Food

I love eating well and I love trying to eat healthy.  Here are some of my favorite foods:

Breakfast:

Fresh bread and olive oil (and a slice of cheese if desired)
Old-fashioned oatmeal with cinnamon, slivered almonds/walnuts and banana
Plain yogurt with cinnamon, honey, banana and other fresh fruits
Fresh bread with brie, honey, slivered almonds or fruit preserves
Cappuccino with a couple of sesame cookies
Millet porridge with a hard boiled egg and stir-fried vegetables
Preserved egg and rice porridge

Snacks:

Super Smoothie - Blend 1 banana with a bit of water.  Add berries (strawberries, blackberries or blueberries) and/or mango.  Add dark leafy vegetable (i.e. kale, spinach or chard).  Add ice or water to thin out.

Sweet Potato - Wash sweet potatoes.  Put on baking pan and bake for 60 - 80 minutes.  Eat when a 'syrup' oozes out

Banana and Peanut Butter - Be sure to buy the 'natural' peanut butter with no ingredients other than peanuts and salt

Fresh Fruit - My favorite.  We always have a large supply of apples, oranges, bananas, grapefruit, and grapes to name a few.

Hummus and Vegetables - My personal preference is hummus with carrots.

Meals:

Bean soup - Soak beans (like chickpeas, kidney beans or black beans) overnight.  Boil with diced onion for a couple of hours.  Add chopped carrots, celery, tomato, mushrooms or other vegetables.  Add a chunk of Italian sausage for extra flavoring.  Also good with barley, farro or quinoa.

Stir-fry - Heat peanut oil.  Add ginger, meat/tofu and soy sauce.  Add chopped garlic and vegetable (i.e. cucumber, red pepper, onion or Napa cabbage).  Serve with combination of white rice, brown rice and a sprinkle of wild rice.

Pasta - Saute fresh vegetables (Swiss chard with garlic, mushrooms, asparagus, zucchini eggplant, etc.) with garlic.  Add tomato if desired.  Serve with fresh pasta and fresh parmigiano or romano cheese.

Frittata -Saute vegetables (i.e. asparagus, zucchini, broccoli, mushrooms) in olive oil.  Add 3-5 beaten eggs.  Stir, flip and serve.

Quinoa Salad - Cook quinoa.  Add a variety of vegetables (artichoke hearts, sauteed onions, roasted peppers, olives, etc) or dried fruit and nuts.

Salad - Wash and dry fresh greens (escarole, endive, romaine, arugula, spinach, etc.)  Add fresh vegetables (cucumber, tomato, artichoke hearts, olives), nuts and cheese if desired.  Season with salt, pepper, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Treats:

Hot Chocolate - Mix water-soluble cocoa powder, whole milk and sugar in a mug.  Heat and serve.

Ice Cream - Mix 1 cup whole milk, 3 cups heavy whipping cream, 1+ cups sugar and a splash of vanilla.  Put in ice cream maker and serve when ready.

'Irish' Coffee - Mix Bailey's with your espresso!



Sometimes I keep track of what I eat, especially if I want to get back to eating healthy.  This is all recorded below for my own benefit.


Wed 3/6/12

• Breakfast: swiss chard and garlic, 1 grapefruit, 2 pieces parmigiano
• Lunch: 1 bowl pasta with red sauce, olives, green beans, grapes, 1 apple
• Snack: 1 kiwi, 2.5 slices bacon, 3 mandarins
• Dinner: salad, a few nachos, 1.5 slices pizza, 1 bite breadstick

Mon 12/26/11

• Breakfast: part of orange and apple, tudou si, 1/2 banana, a bit of pasta, mocha, 1 piece chocolate cake, 1 chocolate chip cookie

Sun 12/25/11

• Breakfast: 3 mini cinnamon rolls, coffee
• Snack: 1 jiucai bing
• Lunch: 2 jiucai bing, pasta with tomatoes, basil and garlic, salad
• Dessert: a few pieces candy bar, Irish coffee

