of Veggie Juice ×
Sunny Side up egg ×
Italian Sausage patty ×
Hash Browns ×
Italian Sausage Burger on Double Fiber bread ×

A Bit Heavy on the Fat

Hash Browns ×
Garlic Sausage ×
Clementine or Banana ×
Spaghetti Squash ×
Swiss Cheese ×
Pita Chips and Roasted Pasilla Spread ×
Romaine ×
Garlic Portabella Burger ×

Modest Eating for a Modest Person

Nutrigrain Waffles ×
Red Potatoes with Pasilla Spread ×
St Louis Red Ribs ×
Spaghetti Squash ×
Garlic Sausage Sandwich ×

Labor Day Weekend Menu

Zucchini Bread ×
Clementine ×
Honey Yogurt ×
Shrimp Chow Mein ×
St Louis BBQ Ribs (Safeway Select)×
Roasted Pasilla & Red Potatoes ×

Fasting Blood Tests

Fasting = 99 at 7:20 a.m., well within range and under 100 BUT I haven't eaten in many many hours

Steak Sandwich ×
Clementine ×
handful of almonds
Sirloin Steak Caesar Salad ×
Shrimp Chow Mein ×

Unhealthy Start

Bear Claw ×
Maple Bar ×
Coffee ×
edamame, corn and ripe olive 'hummus' on Pita Chips ×
Clementine ×
Swiss on Double Fiber Bread ×
Greek Olive and Feta salad ×
Sirloin Steak ×

Pre Labor Day Weekend eating

1. Toast ×
2. Meatballs ×
3. Tomato Bisque Soup ×
4. Roasted Red Potatoes ×
5. Caesar Salad ×
6. Tuna Rice Casserole with Green Peas

OOOPS!

Breakfast with Amber at Crosswinds
. Chili Cheese Omelet ×
. Potatoes ×
. Biscuit ×
. Tomato Bisque Soup with Cheese and Turkey Meatballs ×
. Turkey ham and cheese on rye ×
. chocolate pudding ×

Let's try This

. 2 slices buttered Rye toast ×
. coffee ×
. Chicken Breast ×
. Green Salad with tomato ×
. Low Carb Quesadilla Wraps ×

A Day of Healthful Attempts

.Multigrain Cereal ×
.Edamame, Corn and Ripe Olive Salsa or Salad ×
.cold cuts and cheese ×
.Breast of Chicken ×
.melon and grapes ×

Up Early for Planning and Communication

Poached Egg ×
Rye Toast ×
Lentil Chile with Turkey Meatballs ×
Chocolate ×
Green Salad
Edamame, Corn, Ripe Olives dressed in Balsamic Vinaigrette
Roast Chicken

Up in the Middle of the Night and Hungry...

...Water Melon and Toast for Breakfast ×
...Cottage Cheese and Tomato Salad for lunch ×
...Lentil Chili with tomato and cabbage ×

This pretty much did the trick for me today. Tomorrow I will try the following as a salad.
...Edamame with Corn and Sliced Ripe Olives tossed with Balsamic Vinaigrette

1/2 Bagel Toasted ×
Cheesecake Pudding (Sugar/Fat Free) ×
Asian Stir Fry for lunch and dinner
...Bok Choy, Bean Sprouts, Mushrooms, Onion, Pork Loin chop
1/2 Bagel with Tuna Salad
Milk
Coffee ×

A Day Like Yesterday

I'm starting off early with very good intentions. Yesterdays leftovers will be the basis for today's meals.

Fiber One with banana and Milk ×
Pasta Penne Marinara with Turkey Meatballs ×
Red Potatoes ×
Pork Loin Chop, pan grilled ×
Low Fat, Sugar Free Protein Cheesecake Pudding ×

Dietician would definitely not approve

My diet from Friday until Tuesday was definitely NOT something to be followed. Too many carbs, etc.

Now I need to get back to it and get myself back under control.

