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