Sat 12/24/11

• Breakfast: stir-fried eggs and tomatoes, rice, orange
• Snack: apple
• Snack: rice and zao, 2/3 zingerman's candy bar
• Snack: a few nuts, a few chips with guacamole, sparkling white wine
• Dinner: shrimp, ravioli, beef, salad, squash, brussel sprouts, red wine
• Dessert: chocolate cake with whipped cream, 1 cannolo

Fri 12/23/11

• Breakfast: orange, apple, 1 pita
• Lunch: cheese and crackers, pesto spaghetti
• Snack: a few samples at Whole Foods, 1 zingerman's candy bar
• Dinner: apple, carrots, a few crackers, 1 glass red wine

Thu 12/22/11

• Breakfast: stir-fried egg and baicai with rice, orange, a few almonds
• Lunch: 3 slices pizza, leftover stir-fry with rice, 1 pita, apple
• Snack: 1 slice pizza
• Dinner: a few dumplings

Wed 12/21/11

• Breakfast: a few pieces of apple
• Lunch: La Shish- a few breads with garlic, salad, stewed vegetables and beef
• Dinner: salad

Tue 12/20/11

• Breakfast: 1 apple, 1 pear, 1 banana
• Lunch: leftover pasta, apple, leftover ice cream, crackers and cheese
• Dinner: pesto

Mon 12/19/11

• Breakfast: cinnamon roll, large decaf cappuccino
• Snack: 2 chocolate cupcakes
• Lunch: stir-fried greens and bean noodles, apple
• Dinner: 2 beef fajitas
• Dessert: 2 bowls chocolate ice cream, 1 cup heated vanilla ice cream

Sun 12/18/11

• Breakfast: apple, pear, banana
• Lunch: La shish- several pitas with garlic, salad, beef and vegetables
• Dessert: 1 pint Mudslide
• Dinner: 2 leftover pitas, a few pieces pear, 1 orange

Sat 12/17/11

• Breakfast: salmon, rice, eggs and mu'er
• Lunch: brussel sprouts, salmon, crackers
• Snack: 4 chocolates, 1 orange, 1 clementine
• Dinner: 1 potato, 1 large bowl pasta with garlic and pepper flakes, leftover salad, 1 apple

Fri 12/16/11

• Breakfast: grapefruit, potato, orange
• Snack: 1 whole bag crackers and cheese
• Lunch: Greek salad, orange
• Dinner: 2 large bowls lentil soup, Greek salad, pineapple

Thu 12/15/11

• Breakfast: apple, potato, crackers and almond butter, banana
• Lunch: 2 bowls stir-fried tofu and rice, 5 dumplings, 1.5 oranges, 2 granola bars
• Dinner: grapefruit, 1 piece avocado, apple, grape juice

Wed 12/14/11

• Breakfast: 2 chunks bread, olive oil, potato, apple, banana
• Lunch: rice, stir-fried vegetables and chicken
• Snack: 4 crackers and asiago, potato
• Dinner: 2 bowls pesto, salad, wine

Tue 12/13/11

• Breakfast: 4 slices bread with orange marmalade, tomato and eggs, 3 chocolates hot chocolate (milk with 5 chocolates)
• Dinner: pasta salad, 2 pieces pumpkin bread, 3 pieces baklava, 1 piece small apple pie

Mon 12/12/11

• Breakfast: rice and tofu, hot chocolate
• Lunch: rice and cai, 1 piece zucchini bread
• Dinner: tomato and eggs, apple, 2 chocolates, 1 orange, 2 mandarins

Sun 12/11/11

• Breakfast: 2 small pieces bread with orange marmalade, 1 caffe latte
• Lunch: cheese, crackers, salami and bread, cake and ice cream
• Dinner: small bowl of rice/tofu, apple

