I am one of those people who are fascinated with what is in the shopping cart of the person next to me in the supermarket. I thought it would be interesting to post what we have eaten in the past/current week since it'll be fun and we can get ideas from each others menus.

Here is what I ate this week:

10/7:

Breakfast: Special K - Cinnamon Pecan
Raspberries, raw

Lunch: Mixed Salad
Turkey Bacon
Grapes, raw

Dinner: Prego Mushroom Sauce
Celentano Ravioli

Dessert: Haribo Gummi Bears

10/8:

Lunch: Balsamic Vinaigrette
Mixed Salad

Snack: Sweet potato, Baked
Mushrooms, Cooked

Dinner: Mac & Cheese

Dessert: Andes Mints

10/9:

Breakfast: Figs, raw
Dannon Raspberry Yogurt

Lunch: Special K - Cinnamon Pecan
Raspberries, raw

Dinner: Panera Bread French Baguette
Panera Bread Garden Vegetable Soup
Panera Bread Half Classic Salad

Dessert: Haribo Gummi Bears

10/10:

Lunch: Panera Bread French Baguette
Panera Bread Garden Vegetable Soup
Panera Bread Half Classic Salad
Panera Bread Lemonade

Dinner: TGIF Jack Daniels Sauce
Sweet Potato Fries

Snack: Saltine Crackers

10/11:

Breakfast: Banana, raw
Special K - Cinnamon Pecan

Dinner: Lettuce, raw
Tomatoes, raw
Cucumber, raw
Black Pepper
Tortilla Strips - Santa Fe Style
Grilled Chicken Breast
Lime juice, fresh
Garlic, raw

Dessert: White Wine

10/12:

Breakfast: Laughing Cow Cheese - Light Garlic & Herb Flavor
Arnold Select Sandwich Thins 100% Whole Wheat

Lunch: Sabra Classic Hummus
Figs, raw
Sweet Yellow Peppers, raw
Sugar Snap Peas, raw

Dinner: Penne Pasta
Lean Ground Turkey
Spices


Please post your meals! See you next week with a new list!

Haha, I thought I was the only one who wrote down meals all the time

I don't dare post what I ate this weekend, because I didn't adhere to my diet very well. (It was delicious, though... enjoying every now and then is important too, isn't it?)

I can post what I ate today though.

Breakfast:
none (I slept through my alarm so I had no time for it.

Snacks:
2 x chocolate milk from the automaton at work

Lunch:
2 x wheat bread with low-fat cumin cheese
2 x wheat bread with cream cheese
1 x mandarin

Evening
Bulgur with stir-fried cabbage, peas, snap-peas and an egg. (It looked so pretty, I wanted to take a picture of it! But I do not have a camera.)
Low-fat yoghurt with a kiwi

Let's see here, what did I eat last week?

10/6:

9am- 1 cup of cheerios
1/2 cup of organic soymilk

12:30pm- 17 almonds

3:00pm- 1/2 a bottle of Odwalla super protein original

7:00pm- Stir fry w/1 cup white rice
onions
bean sprouts
olives
brocoli
black beans
mushrooms
teriyaki sauce

8:00pm- Haagen Dazs fat free yogurt & sorbet bar

10/7:

9am- 1 cup of cheerios
1/2 cup of organic soymilk

1pm- 17 almonds

2pm- small banana

3pm- half bottle of Odwalla super protein original

6pm- rice bowl w/ 1.5 cups mexican rice
black beans
salsa
shredded cheese
guacamole

7pm- 1/2 bar of Hershey's milk chocolate w/almonds

10/8:

9am- 1 cup of cheerios
1/2 cup of organic soymilk

1pm- 17 almonds

3pm- Tillamook low fat yogurt marionberry
low fat string cheese

7pm- salad w/ spinach
grape tomatoes
olives
shredded cheese
Italian dressing
1/4 cup cottage cheese w/3 slices of canned pears
fruit cup
small banana w/ 2 tbsp peanut butter

