Matt's Food Log

Great thinking Chris...both the post editing and the beer, I unfortunately abstain from the brew on school nights.

Thursday, 4 March
Breakfast (0745):
(1) Bowl of Honeynut Cheerios with skim milk (prepped at home)
(1) 16 oz. Coffee (from Costco) with a shot of flavored creamer

Lunch (1115):
(1) Chicken of the Sea Tuna fish sandwich with Hellman's mayo on homemade bread (prepped at home)
(2) Oranges (from home)
(1) Nature Valley Oats n' Honey Granola Bar (from home)

Snack (1630):
(2) Slices bread with Skippy peanut butter (prepped at home)
(2) homemade Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (homemade)

Dinner (1830):
(1) Chicken Breast (pan-fried in olive oil)
(1) Serving of garlic mashed poatoes with cheddar cheese
(1) Serving of roasted veg (carrots, onion, yellow squash, zucchini, mushrooms) with olive oil
All prepared at home

Evening Snack (2130):
(2) Cups of Swiss Miss hot chocolate
(2) Nature Valley Oats n' Honey Granola Bar with Skippy peanut butter (prepped at home)

All water during the day is tap water.


FRIDAY, 4 March
Breakfast (0645):
(1) Bowl of Honeynut Cheerios with skim milk (from home)
(1) 12oz. Coffee with a shot of flavored creamer (from home)

Lunch (1100):
(1) Chicken Breast sandwich (last night's leftovers) with Hellman's mayo on homemade bread (prepped at home)
(1) Oranges (from home)
(1) 12 oz. Coffee (black) from coffee stand in St. Paul Campus Student Center ($1.70)

Snack (1530):
(1) Nature Valley Oats n' Honey Granola Bar (from home)

Dinner (1900):
(2) Palak paneer (Indian cheese in a spinach curry) with basmati rice
(1) naan bread
(2) servings of samosas fried in olive oil
1/2 cup of Thin mint ice cream
All prepared at home

Booze (1900-0100):
(2) New Belgium Trippels
(2) New Belgium Abbeys
All drank at home

All water comsumed during the day was tap water.


SATURDAY, 6 March
Brunch (1130):
(1) 12 oz. Coffee with a shot of flavored reamer
(1) Scrambled eggs with veg (1 whole egg + 3 egg whites, onion, mushroom, carrots, zucchini, squash)
(3) slices of Oscar Meyer Turkey Bacon
All prepared at home

Snack (1615):
(1) Orange (from home)

Dinner (1815):
(1) Last Nights Palak Paneer leftovers
(1) Piece of naan
(1) 8 oz. of orange juice
(1) Chapter of Omnivore's Dilemma
All prepared at home

Booze (2015- 0030 )
(5) New Belgium Abbey (1/2 of my daily caloric intake - 1000 kcal)

Snack (2220):
More samosas!!! a serving
Another slice of naan
1 cup of thin mint ice cream

All water was from the tap

Wrap-up:
A few years ago my doctor mentioned that my cholesterol was creeping up around 200 (units of whatever)... I ate fast food more frequently (if ever in San Diego, find a Santana's and eat their burritos!!!), more red meat, few vegetables or fruits and way more alcohol. My girlfriend was vegetarian (until two thanksgivings ago - I roast a bitchin' turkey) and she's had a huge impact on my diet - more fruit and veg, no red meat, less booze, more ice cream (we're slowly killing each other: me via ice cream, her via chicken). I'm curious as to my current blood levels... i should probably get them looked at. This was a fairly typical period though; I do all the cooking, we rarely order out or "buy meals", maximum use of fresh (or frozen) veg, and the weekends are for pure relaxation although I usually try to cap the beer to a sixer for the whole weekend. The home-made bread was something that started last year when the price of bread really started getting rediculous, courtesy of the world flour shortage. It's kinda nice since I can control exactly what goes into it, like the various grains, and it's a little cheaper even if the bread isn't as pretty looking as the stuff on the shelves (winter is a tough time for making bread rise).