Turkey Sausage Links √
Multigrain Cereal √
Onion-Tomato Bisque Soup √
Tuna Salad with Black Olives √
Bagel (split over 2 meals) √
Bok Choy, peas and Turkey Meatball Marinara √
Pasta Penne with Parmesan √

Eating On the Road

Clementine √
Toasted Bagel √
Coffee √
Milk √
Cantaloupe √
Hot link, chicken, shrimp
apple celery salad

More Cleaning out the Fridge

Milk √
Chickpea Stew √
Garlic Sausage √
Fried Onion √
Yam √
cantaloupe √

Cleaning out the Fridge

...???Pureed Chickpea Stew for breakfast??? √
...fresh blackberries √
...milk √
...Shrimp √
...bread and peanut butter √
...handful of almonds √
...shrimp cocktail √
...Garlic Sausage √
...Chickpea Stew √

Healthful Eating at its Best

1. Quinoa/Multigrain Toast with Peanut Butter √
2. Clementine √
3. Banana √
4. Garlic Sausage √
5. Sauteed Cabbage √
6. Chickpea Stew with Garnet Yam and Zucchini √

Sunday at Home

...leftover 1/2 bagel hamburger √
...clementine √
...milk √

...Cobb Salad √
...whole baby carrots √

...Portabella Stuffed with Italian Sausage √
...tomato √
...Quinoa Multi Grain Bread and Butter √

Keep to the Portions Allowed

...toasted bagel with butter √
...clementine √
...Hamburger Patty on a Bagel 1/2 √
...leftover Quesadilla √
...banana √
...tomato √

Planned

. Cottage Cheese √
. Nutrigrain Waffles with Blackberry Jelly √
. Clementine √
. Spam with Cabbage and Onions √
. Tomato Soup √
. Bean and Mozzarella Quesadilla √
. Chocolate Cake √
. Milk √

Portentious Sign???

Macaroni and Cheese √
Clementine √
Handful of Almonds √

Fava Beans √
Spam with Cabbage and Onion √

Zucchini Fritters √
Cottage Cheese √
Sliced Tomato √

Good Solid Day

1. Multigrain Cereal √
2. Strawberries √
3. Peanut Butter √
4. Skim Milk √
5. Chicken Cacciatore √
6. Nutrigrain Waffles √
7. Strawberries √

1. Nutrigrain Waffles √
2. Boiled Egg √
3. Peach and Yogurt √
4. Chili Verde √
5. Beet Greens with Noodles √
6. Tomato √

A day for Cooking Mexican

1. Clementine √
2. Nutrigrain Waffles with butter √
3. Breast of Chicken Cacciatore √
4. Boiled Egg √, V-8 √
5. Chili Verde Stew √
6. Red Potato √
7. Beet and Onion √

Simple Eating

1. Fresh Nectarine √
2. Fiber One with Yogurt √
3. Boiled Egg √
4. Chicken Cacciatore √
5. Rice and Peas Salad √

Discipline

1. Nutrigrain Waffles √
2. Turkey Sausage Link √
3. Clementine √
4. Blackeyed Peas and Rice with Mushrooms √
5. Chicken √
6. Watermelon
7. Rice and Pea Salad √

unplanned misadventure

1. Broiled Mozzarella on Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins √
2. V-8 √
3. Sliced Tomato √
4. Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich √
5. French Fries √ 129 on the blood sugar 3 hours later!!!
6. Cottage Cheese √
7. Soup?

1. Fiber One √
2. Yogurt √
3. Strawberries√
4. BBQ Pork √
5. Caprese √


6. Roasted Zucchini, Onion, Peppers, Beets √
7. Handful of almonds √
8. Cottage Cheese √

Strange Eating

Got up and took the easy way out, leftovers for Breakfast.
1. Frittata√
2. Ciabatta√
3. Honey Yogurt√
At 11:30 Amber called and invited me to lunch, how could I say NO?
4. Scrambled Eggs and Veggies√
5. Licorice Tea√
Not particularly hungry I opted for bread and soup for my dinner.
6. Cream of Mushroom Soup√
7. toasted Sandwich Thins√
8. fresh Strawberries√

Food for Foodies

Breakfast, traditional:
1. Egg, sunny side up and poached in butter√
2. Turkey Link Sausages√
3. Hash Browns√
Lunch, refreshing:
4. Beet Salad√
5. Cottage Cheese and Melba Whole Grain Crackers√
6. Salad Shrimp and Kim Chee√
Dinner:
7. Zucchini, Onion, Mushroom Frittata√


8. Ciabatta (Rosemary & Garlic with Butter)√

Making Do (with what's in the fridge)

1. Orange Juice
2. Fiber 1 with Honey Yogurt
3. Tuna Sandwich
4. Beets
5. Asian Noodle Salad
6. Milk

Lessons Learned

Don't delay meals and don't overeat. Last night I went out for an adventure before eating. And when I did eat I opted for an oversize burger at Carl's Jr. Very poor choice. This morning my fasting blood sugar was at its highest reading, 107!!!