10/9:

9am- 1 cup of cheerios
1/2 cup of organic soymilk

1pm- 17 almonds

3pm- Tillamook lowfat yogurt

6pm- stir fry (same ingredients as before)

8pm- Haagen Dazs fat free yogurt & sorbet bar

10pm- Nature Valley Oats 'N Honey crunchy granola bar

10/10:

12pm- 1 cup of cheerios
1/2 cup of soymilk

3pm- Nature Valley Sweet 'N Salty Peanut Granola Bar

6pm- Red Robin gourmet cheesebuger w/gardenburger, no pickle relish, no fries

10pm- 1/2 cinnamon raisin bagel

(Lets skip the weekend shall we?)

So far today I've had...

7am- 3/4 cup quaker oats oatmeal w/ honey & 10 almonds

11am- 17 almonds

3pm- 1 cup pineapple chuncks
1/2 cup baby carrots

Elwing- I don't adhere to my diet on the weekends either! I convince myself I deserve one or two days to indulge. lol

DRose- Now I want to make stirfry and that delicious sounding mexican rice bowl. What kind of rice do you use? Is it hard to make?

Aww I would tell you about the rice bowl but I really don't know. I get it from the burrito place on campus. I'm sure any sort of Mexican or Spanish rice will due.. I wonder if Zataran's makes any?

I'm starting with Monday

Breakfast: Toaster struedel
Lunch: apple and a hamburger, 3 cheesesticks
Dinner: Knorr veggie sides with chicken

Tuesday:
Breakfast: Poptarts and water

Well I will add to what I already put.

10/13:

for dinner I ended up having another rice bowl, but I am thinking about going vegan so it was without cheese. Still delicious!

10/14:
9am- 1 cup cheerios w/ 1/2 cup soymilk

11am- small banana

12pm- 17 almonds

3pm- 1 cup grapes
3 oz. baby carrots

Okay, I'll bite!

By the way, Elwing, your stir fry with bulgur sounds delicious! I bought a box of bulgur a while back for some soup and have tons leftover and never could think of what to do with it!

Here's what I've eaten for the past week:

10/8 -

Breakfast:
Carrot Cake Pancakes w/ cinnamon cream cheese (healthier than it sounds, I promise! Haha)
Banana

Lunch:
Big Greek Salad with turkey breast strips, cucumber, red bell pepper, tomato, feta cheese and Ken's Olive Oil Vinaigrette.
Fat free ricotta mixed with cocoa powder and torani SF syrup
Apple

Dinner:
Mixed vegetable and chicken soup (chicken, carrots, celery, onion, kale, sweet potato, tomatoes, corn, bell pepper)
Strawberry fat free Greek Yogurt

Dessert:
Whole wheat cinnamon sugar "donut" muffin

10/9 -

Breakfast:
Oatmeal w/ shredded carrot, pecans, raisins, SF torani syrup (I was on a carrot cake kick!)
Eggbeaters

Lunch:
Vietnamese Vermicelli salad with sauteed tofu
FF Ricotta w/ cocoa powder and SF torani syrup
Banana

