I came across Jen’s blog one day while blog hopping for recipes. Her “What I Ate Wednesday” blog hop is full of health-conscious bloggers who share every Wednesday an entire day’s worth of eats from that week. What a great way to keep a food diary. Why would you care what I am eating? Well, I’m hoping that this will help any of you out who there curious about how and what you can incorporate in your daily meals to build a healthier lifestyle. You might have already read about my revived motivation to make a conscious effort to improve mine. I’m not one of those 3-meals a day type of person. I eat several times a day, spaced out and portioned properly. This is a perfect way to help keep myself accountable on my journey. Plus joining in Jen’s blog hop also helps me get meal inspiration from others! Thank you Jen for hosting such a fabulous blog party!
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Here’s what Sunday looked like. My first official day back at watching what I eat and counting calories.
1. BREAKFAST:
I had some turkey and diced potatoes left over from my breakfast burrito freezer cooking day so I used that to whip up a quick egg+egg white omelet. Topped off with about a tbsp of 2% reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese. Paired with about 4 or 5 strawberries, half a banana, and a glass of water.
2. MORNING SNACK:
I measured out 1oz of Emerald’s dry roasted almonds and paired it with Sargento’s “Light” string cheese. And of course, I drink more water. I haven’t figured out yet if I like the dry roasted or just regular almonds better.
3. LUNCH:
I love spinach! So lunch consisted of a spinach and broccoli salad with sunflower seeds and feta, topped with 2 tsp of homemade fresh squeezed lemon dressing. LOVE! I got the recipe for this yummy dressing from Michelle @ The Adirondack Chick. Oh, have I mentioned that I love love LOVE lemons?
I paired my lunch with a cup of Starbuck’s vanilla rooibos tea, sweetened with 2 tsp of Agave.
4. AFTERNOON SNACK:
I tried out one of those ready-made Yoplait smoothie bags. This is the Banana Strawberry one and I split it with PJ.
5. DINNER:
Left over chili topped with a tbsp of 2% reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese and a dollop (about a tsp) of fat free sour cream. I paired it with a slice of Nature’s Own whole wheat bread to sop up all the yummy chili! And of course, more water to drink. You can find my chili recipe here.
Not too bad for watching what I ate. But I did miss my rice for that day. I’m Filipina-American so rice is a staple food in my daily diet. However, in the past year I’ve started mixing brown rice in with my jasmine white rice in an effort to have a healthier rice intake.
Monday was even better:
1. BREAKFAST:
Oatmeal made with 8 oz Silk Almond Milk with 1 tbsp of brown sugar and a few chocolate chips. Paired that with about 4 strawberries and my daily cup of coffee.
2. MORNING SNACK:
The 1 oz roasted almonds paired again with a stick of string cheese. Another cup of vanilla rooibos tea sweetened with 2 tsp of Agave.
3. LUNCH:
The spinach salad again but paired this time with some baby carrots.
4. AFTERNOON SNACK:
No more Yoplait smoothie bags, so on to the homemade smoothies! A multi-berry (strawberry, raspberry, & blueberry) smoothie made with a banana, 1/2 cup of fat free vanilla yogurt and 1 cup of skim milk.
5. DINNER:
I used my rice cooker/steamer to cook my rice and steam the thin boneless pork chop! The pork chop was seasoned with salt, pepper, and onion powder. The rice was a 1 to 2 part mixture of brown and white rice. Yum!
It’s been so long since I counted calories so it’s taking a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I think in the long run it will help with my running so I can make sure that I’m taking in enough calories.
If you’ve made it to the end of this post, then thank you for reading! 
Any input is welcomed!
Any input is welcomed!Happy WIA Wednesday!