Breakfast: Fiber One with Honey Yogurt and mixed berries√
Lunch: Chicken Breast in Top Ramen with Green Beans√
Dinner: Open faced Albacore on Rye Toast with Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage√

Naughty, Naughty Day of Eating

I ignored the first tenet of my Nutrition Plan and doubled the portion of Broiled Cheddar on Rye√ for breakfast. As a result my tummy doth protest too much. I will make note of that and start paying much closer attention to the rules.

No plans yet for the day. After my shower I will make a decision on how to spend a leisurely day with the dogs doing something for all of us.

Lunch was Linguini Carbonara.√ Barely within the standards for the Diabetic Diet yet if felt and tasted good as my main carb meal.

Late afternoon Mustard Dog√ at Ace Hardware McKinleyville.

I should have settled for a Protein bar instead of the Carl's Guacamole Bacon Burger√ I ate for dinner.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Let's start with a green onion/cheese omelet and some berries topped with yogurt.√ A glass of skim milk and some coffee to keep me going until lunch time.

Lunch should utilize the leftover taco salad√ in some creative way. Perhaps as an accompaniment to vegetarian chili.√


Chicken with some mushroom quinoa and green beans for dinner. Skim Milk. Butterscotch pudding.

A Journal, not a Plan

For Breakfast:
Fiber one with milk (1/2 Cup of each)√
1/2 large nectarine√
Coffee (2 cups)√

For lunch:
handful of almonds as I make my Patty Melt√
Chicken Burger with Cheddar Cheese√
V-8√

For dinner:
Chicken thigh√
Green Beans in Mushroom Sauce√
Rye Toast√
Orange Juice√

1. Nutrigrain Waffles√
2. V-8√
3. Clementine √
4. Vegetarian Chili with chopped onion and shredded Mozzarella served on a bed of romaine with Pico de Gallo√
5. Tomato and Cheddar Bites√
6. Noodles with Chicken√

Kashi Autumn Wheat√
Butterscotch Pudding√
Cheese and Salami Sandwich√
Rib Eye Steak√
Romaine and Tomato Salad√
Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich√

Le` Menu

1. Peanut Butter Waffles√
2. Milk and Coffee√
3. Melon Salad
4. Chili Bean soup
5. Ciabatta
6. Leftover Hot Links

I am a Hot Link to a Cheesy Fish

1. hot links with sauerkraut and potato√
2. Ciabatta with tomato and swiss cheese√
3. Mixed Melon Salad
4. Chili Beans with Turkey Meatballs√
5. Ciabatta√
6. Milk√

1. Double Fiber Toast√
2. Boiled Egg√
3. Milk√
4. Coffee√
5. Leftover Creamed Chicken, Mushroom, Onion, Broccoli√


6. fresh baked Ciabatta√
7. Hot Link√
8. Sauerkraut√
9. red potato√
10.Clementine with yogurt
11. Swiss Cheese√
12. handful of dry roasted peanuts√

Keep up the Good Work

1. Kashi Autumn Wheat√
2. Boiled Egg√
3. Clementine√
4. Lean Cuisine Cheese Ravioli√
5. Broccoli in Mushroom Soup√
6. Chicken Burger√
7. Nuked Yam√

1. boiled egg√
2. toast√
3. Pomegranate Juice (blood sugar is 62)√
4. Amy's Vegetable Barley soup√
5. with 3 meatballs√
6. clementine with Greek yogurt (glucose reads 100 one hour later)√
7. pork chow mein with gravy√

Just a Plan

1. Asian Omelet√
2. Nutrigrain Waffles with Smart Balance (as toast)√
3. Italian Sausage with cabbage and onions√

4. Clementines with yogurt√
5. Italian Sausage with cabbage and onions√
6. Milk√

not a clue

1. Berries with yogurt - √
2. Nutrigrain Waffle with Cream Cheese and Jelly - √
3. London Broil Grilled Cheese Sandwich - √
4. Zucchini Muffin with Milk - √
5. Egg Foo Young- √

1. Kashi Autumn Wheat - √
2. Pomegranate Mint Tea - √
3. Yukon Golds, green onion, London Broil 'Hash' - √
4. Peanut Snack Bar - √
5. Cold London Broil - √
6. cottage cheese - √
7. Green Salad -

1. Nutrigrain Waffles with Blackberry Jelly - √
2. Egg Salad Wrap - √
3. Grilled Yukon Gold Potatoes - √

4. London Broil, cold on the salad - √
5. Pomegranate Juice - √

Experimentation

1. egg - √
2. biscuit - √
3. blueberries & yogurt - √
4. quesadilla (ham and cheese) - √

5. veggies marinara
6. 4 oz London Broil on the George - √

Friday's Plan

1. Honey Yogurt - √
2. blueberries - √
3. Ham and Cream Cheese Bagel - √
4. Watermelon - √
5. Meatballs with Marinara - √
6. Roasted Veggies - √

Ta Da!