Sat 12/10/11

• Breakfast: coffee (regular&decaf)
• Lunch: 3-4 pitas, salad, 2 pieces lamb
• Snack: 1 mandarin, 1 apple, 3 chocolates
• Snack: 2 mandarins, 1 apple

Fri 12/9/11

• Breakfast: 1 granola bar with milk, 1 potato, 1 bowl rice
• Snack: cappuccino, peanut butter brownie
• Lunch: veggie pesto cheese sandwich, lemon bar, lemon herbal tea
• Dinner: stir-fried greens, baicai, fensi, a bit of scrambled eggs and tomatoes, 1 glass red wine, 3 mandarins

Thu 12/8/11

• Breakfast: leftover pasta, apple
• Snack: Hot chocolate milk
• Lunch: 1 stuffed pepper
• Dinner: Turkey sandwich, 1 bag kettle chips
• Snack: 1 small ice cream cone, 1 granola bar, rice, hardboiled egg, 3 mandarins

Wed 12/7/11

• Breakfast: 1 slice pizza
• Indulge: 1 pint karamel sutra ice cream
• Lunch: 1 piece fish
• Snack: 1 slice pizza, 1 potato, 1/2 piece fish
• Dinner: 1 LARGE bowl pesto, 3 mandarins

Tue 12/6/11

• Breakfast: leftover lentil soup, rest of bread (1/4 loaf?) with orange marmalade, 2 chocolate biscotti
• Lunch: 1 stuffed pepper with potatoes
• Dinner: 2 slices vegetable pizza
• Snack: 1 small ice cream cone, 1 apple

Mon 12/5/11

• Breakfast: 2 biscotti, decaf, 2 small bowls lentil soup
• Lunch: 1.5 bowls Baileys Irish melted ice cream (tried to freeze it with no success!)
• Snack: hot chocolate, a few handfuls of popcorn, small cookie
• Dinner:  tomatoes, scrambled eggs, rice, 4 slices bread with orange marmalade
• Snack: remaining 'ice cream'

Sun 12/4/11

• Breakfast: 3 biscotti, decaf coffee
• Snack: a few crackers with Irish cheese, a few pieces of beef, small bowl lentil soup
• Lunch: 1 bowl lentil soup, large salad
• Dessert: 1 bowl Baileys Irish melted ice cream, decaf espresso, 1 apple

Sat 12/3/11

• Breakfast: 3 biscotti, caffè latte, sweet potato, 1 slice bread with brie, 4 crackers with brie,mocha with milk
• Lunch: hummus and 2 carrots, 11 dumplings
• Dinner: 1 large handful wasabi snack, 2 bowls pesto, 1 apple, 1/2 glass grape juice

Fri 12/2/11

• Breakfast: whole grain rice with leftover broccoli, 2 mandarins, a few slices of apple
• Lunch: decaf cappuccino, peanut butter bar
• Snack: 1 piece mushroom pizza, 1 piece margherita
• Dinner: rice with doufu skin, 3 mandarins

Thu 12/1/11

• Breakfast: part of almond croissant, coffee (1/3 regular)
• Lunch: stir-fried broccoli and baicai with whole grain rice, orzo salad
• Dinner: leftover stir-fried broccoli and baicai with whole grain rice, orzo salad
• Snack: 1 carrot with hummus
• Snack: 1 slice bread with 2 slices brie

Wed 11/30/11

• Breakfast: wasabi trail mix snack, 1 large bowl pesto spaghetti, 1 large bowl plain spaghetti
• Late lunch (grazing): 1 mandarin, 1.5 apples, several servings wasabi trail mix, sweet potato, crackers with brie and cranberries, Irish cheese, another mandarin

still stressed

Tue 11/29/11

• Breakfast: 1 slice bread with brie and orange marmalade, 1 sweet potato, 1 glass grape juice, (searching) wasabi pea snack, honey cashew snack, 4 crackers with brie and orange marmalade, a few spoonfuls of ice cream, granola bar, small piece chocolate (very stressed about lesson planning and watching baby)
• Lunch: 2 large bowls split pea soup
• Dinner: a few pieces of Irish cheese, 1 bowl pesto, red wine, wasabi pea snack

