Day 177: Change of address

1 July 2008 at 10:57 pm (food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

12:20pm  Quark and chicken salad + strawberries + tea

I’m trying to cut back on olive oil – max 3g per meal (less than a teaspoon) as it works out around 10 calories a gram. But my drizzler isn’t as slow as I’d like.

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
lemon juice 6 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.1
strawberries 21 0.4 5.0 0.2 1.3
lettuce 24 1.2 3.6 0.0 2.4
extra virgin olive oil 25 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0
Quorn chicken-style slices 28 4.2 1.2 0.7 1.6
Peppadew 34 0.3 8.1 0.0 1.0
Quark low-fat soft cheese 53 9.2 3.2 0.2 0.0
wholegrain rye bread 102 3.2 20.7 0.7 4.6
Total 293 19 44 5 11

4:45pm  Quark and chicken salad + banana + half pint of fizzy squash

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
lemon juice 6 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.1
Branston pickle 22 0.2 5.2 0.0 0.2
lettuce 25 1.2 3.7 0.0 2.5
Quark low-fat soft cheese 26 4.4 1.5 0.1 0.0
Quorn chicken-style slices 28 4.2 1.2 0.7 1.6
extra virgin olive oil 41 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0
wholegrain rye bread 84 2.6 17.0 0.6 3.8
banana 107 1.3 27.5 0.4 3.2
Total 337 14 58 6 11

4:45pm  Quark and chicken snack + kiwi + pint of fizzy squash

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
capers 3 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.2
hamisha cucumber 5 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.4
Peppadew 21 0.2 5.0 0.0 0.6
kiwi 25 0.6 5.4 0.0 0.6
cheese rice cake 38 0.9 8.1 0.3 0.2
Quorn chicken-style slices 41 6.2 1.7 1.0 2.3
Quark low-fat soft cheese 45 7.8 2.7 0.1 0.0
Total 178 16 24 2 5

8pm  Caramel rice cakes + half pint of fizzy squash + tea

Eaten while playing with the neighbours’ kids on the front lawn, making airplanes and origami hats. I then invited myself over to neighbour, Rosie, with my 11yr old neighbour, Tom, for a cup of tea.

I forgot to have dinner.

Day 177 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 293 19 44 5 11
Lunch 337 14 58 6 11
Snack 178 16 24 2 5
Snack 102 1 23 1 0
Other drinks 100
Total 1,010 50 149 13 28
22% 65% 13%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

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Day 176: Petersham flowers

1 July 2008 at 2:58 am (food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

1pm  Cottage cheese salad + strawberries + tea

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
lemon juice 6 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.1
mushrooms 19 2.8 2.9 0.3 1.0
lettuce 20 1.0 3.0 0.0 2.0
tomato 23 0.9 3.9 0.4 1.5
strawberries 29 0.6 6.9 0.3 1.8
extra virgin olive oil 41 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0
cottage cheese w/pineapple 86 9.0 9.4 1.2 0.3
wholegrain rye bread 97 3.0 19.6 0.7 4.4
Total 320 17 48 7 11

I spent the afternoon in Petersham and Richmond.

Bougainvillea White on blue Verbena Hydrangea Nice packaging Bucket of lemons Green fractal Huge dahlia Passion flower

Pedometer: 7,800 steps (3 miles)

3:40pm  Cake + tea

Pieces from orange & almond cake, and beetroot cake.

5:30pm  Bread with oil & balsamic + diet Coke

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
balsamic vinegar 5 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0
olive oil 30 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0
white bread* 120 5.5 18.0 2.6 3.8
cakes* 294 4.5 30.3 16.9 1.8
Total (estimated) 450 10 49 23 6

8:10pm  Cottage cheese salad + kiwi + pint of fizzy squash

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
lemon juice 6 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.1
strawberries 11 0.2 2.6 0.1 0.7
mushrooms 24 3.5 3.6 0.3 1.3
tomato 24 0.9 4.1 0.4 1.6
kiwi 25 0.6 5.4 0.0 0.6
lettuce 32 1.6 4.7 0.0 3.2
extra virgin olive oil 41 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0
cottage cheese w/pineapple 168 17.6 18.3 2.3 0.6
Total 329 24 41 8 8

1am  Tomatoes with Quark + pint of squash

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
Peppadew 12 0.1 2.8 0.0 0.3
tomato 24 0.9 4.2 0.4 1.6
extra virgin olive oil 33 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.0
Quark low-fat soft cheese 48 8.3 2.8 0.1 0.0
Total 116 9 10 4 2

The day’s totals:

Day 176 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 320 17 48 7 11
Lunch 450 10 49 23 6
Dinner 329 24 41 8 8
Snack 116 9 10 4 2
Other drinks 100
Total 1,316 61 148 42 27
20% 49% 31%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

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*whew*

1 July 2008 at 2:56 am (food diary)

Posted by Jennifer

Not super healthy, but at least I didn’t go over.
One thing I’ve learned: exhaustion is not conducive to healthy eating.

Meal Food | Drink Calories
10:30am 3 oz lowfat strawberry yogurt 90
1/2 cup fibre one cereal 60
20 blueberries 15
Sub-total 165
3:00pm 1/2 cheese panini from starbucks 225
100 calorie pack shortbread cookies 100
Sub-total 325
5:30pm skinny vanilla latte 90
Sub-total 90
7:30pm grilled chicken kebab 160
raw veggies w/dip (not as much as yesterday) 270
Sub-total 430
9:30pm 1/3 can rootbeer (if that much) 65
100 calorie pack shortbread cookies 100
Sub-total 165
Water 2 + liters
Total 1,175

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Abel & Cole box

1 July 2008 at 2:07 am (Abel & Cole, photo, shopping)

Posted by Paola

30 June 2008
Beetroot, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms, banana, kiwi and strawberries

Small mixed box from Abel & Cole

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