Tested the portion control with grains last night. 2 servings of the Top Ramen definitely spiked the blood sugar. No more of that.

1. Peanut Butter Toast - √
2. Honey Yogurt with Frozen Berries - √
3. eggplant, mushrooms and zucchini - √
4. Tofu Marinara


5. cantaloupe - √
6. ham slice - √

Breaking the Fast

According to my digital body weight scale I have lost 10 pounds since the 1st of the year in Vancouver. Some of that is attributable to life style changes (stairs) but most is attributable to a strict carb limiting diet with NO GRAINS and NO SUGARS. It is easier to follow than one might expect.

1. Trim Advantage - Protein Snack Bar - √
2. Cottage Cheese and Melon

3. Chicken Burger with Sauteed Spinach and Mushrooms

4. Top Ramen - √ (158/2hr) divide into 2 portions next time

A perfect end to a low calorie day.

First there is the Plan

1. Scrambled Egg with Parmesan and Pico de Gallo - √
2. 4 oz Orange Juice - √
3. Leftovers (Italian Sausage and Quinoa with Broccoli and Mushrooms) - √
4. Spinach Salad with Bacon, Feta Cheese, Chopped Pecans, Kiwi, Croutons and Gingerly Vinaigrette (Lite) - √

1. Poached egg on Double Fiber Toast - √
2. Cream of Mushroom Soup - √
3. Chicken Burger - √
4. Italian Sausage - √
5. Quinoa with broccoli and mushrooms - √

A Repeat of Yesterday

1. Honey Yogurt - √
2. Broiled Cheese Toast - √
3. Stromboli - √
4. Leftover Broccoli Stir Fry with Ramen Noodles - √
5. Oscar Mayer Franks for Protein - √

1. Trader Joe's Multi Grain Cereal with a dollop of Honey Yogurt
2. 1/2 Spinach-Mozzarella Stromboli


3. Italian Sausage
4. Broccoli, Mushroom, Carrot, Green Onion Stir Fry

Late Breakfast

and in response to feeling a bit dizzy I ate fruit right away.
Sweet Cherries from Yakima
2. Greek Honey Yogurt
3. handful of dry roasted peanuts
4. Hot Link Cheesewich
5. Lean Cuisine Roasted Garlic Chicken with creamed spinach parmesan

1. Multi Grain Cereal with cherries - check (delicious)

2. salmon salad with romaine and tomatoes - check (also delicious)
3. turkey breast with steamed veggies

.
4. watermelon-feta salad with mint and pecans*****

Once Again

I break the fast with a handful of dry roasted peanuts. Yes, they have calories, yes, they have fat, YES they are quite satisfying 1st thing in the morning. Today:

1. biscuit
2. egg
3. turkey sandwich on Double Fiber Bread
4. baked salmon
5. steamed veggies with cheese sauce

1. handful of dry roasted peanuts
2. pan grilled cinnamon toast
3. kiwi
4. creamed salmon with quinoa
5. mixed green salad
6. grilled lamb shoulder blade chop
7. broccoli in cheese dip

1. Yakima Cherries
2. dry roasted peanuts
3. cottage cheese with salt and pepper
4. hot link with red peppers and onion
5. creamed salmon on quinoa
6. green salad

1. Breton Crackers
2. sweet cherries
3. Veggie Meatballs
4. Tomato Bisque Soup


5. Chicken Burger
6. Baked Beans
7. Green Salad

A Measured Life...

Two big things emerged from the meeting with the dietician: measured portions and permission to reduce carbs to a minimal level (30g/meal).
I started the day with a Green Onion One Egg Omelet on 7 Grain Wheat Toast.


Dinner will be Baked Beans with Breast of Turkey rollups with cottage cheese and Cranberry.