Dinner:
Veggie soup again
Nonfat yogurt

Dessert:
Muffin again
Apple

10/10-

Breakfast:
Wheat Chex
Banana
Skim milk

Lunch:
Veggie soup
FF Ricotta w/ cocoa powder, SF torani syrup and peanut butter

Dinner:
Chicken Chilaquiles (green enchilada casserole type thing)
Nonfat yogurt

Dessert:
Muffin again
Apple

10/11 -

Breakfast:
"Carrot Cake" oatmeal like above
Eggbeaters

Lunch:
Veggie soup again
Ricotta mixture again

Dinner:
Chicken chilaquiles (again!)
Nonfat Yogurt

Dessert:
Muffin again
Apple

10/12 -

Breakfast:
My healthier version of a Monte Cristo w/ raspberry preserves
Pear

Lunch:
Big Greek Salad
Ricotta mixture

Dinner:
Chicken chilaquiles
Greek yogurt

Dessert:
Muffin again

10/13 -

Breakfast:
Carrot cake oatmeal
Eggbeaters

Lunch:
Veggie soup again
Ricotta mixture

Dinner:
Chicken chilaquiles
Nonfat yogurt

Dessert:
Apple
Banana pudding

10/14 -

Breakfast:
Muesli bread w/ cinnamon raisin peanut butter
Eggbeaters
Apple

Lunch:
Healthy Monte Cristo
Greek Side Salad (smaller version of the above w/o the turkey)
Ricotta mixture

Dinner:
The last of the veggie soup (finally)
Nonfat yogurt

Dessert:
Banana pudding

My food is pretty darn repetitive, isn't it? Haha I live by myself and don't want to cook every night, so I'll make a pot of soup or a casserole and eat off of it for several days and I love my snacks, so I tend to keep them the same. I'm a creature of habit! Haha.

So... today I had a hard time getting my calories in agh, I ate some bad foods, and didn't get out of bed till noon so it messed me up!

Left over olive garden - 300 calories
Popcorn - 210
2 chicken strips - 260
Tomatoes and cucumbers - about 50
4 crackers - 70
cheese stick/slice of ceese - 110
Juice box - 10
Apple - 90

My daily is 1400 about. It's under 1200, which worries me. But I feel Like i ate so much because I had bad foods. agh.

I start with Monday. I can't say everything I ate was healthy, but I did stay within my calorie range.

Breakfast: Kashi Go-Lean Crunch with 2% Milk
Morning Snack: 3 peanut butter crackers
Lunch: Ham & Cheese sandwich & Sun chips
Afternoon Snack: 3 peanut butter crackers
Dinner: Rice and Green Beans (suppose to be chicken but alas )
Evening Snack: 1.5 oz cheddar cheese & 10 slices pepperoni (needed protein after chicken fiasco)

Tuesday:
Breakfast: Kashi Go-Lean Crunch with 2% Milk
Morning Snack: 3 peanut butter crackers
Lunch: Ham & Cheese sandwich & Sun chips
Afternoon Snack: 3 peanut butter crackers (I'm usually not quite this boring)
Dinner: Tatertot Casserole (very good, just 400 calories!)
Evening Snack: Devil's food cupcake

Today
Breakfast: Kashi Go-Lean Crunch with 2% Milk
Morning Snack: Mini Chips Ahoy pack
Lunch: Ham & Cheese Sandwich & Cheez-Its
Dinner: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Evening Snack: ???

Today:

Breakfast:
Bowl of low-fat yoghurt with muesli and a teensy little bit of sugar.

Lunch:
2 x bread roll with diet margarin and cheese - one whole-grain, one white.

Snacks
1 x automaton chocolate milk
10 grapes

Dinner:
Was supposed to be wraps with hummus and salad. I made the hummus, but cut my finger quite badly on the blender. And I had a ****ty day overall. So I decided to go for the lentil-spinach curry I still had in the freezer. Less work but equally healthy. I'll add some noodles and an egg. And some yoghurt with grapes after.


Also I went on a shopping spree in my local Moroccan food shop because my day was ****ty. This is what I bought:
-loads of garlic
-a bunch of fresh coriander
-tomato's
-onions
-grapes
-canned chickpeas
-a jar of tahin
-dried blueberries (for in my yoghurt - quite expensive but if this will cut sugar out of my diet completely it is worth it. I am unable to eat yoghurt with nothing.)
-dried mung beans (for that sprouted mung bean salad I want to try).

Healthy shopping sprees - they do exist!

Monday 13/10:

'Healthy Balance' muller red berry yogurt;
Melon;
Cucumber and tomato sandwich on wholemeal bread (no butter/marg);
Banana;
2 plums;
Nectarine;
Home-made onion soup;
Spaghetti (with a little butter, a sprinkling of cheese and black pepper);
Handful of pretzels;
Green tea;
Water.