stressed

Mon 11/28/11

• Breakfast: 2 slices toast with brie and apricot, 1/2 banana, 1 mocha
• Lunch: 1 slice pizza, 2 bites stuffed pizza, salad, 2/3 puffed cannolo
• Dinner: 1 shish tawook sandwich, 1 small bowl rice with eggs and tomatoes, 1 bowl ice cream, 1 mug melted ice cream
• Snack: apple

stressed

Sun 11/27/11

• Breakfast: 1 piece pumpkin pecan cake, coffee, 1 banana, part of apple
• Lunch: 1 bowl lentil soup, 1 small slice whole grain bread with Irish cheese, 2 bowls salad
• Snack: 1 large bowl lentil soup, 1 large slice bread with cheese
• Dinner: carrots, hummus, lettuce, 1 small slice bread, pear

Sat 11/26/11

• Breakfast: 1 slice toast with orange marmalade, 1 clementine
• Lunch: spezzole with oil and parmigiano, 2 slices bread with olive oil
• Dinner: 1 bowl split pea soup, salad, 1 taste pecan pumpkin cake
• Snack: 1 glass wine

Fri 11/25/11

• Breakfast: a few slices cheese, 2 big baozi, 1 apple
• Lunch: spaghetti w/ pesto, salad, pear
• Dinner: red wine, mashed potatoes, mu'er hecai, sweet potatoes, noodles
• Dessert: 1 piece chocolate cake

Thu 11/24/11  THANKSGIVING

• Breakfast: pasta with eggs and tomatoes, apple
• Snack: 2-3 crackers with cheese, a few grapes, glass of wine
• Dinner: squash, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, brussel sprouts, green beans, mashed potatoes, etc.
• Dessert: taste of apple pie, pecan pumpkin, banana cream, whipped cream, decaf coffee

Wed 11/23/11

• Breakfast: Almond croissant, cappuccino
• Snack: Kalamata olive twist
• Lunch: 1.5 servings stir-fried tofu and mu'er over rice, 1/2 pineapple, 1 bite apple
• Dinner: 1 bowl ice cream, 1/3 box cracker thins with Irish cheese, 2 large sucai baozi

Tue 11/22/11

• Breakfast: tomato egg stir-fry, 1 apple, 1 mocha
• Lunch: a few pieces Irish cheese,  1.5 servings pesto tortelloni, 2 large bowls ice cream, 1 piece chocolate
• Dinner: 1/2 pineapple, 1 apple, 1 glass red wine, 1 pear

Mon 11/21/11

• Breakfast: 1 cinnamon muffin, 1 decaf cappuccino
• Lunch: 1 large bowl penne with beans, 1 chocolate nut ice cream cone with Ben-Jerry's coffee whisky ice cream
• Dinner: rice with tofu skin and potatoes (tudou si), pear, orange, 1 piece chocolate, 2 slices irish cheese, grape juice

Sun 11/20/11

• Breakfast: 4 slices of bread with pesto and olive oil, 1 banana, a few crumbs of almond squares, 1/2 crackers with apricot and honey, 1 granola bar, 1 mocha
• 1 apple
• Lunch: 2 bowls mushroom risotto, grape juice, 1 bowl vanilla ice cream
• Dinner: 2 small plates leftover risotto, 1 pear, 1 small bowl ice cream
• Snack: 1 grapefruit

Sat 11/19/11

• Breakfast: 1 cup coffee, 2 slices bread with brie with apricot preserves
• Snack: crackers with almond butter, brussel sprouts, 1 sweet potato
• Lunch: 1 plate stuffed shells with ricotta and asiago and tomato sauce, 1 haagen dazs bar, 1 apple
• Snack: 3 slices bread with olive tapenade, olive oil, 1 slice with apricot, 1 hard boiled egg
• Snack: 1 apple, 1 orange