Lunch is cream of salmon on a biscuit with Tomato Bisque Parmesan Soup.

the plan

1. Avocado Toast
2. Cottage Cheese and Tomato
3. Green salad with Baked Salmon
4. Hot link with cottage cheese and sweet potato (measured/dietician instructions)

and for today

Honey Yogurt
9 Grain Wheat Toast
Breast of Turkey Sandwich on Roast Garlic Bread with Green Salad


Wild Sockeye Salmon - baked

Yesterday Looked Good but Stats Don't Lie

1. Honey Yogurt and Kashi Autumn Wheat


2. Egg Salad on Seven Grain Bread


3. Lentils with Pico de Gallo
4. Romaine Salad
5. peanut butter with celery

Moving Right Along the Path to Good Health

Cottage cheese and tomato



curried lentil with veggies

1. Biscuit with butter and jelly
2. kiwi with honey yogurt


3. spaghetti and meatballs

Back on the Wagon

1. 3 T Honey Yogurt
2. handful of dry roasted peanuts
3. fried red potato with onion
4. egg salad on micro baguette
5. tri tip roast
6. roasted veggies

uh oh

Wasn't Present and Accountable on Saturday

Found myself piecing for lunch yesterday. A bit of this, a bit of that. No interesting Food Prep to blog about. Sunday could be better.

Reprint of a NY Times Column

The 10-Ingredient Shopping Trip
By Tara Parker-Pope AND Mark Bittman

Here’s a 10-ingredient shopping list that will give you five days of meals.

Chicken breasts (4 boneless)
Bacon (1/2 pound)
Shrimp (1 pound)
Spinach (1 pound)
Tomatoes (6)
Ginger
Onions
Asparagus (2 pounds)
Button mushrooms (1 pound)
Loaf of good country bread
Sound impossible? The ingredients can be easily combined, using oils, herbs and spices, to create the following five meals:

Stir-Fried Chicken With Asparagus
B.S.T. (Bacon, Spinach, Tomato) Sandwiches
Grilled Chicken and Shrimp Kebabs With Vegetables
Shrimp With Asparagus and Udon Noodles
Pasta With Bacon, Spinach and Breadcrumbs
You can also see all the meals by checking out Mark’s Today Show appearance on the Bitten blog. And pasted below are the full recipes for each dish. And if you have a problem with bacon or any of the ingredients, feel free to substitute. (Mark notes that the amount of bacon used in these dishes is so small that he doesn’t fret about the fat content.)

Meal 1: Stir-Fried Chicken With Asparagus
Makes: 4 servings
Time: 30 minutes

Rice from the pantry for steaming or boiling
2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1/2 pound), cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch chunks or thin slices and blotted dry
1 onion, halved and sliced
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon grated or minced fresh ginger
1 pound asparagus, sliced into 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Cook the rice while you prepare the chicken and vegetables.

2. Put a large, deep skillet over high heat. Add half the oil, swirl it around, and when it’s hot, add the chicken. Stir once, then let it sit for 1 minute to sear. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken has lost its pink color, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and lower the heat to medium-high.

3. Put the remaining oil in the pan (it should heat immediately) and add the onions, garlic and ginger. Cook for about 30 seconds, stirring, then add the asparagus. Raise the heat to high and cook, stirring occasionally, until the asparagus scorches a little in places and just starts to become tender, but not soft, about 2 minutes.

4. Turn the heat down to medium and return the chicken to the pan, and toss once or twice. Add the sugar if you’re using it, along with the soy sauce, and toss again. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and add 1/2 cup water. Raise the heat to high and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan, until the liquid is reduced slightly and you’ve scraped up all the crisp bits of chicken and vegetables. Serve over the rice.

Meal 2: The B.S.T. (Bacon, Spinach and Tomato) Sandwich
Makes: 4 sandwiches
Time: 30 minutes

1/4 pound bacon (about 8 slices)
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
8 slices good quality rustic bread, toasted
2 medium tomatoes, sliced
1 to 2 cups spinach, washed and trimmed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Put the bacon in a skillet over medium heat and cook, turning frequently, until desired crispness, about 6 to 8 minutes.

2. Spread the mayonnaise on the bread and layer the bacon, tomatoes and spinach on top. Sprinkle the vegetables with salt and pepper and top with another piece of bread to serve.

Meal 3: Chicken and Shrimp Kebabs With Vegetables
Make: 4 servings
Time: About 30 minutes

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 lemons: one juiced; one cut in wedges
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon fresh marjoram or oregano leaves or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 boneless chicken breasts cut into 1-inch chunks
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled
1 pound button mushrooms, trimmed but left whole
4 tomatoes, cored and quartered
2 onions, quartered

1. If you’re using wooden skewers (you’ll need at least eight), soak them in warm water while you prepare the ingredients. Heat a charcoal or gas grill or the broiler to moderate heat and put the rack about four inches from the heat source.

2. Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, herb and a sprinkle of salt and pepper in a small bowl; taste and adjust the seasoning. Marinate the chicken for a few minutes, an hour or even overnight. Thread the ingredients on skewers, alternating as you like.