Tuesday 14/10 *Mums Birthday!*:

'Healthy Balance' muller red berry yogurt;
Melon;
Ham and cucumber sandwich on wholemeal bread (no butter/marg);
Nectarine;
3 mini vegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli dip (we went to a Chinese restaraunt for dinner...eek!);
'Vegetarian duck' (they really call it that!) - vegetables cooked in spices etc., spring onions, cucumber strips, plum sauce and wrapped in a big iceberg lettuce leaf instead of a wrap....soooo good!!!);
Squid in spring onion and ginger sauce (squid wasn't battered...all good );
Chinese vegetables;
Mushrooms cooked with chilli and garlic;
Pickled vegetables;
Small glass of white wine;
Black coffee;
One chocolate after dinner;
Water.

Wednesday 15/10:

'Healthy Balance' muller strawberry yogurt;
Melon;
V. low fat cream cheese and cucumber sandwich on wholemeal bread (no butter/marg);
Banana;
Nectarine;
Green tea;
Water

Haven't finished eating today yet I think I did pretty well last night at the Chinese...I managed to resist the chicken satay, kung po chicken, lemon chicken, banana fritters and everything else I wanted that came in batter and/or a deliciously fattening sauce!

Sunday:
Breakfast
2 egg omelette made with low fat cooking spray, skinny latte

Lunch
homemade hot red pepper soup and 3 Ryvita, grapes, 1 pear

Evening
M&S cherry tomato risotto ready meal, WW yoghurt, apple

Monday:
Breakfast
2 slices wholegrain toast and low fat margarine, skinny latte

Snack
banana

Lunch
wholemeal pitta bread, reduced fat houmous, salad leaves and orange pepper, grapes, apple

Snack
Options low fat hot chocolate and cereal bar

Evening
rice, sweet and sour sauce with Quorn pieces and vegetables, 2 figs

Tuesday:
Breakfast
Oatso Simple porridge, banana, skinny latte

Snack
cereal bar

Lunch
3 Ryvita, low fat cream cheese, apple, Freddo bar

Evening
hot red pepper soup, WW yoghurt, packet of low fat crisps

Wednesday: (today)
Breakfast
Bowl of Special K cereal and skimmed milk, skinny latte

Snack
jam doughnut (they were brought in by someone at work!)

Lunch: sandwich with low fat cream cheese and diced celery, apple, grapes

Snack: pear

Tonight's planned meal: spinach and chickpea curry (no rice) and WW yoghurt

I must vary my fruit and veg intake a bit - I need to go shopping!
Also I had about 2-3 cups of herbal tea a day plus 4 glasses of water a day.

Today:

Breakfast
1 x whole-wheat bread with homemade hummus

Lunch
4 x whole-wheat bread with homemade hummus

Snack
A lot of grapes
Bowl of yoghurt with dried blueberries

Dinner
Noodle soup with noodles, tomatoes, coriander leaves, onion, spring onion, chicken broth, some lean meat and random herbs.
Yoghurt again.

I normally eat the same things on a daily basis. Things may change here and there, but things I consume almost daily are:

Danon Shillouette Yogurt - it's super low fat, and incredibly yummy. I love cherry, peach, strawberry banana, vanilla.... the list could go on and on, they have some wonderful flavours. I eat this yogurt religiously everyday.

Apples

Bananas

1 peice of multigrain bread, cut into 2 slices, with peanut butter and honey on top.

A snack I've recently become fond of is apple slices with cheddar cheese. Yum.

Cottage cheese with frozen blueberries mixed in (defrosted obviously)

veggie burgers (Lick's brand, not sure if they sell them in the States)- I eat these often, usually once a week. On a whole wheat bun.

steamed cauliflower and brocolli with grated parmasean cheese on top.