Food Log 3/04 - 3/06

In an effort to reduce paper waste and save poor helpless trees, I've decided just to update my blog post each day as I eat.

Thursday, 3/4
8:20 A.M.
A bowl of "Honey Bunches & Oats" with a half cup of skim milk
18 oz (3 6oz cups) of Folger's Morning Blend Coffee, with 3 tbsp of CoffeeMate French Vanilla Creamer

I just started eating a real breakfast again, for the past year it was nothing but a granola bar and coffee during the week, and my energy levels have improved significantly since making this change.

12:45 PM
Approximately 10 Pizza Rolls, dipped in Low Fat Ranch Dressing
4 Chips Ahoy! Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies
Half of a glass of Skim Milk

Not a very filling lunch, but I was at my girlfriend's house and she was short on time.

5:00 PM
Approximately 15 Ritz crackers with a Peppercorn & Parmesan cheese spread
1 11.2 oz bottle of Guinness Draught

Drinking a beer and doing this blog post, I like eating salty things with beer.

7:00 PM
BBQ Chicken Sandwich (1 Hand-Shredded Chicken Breast, BBQ Sauce, 1 Slice Colby Cheese, Hamburger Bun)
Homemade Mashed Potatoes (1 medium size boiled potato, splash of milk, Parmesan cheese, ranch dressing, garlic salt)
1 Glass of Milk

First time ever making hand shredded chicken, I think it turned out really well, and I went lighter than usual on the BBQ sauce (Because I ran out!).

Friday, 3/5
9:00 AM
1 Egg Bagel with butter and honey
30 oz (Five 6 oz. cups) Folger's Coffee with 5 tbsp French Vanilla CoffeeMate

For the record, I used to drink Pepsi in the morning, so I consider coffee an upgrade.

11:30 AM
8 Blarney's Buffalo wings with Sour Cream
Small-ish order of thick-cut french fries
$5.99 Lunch Special

Went out to Blarney's for lunch, first time ever being there (usually Annie's is my go-to place for lunch). Couldn't decide whether to get the wings or a burger, ultimately I think the burger would have been more filling, but the wings were amazing so I do not regret my decision. On a side note, I highly recommend trying your buffalo wings with sour cream. I actually had a waitress at Applebees tell me that she tried it after hearing me ask for it, and now she won't eat her wings without it.

6:30 P.M.
1/2 of a Jack's Frozen Pepperoni Pizza. Sprinkled some extra shredded Colby Jack cheese and a packet of Taco Bell Fire Sauce on it before baking.
1 Glass of Skim Milk

I like pizza.

9:00 - 11:00 P.M.
4 Glasses of White Zinfandel wine
Half of a bag of Lay's Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
2 Leinenkugel's Creamy Dark 12 oz. Bottles

It was decreed a "Lazy Night," so Tina and I bought a bottle of wine and some chips and sat around my house watching Comedy Central all night.

Saturday, 3/6

9:30 A.M.
18 oz. (Three 6 oz. cups) Coffee w/ 3 Tbsp French Vanilla Creamer
1 Fried Egg Sandwich (2 fried eggs over hard, 2 slices american cheese, 1 sausage patty, 1 slice of deli-cut ham, 2 slices of white toast)
1 glass of skim milk

My FAVORITE food to make/eat, I have been making fried egg sandwiches since I was 10 or 11 years old. Usually I double up on ham, but I bought a bag of frozen sausage patties to give them a try on my sandwich, and it is definitely an upgrade. Definitely a fatty meal, but eating it once a week isn't the worst thing I do to my body.

3:30 P.M.
11 Totino's Pizza Rolls, dipped in Ranch dressing (not low fat this time, I have the good stuff at home)
1 Leinenkugel's Creamy Dark 12oz bottled beer

Creamy Dark is probably my new favorite bottled beer, so basically I wanted to drink one and decided to have something quick that would go with it. I don't think pizza rolls are mentioned on many "lists of great foods to accompany this beer," but I thought they went well together :)

6:30
2 Johnsonville Raw Bratwurst, boiled in beer, with buns and ketchup
1 Glass of Skim Milk

With the exception of lunches on Thursday and Friday, every meal was prepared and eaten at home. Surprisingly, I feel one of my biggest problems is eating out too much, which is not reflected in this 3-day food log. I chose not to include my water consumption, but I keep a gallon jug of water with me whenever I am in my house, and drink from it as I please. In these 3 days, I drank probably 2/3 of a gallon of water, which is obviously less than the recommended 1/2 gallon per day, but better than nothing!