3. Broil or grill, turning once or twice, until the chicken and shrimp are cooked through and the vegetables begin to soften, 5 to 8 minutes total (to check for doneness, cut into a piece with a thin-bladed knife; the center should be opaque or still slightly pink). Serve with the lemon wedges.

Meal 4: Shrimp With Asparagus and Udon Noodles
Makes: 4 servings
Time: 20 minutes

1 pound asparagus, trimmed and peeled
12 ounces udon noodles
2 to 3 tablespoons peanut or neutral oil, like corn, canola or grapeseed
1/2 pound peeled and chopped shrimp
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
Soy sauce, to taste
Sesame oil, to taste (optional)

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Cook the asparagus until the thick parts of the stalk can just be pierced with a knife, just a couple minutes. Remove with tongs and shock them in cold water to stop the cooking process. Cut into 2-inch lengths, and set aside.

2. In the same pot of water, cook the noodles until just tender but not at all mushy; drain, rinse and set aside.

3. Put the oil in a large skillet or wok, and turn the heat to medium-high. A minute later, add the garlic and cook until just fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until they turn pink, 3 or 4 minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the asparagus and noodles to the shrimp and toss a few times to blend. Drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil if using, taste and the adjust seasonings and serve hot or at room temperature.

Meal 5: Pasta With Bacon, Spinach and Breadcrumbs
Makes: 4 to 6 servings
Time: 30 minutes

1/4 pound bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 or 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and slivered
1 cup of homemade breadcrumbs (from the leftover country loaf)
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
Salt
Remaining spinach (about 3/4 pound), washed and trimmed
1 pound spaghetti or other pasta
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, or more as needed
Freshly ground black pepper
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, optional

1. Put the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat until it begins to brown and renders fat. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.

2. Add the garlic to the bacon fat, and cook, stirring occasionally until just fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the breadcrumbs and red pepper flakes, if using, and continue cooking and stirring until the garlic is lightly crisp and the breadcrumbs are just golden. Remove the garlic and breadcrumbs from the pan and set aside.

3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Cook the spinach until it’s soft, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the spinach from the pan with a slotted spoon or small strainer, drain well, chop and set aside. Using the same pot of boiling water, cook the pasta.

4. While the pasta cooks, add the oil to the skillet and warm over medium-low heat. Add the drained spinach and toss well with the oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. When the spinach is warm add the bacon, garlic and breadcrumbs back to the pan and mix well.

5. When the pasta is done, drain it and add it to the skillet with the spinach, bacon, garlic and breadcrumbs; toss until well combined. If the mixture is dry, drizzle with a bit of olive oil; adjust the seasonings, and serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese if you like.

And That's Just the Start...

Avocado on a Sweet Onion Roll
Egg Salad Sandwich
Curried White Beans with Veggies
Fully Cooked Weiner with Scoops
Cold Slice of Tri Tip Roast
Sliced Tomato
1/4 Avocado

***** Bean Recipe

1. Can of White Beans (S & W) undrained
2. 6 mini peppers, sliced and halved
3. 1/2 small yellow onion, diced large
4. 1/2 large parsnip, pared, bottom half only
5. 8 whole baby carrots, sliced

Saute the veggies with EVOO, curry powder, cilantro, Mixed Up Salt, Adobo, ground pepper until transparent. Add to canned beans and their liquid and simmer for 20 minutes.

Yields 3 One Ladle servings. 150 calories per serving

A Different Approach

A peek at my lunch.

1. red grapes
2. Hot Link
3. V-8
4. Milk
5. Egg Salad Sandwich
6. Curried White Beans with parsnips, carrot, onion, peppers
7. Avocado, tomato and onion with Romaine

Tart Kiwi 'Starter'

Early Kiwi, not on the plan but it was there and I ate it.

1. Kashi
2. Honey Yogurt
3. Tri Tip on Mini Baguette (Bread scooped, shell filled with Tri Tip and Salad)
4. V-8
5. Hot link
6. Micro Baguette

Dietician Would Approve

Newly stocked larder with a daily ration of milk thanks to the proximity of Ray's. I've had a strong start to my day and am looking forward to more nutritious meals.





1. poached egg on rye toast
2. milk
3. grapes
4. no carb tri tip sandwich with tomato and onion (wrapped in Romaine)
5. V-8 juice
6. Fettucini with peppers, onion and mushrooms

Necessity dictates Stocking the Larder

A lack of appropriate breakfast fare should not be the reason I don't follow my meal plan. Time to think clearer about all of this.