Fri 11/18/11

• Breakfast: 2 slices whole grain bread with apricot preserves and brie, coffee, 1 piece of banana with almond butter
• Snack: apple
• Lunch: 1 bowl mapo tofu with rice, 1.5 oranges
• Snack: 1 chocolate chip cookie, 2 mini cupcakes, 2 large sugar cookies
• Dinner: 3 slices bread with olive tapenade, 1 bowl brussel sprouts, strawberries, 1 glass merlot

Thu 11/17/11

• Breakfast: 2 slices whole grain bread with apricot preserves and brie, coffee, banana
• Lunch:  1 chicken tawook sandwich, mujadra, 1 glass grape juice with bubbly water
• Snack: 1 cup hot chocolate
• Dinner: 1/2 beef kafta sandwich, mujadra, strawberries, raspberries, 1 glass merlot

Wed 11/16/11

• Breakfast: 2 slices whole grain bread with apricot preserves and brie, coffee, orange, banana
• Lunch: 2 slices bread with olive tapenade, 1 bowl of gnocchi with tomato sauce, 4 small crackers with brie and apricot, 1 Haagen Dazs bar.
• Dinner: 1 bowl spaghetti with tomato sauce, salad, 1 glass merlot

Tue 11/15/11

• Breakfast: 1 plate of rice with stir-fried broccoli, 2 pieces dark chocolate, 1 banana
• Snack: 1 handful cherries, 5 almond squares, 1 Haagen Dazs bar, 1 granola bar, a few pepper chips, a few walnuts
• Lunch: 2 cannoli plus extra 'cream', avocado
• Dinner:  1 bowl pesto, salad

Mon 11/14/11

• Breakfast: 1 hunk ricotta, olives, a few pieces of pasta, 1 pear, 3 cannoli, some cooked apples, 1 Haagen Dazs bar
• Lunch: 1 nutella croissant, cappuccino, 1 cinnamon muffin, 1 herbal lemon tea
• Dinner: leftover baicai and mu'er, salad with avocado, cherries, olives and tabbouleh, 2 small plates of rice, leftover cooked apples, 1 apple

11/13/11

• Breakfast: rye and barley meal, 1 cup mocha, apple
• Lunch: butternut squash risotto
• Dinner: 1 bowl chili, a few black corn chips, 1 cannolo
• Snack: 1 apple

11/12/11

• Breakfast: rye and barley meal with hickory syrup, 1 banana, coffee with sugar, 1 roll
• Snack: 3 thick pieces whole grain bread with honey, 2 pieces dark chocolate
• Lunch: 1 bowl pasta with pesto, 1 apple
• Dinner: 2 rolls with pesto, 1 banana, 1 Haagen Daaz bar

11/11/11

• Breakfast: 1 Haagen Dazs bar, 1 banana, 1 cup mocha
• Snack: 2 pieces whole grain bread with honey
• Lunch: chicken shawarma, 1 peanut butter brownie, 1 cappuccino
• Dinner: stir-fried baicai, tomatoes and eggs, apple, chocolate Haagen Dazs bar

11/10/11

• Breakfast: 1/2 loaf bread, olive oil, 1 banana, 1 piece dark chocolate, 1 cup mocha
• Lunch: 2 shrimp and jiucai cakes, 2 baozi
• Dinner: scrambled eggs and tomato with rice, 1 apple, 1 glass grape juice with bubbly water

11/9/11

• Breakfast: 15 almond squares, 1 bowl pasta, 2 granola bars, 12 dumplings, decaf coffee, honey, mocha
• Lunch: skip
• Dinner: salad, stir-fried spinach, squash, 1 glass grape juice with bubbly water

