Day 239: Salad binge

1 September 2008 at 10:11 pm (food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

1:30pm  Cottage cheese salad + tea

Big bowl as I have lots of salad stuff to get through and I don’t like throwing food away.

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
red chilli 3 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2
tomato 11 0.4 1.9 0.2 0.7
lemon juice 12 0.2 4.1 0.0 0.2
lettuce 14 0.8 1.6 0.5 0.9
cucumber 15 0.6 3.5 0.2 0.6
mushroom 16 2.3 2.4 0.2 0.8
spring onion 16 0.9 3.7 0.1 1.3
extra virgin olive oil 49 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0
cottage cheese 75 11.6 4.5 0.5 0.0
Total 212 17 22 7 5

Afternoon drink: half pint of squash

I received a difficult phone call in the afternoon (don’t worry, no one’s died). I felt like having a chocolate bar afterwards (we have plenty in the house for Frank). Instead, I went for an afternoon stew and a big salad in the evening.

4:30pm  Beef, beans and tomatoes with dumplings + apple + coffee

401g serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
apple 37 0.0 10.1 0.0 2.3
fat-free yoghurt 63 10.9 3.7 0.2 0.0
beans, beef and tomatoes w/dumplings 241 16.6 35.3 4.4 9.6
Total 341 27 49 5 12

8pm  Cottage cheese salad

Big bowl again, filled to the top.

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
lemon juice 12 0.2 4.1 0.0 0.2
cucumber 12 0.5 2.9 0.2 0.5
mushroom 20 2.9 3.1 0.3 1.1
lettuce 24 1.3 2.8 0.8 1.5
Peppadew 37 0.3 9.0 0.0 1.1
sun-dried tomatoes 38 1.3 4.4 2.5 1.3
cottage cheese 74 11.4 4.4 0.5 0.0
Total 218 18 31 4 6

Evening drink: hot chocolate

Day 239 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 212 17 22 7 5
Lunch 341 27 49 5 12
Dinner 218 18 31 4 6
Other drinks 100
Total 871 62 102 16 22
31% 51% 18%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

Bugger me, that’s a low total but I’m still stuffed after that big salad.

I know that I don’t often praise myself but I am really proud of myself for not succumbing to a chocolate binge when I was upset earlier.

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Must Eat Breakfast

1 September 2008 at 7:10 pm (food diary)

Posted by Becky

I really should have had breakfast because it meant I was starving by the afternoon and so it was easy to fall into snacking…

Breakfast 1/2 regular cappucino 90
Lunch Cheese and crackers 150
Snack popcorn 100
Snack #2 bite of Lucy’s dinner (cheesy mushroom and leek caserole) 100
Dinner Spag Bol 400?
Diet fizzy lemon and lime drink 0
Total Calories 840

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Day 238: Curried pasta

1 September 2008 at 3:41 pm (food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

12:10pm  Beef, beans and tomatoes with dumplings + orange + pint of fizzy squash

403g serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
extra virgin olive oil 25 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0
fat-free yoghurt 55 9.6 3.3 0.2 0.0
blood orange 77 1.5 19.2 0.2 1.5
beans, beef and tomatoes w/dumplings 242 16.7 35.4 4.4 9.6
Total 399 28 58 8 11

5:10pm Carrot, celery and apple soup + half pint of squash

I started to make a tomato soup with the tomatoes I picked up on Saturday. I added tomato puree, sun-dried tomatoes, an orange, three carrots, red & yellow peppers, mild fresh chillies, garlic and red onion. No oil.

Although tasty, it was grainy. I realised that, although I could sieve it to make a smooth soup, I’d be losing the fibre. So I reduced it by simmering it more and bagged it into 250g / 9 oz portions (66 calories) as a pasta sauce.

2973g calories protein carbs fat fibre
red & yellow peppers 11 0.2 3.9 0.0 0.2
chilli 11 0.6 2.0 0.0 0.4
garlic 46 2.0 10.3 0.2 0.7
blood orange 51 1.0 12.6 0.2 1.0
red onion 64 1.4 15.4 0.1 2.1
carrot 73 0.0 15.5 0.0 5.5
tomato puree 93 5.8 16.9 0.3 3.7
sun-dried tomatoes 154 5.1 18.0 10.3 5.1
tomato 283 11.0 48.8 4.7 18.9
Total 787 27 143 16 38

9pm Three-course dinner @ neighbour Gary’s

Starter: Waldorf salad (celery, apple, raisins, walnuts) in a mustard and balsamic dressing
Main: pasta with curried tomato chickpeas + plain veg (cabbage, broccoli and carrots)
Dessert: blackberry ice cream with fresh fruit
Drinks: a little champagne + small bottle of lager (beer)

I helped myself to seconds of the main even though I wasn’t hungry, but to be polite. *sigh* Frank and Gary had cakes and chocolate with their coffee.


The day’s estimated totals:

Day 238 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Brunch 399 28 58 8 11
Snack 98 1 22 0 6
Dinner* 1000
Other drinks 100
Total 1,597 29 80 8 17
23% 63% 14%

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