1. Yogurt with kiwi
2. avocado butter on Ry Krisp
3. V-8
4. Broccoli Salad
5. Breast of Chicken Wrap
6. Tri Tip Roast for Dinner

A Low Carb Meal Plan NOT

1. Kiwi
2. leftover Meat Pizza (toppings only, no crust)
3. Pinquitos/chili
4. Biscuits
5. Chicken Breast
6. Asparagus
7. 1/2 Avocado

Getting a Bit of a Late Start Today

1. jack cheese, banana and a few croutons with my 1st cup of coffee
2. Meat Lover's Pizza with Roasted Veggies added by yours truly (possibly too much but it sure was tasty and a pleasant diversion from the usual bland fare)
3. Broccoli Salad

Insulin Resistance

One Dish Non-Dairy Chicken Divan
Made with Sliced Breast of Chicken, Broccoli and condensed Mushroom Soup with a handful of croutons for contrast.


Even more important now, how I choose to eat.

1. banana, almonds jack cheese
2. chicken divan (chicken, broccoli, mushroom soup)
3. a generous bowl of broccoli salad and some sliced chicken breast
4. V-8

Maintain

Difficult maintaining satisfaction while being careful and eating ONLY for good health.

1. banana, kiwi,almonds
2. portabella mushroom burger from Carl's Jr
3. roasted asparagus, crimini mushrooms and mini peppers
4. cream of tomato soup

A Real Quandary today

I am craving MEAT. Not sure just what though.
1. banana
2. jack cheese
3. kiwi
4. Mini Baguette
5. Roast Chicken Leg and Thigh
6. Baked Red Potato

Grazing Day

Unplanned and unscripted the day will unfold as it will. Since leftovers are available I will split the meat over two meals and add some veggies.

1. banana with my coffee
2. 2 lamb ribs
3. Tomato Bisque Soup
4. 2 lamb ribs
5. Orange cauliflower, mashed
6. Cucumber slices in dill yogurt
7. Orange slices

Ham and Cheese Scramble

1. Traditional Breakfast
2. Tomato Bisque soup with diced Jack Cheese 'floaters'
3. Rack of lamb
4. Mashed Red Potato
5. Whole Baby Carrots, raw
6. Sauteed Broccolini

Today I am bright and sunny

1. 2 eggs, sunnyside up on Double Fiber Wheat Toast
2. Kiwi
3. Fried Red Potatoes
4. Ham Steak
5. Popcorn and V-8

Starting this Day

I thought I would have broiled cheese toast but I have misplaced the bread -- WHAT? How can that happen? It was by the computer as nutritional reference source. LOL

1. Jack Cheese on Ry Krisp
2. V-8 Juice
3. Steamed Egg
4. Peanut Butter on Double Fiber Bread
5. Tamales, Tomatoes, Cucumber slices in Dill Yogurt

Light Eating Day

Nutri-Grain Cereal Bar
Raspberries in plain Greek Yogurt
Green Tea

Cream of Mushroom Soup
Demi Baguette with garlic butter (broiled)

Stuffed Salmon
Popcorn
V-8 Juice

Same basic meal but somehow different.


Brunch:
Monterey Cheese, Chile and Bean Tostada

Snack:
Raspberries and Yogurt

Supper:
Stuffed Salmon
Sliced Campari Tomatoes
Steamed Red Potato
Snack:
V-8 and a handful of almonds

The Plan is Laid Out

Breakfast:
Kashi Autumn Wheat
Yogurt
Raspberries

284
Worked quite well yesterday to stave off hunger

Lunch:
Tomatoes
Roast Chicken Breast
Pizza Slice (while shopping)

628

Dinner:
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Corn on the cob

297

Daily Calories: 1627


Fat: 64 Glycemic Index: 32
Carbs: 173 Protein: 93

Not all that great a day but still below my daily requirements.

Day 2 of the Nutritional Accounting

After a GREAT eating day yesterday I am challenged to keep up the trend.

Breakfast:
Kashi Autumn Wheat
Yogurt
Raspberries

Calories 284

Lunch:
Nuked ear of white corn
Tomatoes
Stuffed Salmon

Calories 496

Dinner:
Ham & Cabbage Soup Veggies
Demi Baguette
Steamed Egg

Calories 507

Fat:33.5 Glycemic Index: 32
Carbs: 145 Protein: 113
Total Calories: 1337

Percent fat of total calories consumed: 23%


Nutritional Analysis is incomplete and will be added later.

