Day 145: Poppy seed cake

30 May 2008 at 8:51 pm (food diary, photo, thoughts)

Posted by Paola

Yesterday we were invited to visit neighbours this afternoon for home-made poppy seed cake. I tried to adjust my meals accordingly, limiting bread.

11:45am Cottage cheese with bread + tea

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
honey & sunflower bread 112 6.0 19.3 1.6 4.3
cottage cheese w/ onion & chives 133 20.5 9.4 2.4 0.4
Total 245 27 29 4 5

2:30pm Soup with bread + orange + half pint of fizzy squash

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
orange 62 1.2 15.4 0.2 1.2
fat-free yoghurt 62 10.8 3.7 0.2 0.0
curried carrot & apple soup 69 0.8 13.7 0.6 4.4
honey & sunflower bread 116 6.3 20.1 1.6 4.5
Total 309 19 53 3 10

5pm Home-made poppy seed cake + coffee and cream (yum!)

As usual, people ask about my diet when I photograph my food. My neighbour gave me a useful tip when she said she’d read an article which advised dieting people to vary their food during the day otherwise the body anticipates the next meal and, umm, something or other. This might explain why – on day’s I have the same salad several times – I still feel hungry afterwards. I was already thinking of alternating salad with soup and so perhaps it’s worth putting this into practice.

I’ve taken the average from five sources of nutritional information on poppy seed cakes:

  • 438 calories
  • 7g protein
  • 57g carbohydrates
  • 21g fat
  • 1.4g fibre

8pm Cottage cheese, pickle and spinach + pint of fizzy squash

After the cake, needed something filling but low in calories.

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
hamisha cucumber 11 0.7 1.7 0.2 0.7
wholemeal Crackerbread 20 0.7 3.9 0.2 0.6
spinach 23 2.9 3.7 0.4 2.2
cottage cheese w/ onion & chives 93 14.3 6.6 1.7 0.3
Total 147 19 16 2 4

The day’s totals:

Day 145 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 245 27 29 4 5
Lunch 309 19 53 3 10
Snack 438 7 57 21 1
Dinner 147 19 16 2 4
Other drinks 100
Total 1,239 71 154 30 20
24% 53% 23%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

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Thursday

30 May 2008 at 12:25 pm (food diary)

Posted by Sylvia

Still feeling dire and sorry for myself – I didn’t worry too much about calories yesterday but on the other hand I didn’t really have much of an appetite, either. I’m not convinced this is the best way to lose weight, though!

Meal Food | Drink Calories
Drinks Tea with Honey (lots) 120
Orange Juice 212
Sub-total 332
Lunch Egg Noodles 217
Pineapple Chile sauce 35
assorted veg 100
Sub-total 352
Dinner 100g pasta 344
olives 163
chard 20
corn 45
Sub-total 572
Snack Baked Potato 100
Butter 25
Cottage Cheese 90
Sub-total 215
Total 1,471

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Day 144: The low down

30 May 2008 at 11:07 am (food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

12pm  Cheese and chicken salad sandwich + melon + tea

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
green chilli 5 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2
hamisha cucumber 5 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3
lettuce 14 0.7 2.0 0.0 1.4
melon 34 0.8 8.1 0.2 0.9
corn relish 41 0.4 9.5 0.1 0.4
Quorn chicken-style slices 55 8.3 2.3 1.3 3.1
half-fat cheddar cheese 94 10.5 0.0 5.7 0.0
honey & sunflower bread 243 13.1 42.0 3.4 9.4
Total 489 34 66 11 16

Afternoon drink: pint of fizzy squash

6pm  Cottage cheese salad + pear + pint of fizzy squash

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
lemon juice 9 0.1 3.1 0.0 0.1
lettuce 34 1.7 5.0 0.0 3.4
wholemeal Crackerbread 40 1.4 7.8 0.4 1.2
extra virgin olive oil 49 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0
cottage cheese w/ onion & chives 73 11.2 5.2 1.3 0.2
pear 96 0.6 25.7 0.2 5.1
Total 301 15 47 7 10

9pm  Veg with ham and sweet chilli sauce + melon + pint of fizzy squash

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
spinach 23 2.9 3.7 0.4 2.2
melon 37 0.9 8.9 0.2 1.0
sweet chilli sauce 47 0.1 11.6 0.0 0.0
boiled carrots 56 0.0 12.0 0.0 4.2
fat-free yoghurt 70 12.1 4.1 0.2 0.0
Quorn ham-style slices 99 14.4 5.9 2.0 5.2
Total 332 30 46 3 13

The day’s totals:

Day 144 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Brunch 489 34 66 11 16
Drunch 301 15 47 7 10
Dinner 332 30 46 3 13
Other drinks 100
Total 1,222 80 159 21 38
28% 56% 16%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

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