I’ve been getting a number of requests asking me to share what I eat everyday, so I have decided to make public the meal plans I send to Jorjana every night.� Like many of you, I am a busy mom.� By necessity, my meals are simple and made from foods that don’t take much effort, but we’ll get into the details of what I eat and why (along with my favorite brands, recipes, etc.) on my meal plan page.� You can reach this part of the blog by clicking on the Meals tab at the top right.
I decided to give my meal plans their own little place on this blog for two reasons.� First, not everyone wants to know what I eat during the day, or how much weight I have lost.� Since I will post at least once a day most of the time (I write meal plans daily) I don’t want to clutter up their feed readers with my posts on food and diet.
Secondly, this is a perfect place for me to keep track of what I am eating.� What works, what doesn’t, and what I would like to make again on those days I am stumped on what to eat.� I’ve tried printing out my meal plans at home but, really, I don’t need another random piece of paper floating around my house.� I’m excited to try this out, and see if it keeps me organized.
I hope to see many of you there, and please feel free to comment when you stop by.� I would love to hear what you are eating, too, or how something I am eating reminds you of a good recipe that you would like to share.� I am a big believer in exchanging information, so the more this resembles a community effort, the better.
hurray! I love reading stuff like this mostly because I am extremely nosy but also because I am the world’s laziest forced vegan and reading about other people’s balanced diets inspires me to eat the occasional vegetable or two.
Well, the casserole I had last night was vegetarian, not vegan. The boys are in this annoying picky stage, and I thought this might be something they would like. But, many of my meals will be vegan, and easy enough for non-vegetarians to add meat to the side, which is what I do at home.
Hmm. I just noticed that you can’t leave a comment on the meals tab. Let me look into that…
Your meal plans are so healthy. How do you not get hungry during the day for snacking? I work at the computer all day long and I find myself getting so hungry. What do you “snack” on?
Marcy,
I’m at the computer a lot, too. These last two days I have been dealing with lots of leftovers (and unfortunately I have left over pasta now, too.) But, on most days when I am following my meal plan correctly and not trying to get rid of leftovers, I am eating an enormous amount of food that is very high in fiber. I simply don’t get hungry, and I’ll bet you wouldn’t, either. I would try eating some high fiber snacks or adding more fiber to your meals–that should help with the hunger a little bit!
Also, are you really hungry, or have you just become accustomed to eating in front of the computer? I know I can eat a 96’r like Jim Candy in The Great Outdoors and then immediately plop in front of the TV and want a snack. TV makes me (psychologically) hungry!
I noticed you eat lots of big salads. I love salads too. What do you put in them? Here is one that I love: http://stylefyles.tumblr.com/post/207992205/mediterranean-salad
Healthy and filling, adapted from smittenkitchen’s awesome blog of deliciousness. Also, you can knock out the feta if you want to up the nutritional value (but hey, a little dairy’s good now and then, right)
Mary–In my salads I put in (when available)
mixed greens
tomatoes
onions
sunflower seeds (used to be a nut/seed mixture, but Nicholas is allergic to nuts)
garbanzo beans or black beans
avocado
any left over roasted veggies that I think might taste good, but never potatoes.
Oh yum! Sounds like a nice, stacked salad. I love the addition of roasted veggies and avocado- delicious