Plan and Analysis for Today

Guidelines
Max. daily calories: 1500
Resource: http://www.nutritiondata.com/
Max. daily fat grams: 30

The Daily Plan
Breakfast
Double Fiber Bread
kiwi
Steamed large brown egg
go light with the butter
345 Total Breakfast Calories

Snack
V-8 (8 oz)

Lunch
Breast of Chicken Salad
romaine and tomato salad
Chicken breast meat
PAM & Balsamic Spritz
croutons
231 Total Lunch Calories

Dinner
Soup - ham and cabbage with onion and apple
diced Ham Steak
1/2 green cabbage sauteed with 1/2 onion and Fuji Apple
6 inch demi baguette
330 Total Dinner Calories


Totals for the day:
Fat 27.5
Glycemic Load 53
Carbohydrates 110
Protein 86
1006 Total Daily Calories
Percent fat of total calories consumed: 25%

1. Poached Egg
2. Toast and Peanut Butter
3. Roast Chicken Sandwich on a baguette
4. Orange slices
5. Kiwi from Chile way too green to be enjoyable

1. fresh baked biscuits with homemade blackberry jelly courtesy of Ed and Nora (YUM YUM)
2. raspberries topped with yogurt
3. peanut butter sandwich
4. tamales with Tabasco's Spicy Ketchup
5. toss in that overcooked BBQ Cheddar Smoky at the Hardware Store that cost me nothing in $

1. poached egg on Rye with a sliced orange
2. chicken strips with Santa Fe Rice and Beans, steamed asparagus
3. Penne with Portabella Marinara

Last night's soup was mawwwvelous and will become lunch today with a salad.

1. fruit and yogurt
2. soup and salad
3. chicken strips with cheesy mashed potatoes

quick change of direction

Totally unrelated, Patti O introduced me to this seasoning which has become a personal favorite. Makes especially good garlic bread but goes well with both meats and veggies.




1. cherries and yogurt
2. Italian Sausage Cheeseburger
3. Cabbage, Onion, Tomato, Mushroom, Sausage Chowder

Half tonight and half tomorrow.


1. Nibs, for morning and afternoon snacks
2. Huevos y papas
3. tbone steak and stuffed potato
4. tuscan cantaloupe and cottage cheese

a New Month

1. honey yogurt dipped fuji apple
2. leftover cube steak with potato and peppers
3. Moo Goo Gai Pan

Last night's pork cube steak was excellent, crisp and succulent. I am really looking forward to lunch today.

a Day in the Life

1. Pepperjack broiled cheese on rye
2. Salad and scrambled egg sandwich
3. pork cutlet with red potatoes and red pepper strips
4. Ruffles Potato Chips
5. Dibs (drumsticks)

Leftovers for tomorrow

What Kind of Days call for Hot Dogs?

The usual overcast and cool days of the North Coast of California

1. healthy Kashi with yogurt for breakfast
2. Hebrew National Hot Dog for lunch and another for dinner
3. Green salad and tomato to offset the saltiness of the hot dogs

1. Strawberries and Yogurt to begin the day
2. leftover spaghetti squash with marinara as my lunch
3. Green beans and braised short ribs for dinner.

Oh, What to Eat?

1. banana
2. pepperjack cheese
3. cheese ravioli
4. stuffed portabella mushroom
5. spaghetti squash with marinara

Bright Sunny Day for Working in the Yard

1. Sliced strawberries with Honey Yogurt
2. Bagel Slug
3. Leftover ribs from last night
4. Roast Salmon
5. Sauteed Chard from the Community Garden
6. Nectarine
7. Chocolate Marshmallow Pinwheels

Memorial Day

1. Banana
2. Handful of Pecans
3. Strawberry/Blueberry Custard Torte
4. Mushroom Soup and a Slug
5. Baby Back Ribs

Eggs

Today is the day to cook up the eggs. Perhaps sunnyside up or over easy to start the day but followed by steamed eggs to keep in the fridge for snacks and sandwiches.

1. Eggs
2. Handful of Almonds
3. Kiwi
4. Tomato Bisque Soup
5. Salmon
6. Quinoa
7. Asparagus

Festival Weekend

1. Broiled Cheese Toast
2. Orange Juice
3. Breast of Chicken Salad in a Wrap
4. Leftover Salad and Tomato Bisque Soup

Butler's Pantry

The left half of the Butler's Pantry Combo was delivered this morning and I took the time to put in the dishes, glassware and foodstuffs. The right half will come when refinished in about 3 weeks.

This is NICE!