August 7, 2005
B: 1 banana; 12 oz van soymilk; 14 choc graham cracker sticks
L: 1 Fat Free Chocolate pudding
D: 3 c romaine lettuce topped with 7 oz rotiserrie chicken, 1/2 c soycheese; 1/4 c sunflower seeds; 20 croutons, 2 TBS imitation bacon bits and 3 TBS calorie free ranch
S: 20 choc graham cracker sticks
Beverages: 20 oz Coke Zero; 70 oz water; 16 oz iced coffee with splenda and whipped cream
*****Total Calories=1519*****
Exercise: Day off :beach:

"Cream of wheat"?! :chin: Off to Google....

Okay so, after further research:
Grits appear to be similar to, but not quite the same as, polenta.

Cream of wheat seems to be what I call semolina--brings back bad memories of nasty school meals where it was served with a dollop of something masquerading as strawberry jam! :lol:

Swedes are called rutabagas over here, broad beans are limas, and aubergines are eggplants. And when I discovered that yams were sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes were yams, it just about did my head in! :rofl:

Sun 07/08:

Breakfast: 5½ oz banana & 2 oz blueberry shake (crushed ice, ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: 6 thin slices ham on 124 g whole-wheat bagel, 1 tblsp. mustard, 1 tblsp. Phili Light, naked coleslaw, tomato.
Dinner: ¼ smoked salmon quiche, 1 cup veggies (lima beans, peas, & sweetcorn), 1 tblsp. sliced almonds.
Snacks: ½ oz almonds, ½ oz walnuts, 1 oz raisins.
Drinks: 750 ml coffee, 2½ litres water, 500 ml diet root beer.

Total kcals: 1472 (not incl. free veggies).

Exercise: 2 miles WATP.

Sunday:

Breakfast/Lunch: Homemade French Toast (2 slices), low sugar syrup, regular syrup, hash browns, bacon, 10 oz 1% milk
Snack: Carrot Sticks
Dinner: Mushroom casserole (crimini, portobellos, button mushrooms; whole milk, chicken broth, egg noodles, swiss cheese)
Snacks: sunflower seeds, 2/3 of a candy bar that my best friend brought me from Australia! Cool! :)
Drinks: (milk above), 1/4 diet cola, water

kcal: 1734 (not including Australian candy bar because I didn't understand how they broke it down for calories...so that probably puts me more in the 1900 range)

SATURDAY (free day, went out to dinner)

Breakfast:
banana, blueberry, protein powder and milk smoothie


Lunch:
toast w/butter
summer sausage
cheese


Afternoon snack to keep the Beast at bay:


Dinner:
crab legs dipped in butter
steamed shrimp
mushrooms
mashed potatoes w/gravy

Snacks:
chocolate chip cookies
watermelon


Drinks:


Calories:
about 2300


Exercise:

Cream of Wheat rocks!
 

Originally Posted by TooFatFish:
"Cream of wheat"?! :chin: Off to Google....

Okay so, after further research:
Grits appear to be similar to, but not quite the same as, polenta.

Cream of wheat seems to be what I call semolina--brings back bad memories of nasty school meals where it was served with a dollop of something masquerading as strawberry jam! :lol:

Swedes are called rutabagas over here, broad beans are limas, and aubergines are eggplants. And when I discovered that yams were sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes were yams, it just about did my head in! :rofl:

I love Cream of Wheat! Add alot of sugar, milk (or cream:o) and a dab of butter. YUM. Not really all that good for you by then though, LOL.

You can call them broad beans or lima beans, either way I WILL NOT eat them! :pYUCK:p
Not familiar with either rutabagas or eggplant though, but I love sweet potatoes! Have you ever had Sweet Potato fries? YUM!

Laura! How can you not like lima beans!? :p I love them, especially the baby ones sautéed in 1 tsp. groundnut oil with lots of garlic and black pepper. :T The only vegetable I'm not keen on is over-cooked okra (or umm... snot, as I call it! :barf: ). You're welcome to your Cream of Wheat though. :lol: I love sweet potatoes (or even yams? :?: ) in a veggie tagine. I cook them up with potato, carrots, and whatever other veggies I have to hand, and add dried apricots, cumin, honey, paprika, and tomatoes. Lovely! I haven't had them fried though, which is probably just as well given my addiction to fat. :o I might get around to trying them one day....

Mon 08/08:

Breakfast: 6½ oz banana & 2 oz blueberry shake (crushed ice, ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: 4 thin slice sham and 1 tblsp. Phili Light on 124 g whole-grain bagel, tomato, yellow pepper.
Dinner: ¼ smoked salmon quiche, 1 cup veggies (lima beans, peas, sweetcorn).
Snacks: 4 oz strawberries.
Drinks: 750 ml coffee, 2½ litres water, 500 ml Shiraz.

Total kcals: 1508 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 4 miles WATP.

Originally Posted by TooFatFish:
Laura! How can you not like lima beans!? :p I love them, especially the baby ones sautéed in 1 tsp. groundnut oil with lots of garlic and black pepper. :T The only vegetable I'm not keen on is over-cooked okra (or umm... snot, as I call it! :barf: ). You're welcome to your Cream of Wheat though. :lol: I love sweet potatoes (or even yams? :?: ) in a veggie tagine. I cook them up with potato, carrots, and whatever other veggies I have to hand, and add dried apricots, cumin, honey, paprika, and tomatoes. Lovely! I haven't had them fried though, which is probably just as well given my addiction to fat. :o I might get around to trying them one day.....

Lima beans are just too dry and yucky tasting IMHO, I have never liked them so you are more than welcome to my share!
I've only had okra once, and it was deep fried okra that we have at work. Didn't like it, reminded me of fried zucchini. :p bleck!

I have a lovely recipe for Baked Sweet Potato Fries as I avoid the fried foods.
I have never hear of a 'veggie tangine' before but it sounds very nice and a easy way to get in loads of veggies too!
My food for today is posted in the new thread, BTW. LOL

Psst, the OTHER Laura doesn't like Lima beans either. :barf:

:lol:

Originally Posted by alphabetsoup:
Psst, the OTHER Laura doesn't like Lima beans either. :barf:

:lol:

We could start a club, Laura's Against Lima Beans ;)or LALB for short! :lol:

LALC!

That's Laugh at Lauras' Comments! :D

I still think you're both missing out, but I won't push it....