11/8/11

• Breakfast: 15 almond squares, 1 small bowl tabbouleh, 1 bowl rice with hickory syrup, 1 banana with hickory syrup
• Lunch: candied pumpkin, rice with duck eggs and tomatoes, 1 bowl rice and banana drenched in honey
• Dinner: 2 bowls pesto linguine, leftover fruit

11/7/11

• Breakfast: 1 large bowl pesto vermicelli
• Lunch: 1 cappuccino
• Dinner: 1 bowl split pea soup, 1 spoonful rice, 1 bowl stir-fried baicai

11/6/11

• Breakfast: 1 small dish rice, 1 banana, 1 rib
• Lunch: 2 pieces quiche, fruit, salad, 1 pumpkin muffin, tabbouleh, potatoes
• Dessert: 1 piece chocolate cake
• Dinner: 1 small bowl pesto vermicelli,1 bowl tabbouleh, 1 bowl fruit

11/5/11

• Breakfast: rice, sweetened pumpkin,  coffee,
• Snack: 1 mocha, rice with brown sugar and hickory syrup, 14 almond squares
• Lunch: 9 dumplings
• Dinner: Whole Foods- samples (cheese, 1 chocolate, pear, olives, cookie), 1 large cinnamon roll
• 1 apple, 1 pear, 2 kiwi

11/4/11

• Breakfast: 1 sushi roll with fish, a few spoons of kiwi, several pieces of spiced brown sugar pumpkin
• Snack: 1 decaf cappuccino, 1 mint brownie
• Dinner: 1 slice arugula pizza, 1 slice margherita, 1 chocolate mousse
• Snack: 1 bowl stir-fried baicai, 1 apple

11/3/11

• Breakfast: apple, banana, 2.5 bowls rice, 1 hardboiled egg
• Snack: pomegranate, 2 large processed biscotti
• Lunch: 1 piece baked fish, taste sweetened pumpkin
• Snack: 1 decaf cappuccino
• Dinner: 1 sushi roll with fish, 1 apple

11/2/11

• Breakfast: 1.5 small bowls lentil soup, 1 apple
• Snack: 2.5 apple sauce, 1/4 apple pie (very large slice)
• Lunch: 2 bowls lentil soup, 1 slice of bread with goat cheese, 1 cracker with goat cheese, 1 handful grapes
• Dinner: 3 slices of bread drenched in honey and almond butter, 1 bowl rice with honey, 1 taste apple pie, 1 small biscotto with honey, 1 glass orange juice/bubbly water mix, 2 large processed biscotti

11/1/11

• Breakfast: 1 slice of bread, 3 bowls multigrain rice with hickory syrup, 1 banana
• Snack: applesauce, 1.5 slices bread with almond butter and hickory syrup, 1 mocha
• Lunch: stir-fried green beans, mu'er, zucchini, egg, stir-fried broccoli, small portion homemade pasta
• Dinner: part of apple, 2 slices Slivio's pizza, 1 thin slice of apple pie

10/31/11

• Breakfast: 1 slice bread, 2 biscotti, 1 decaf coffee
• Snack: 1 cinnamon muffin, 1 decaf caffè latte
• Lunch: 1 chicken pesto sandwich on grilled sourdough bread (very poor quality chicken)
• Dinner: 1 apple, 1 salad with walnuts, tomatoes, 1 bowl multigrain rice, 5 plums, 1 bowl grapes, 1 glass red wine

10/30/11

• Breakfast: 2 slices whole grain bread with goat cheese, decaf coffee, 2 anise biscotti
• Brunch: The Breakfast Club- stuffed apple french toast
• Snack: homemade pasta (leftover from baby)
• Dinner: stir-fried green beans, mushroom, mu'er, baicai and egg with 5 whole grain rice, roasted brussel sprouts

10/29/11

• Breakfast: 1 piece banana, 1 eggwhite
• Snack: 1 kalamata olive twist, 1 cup decaf coffee
• Lunch: La Shish- many breads (7?) with garlic, beef, salad, mushrooms and carrots
• Snack: 1 biscotto with decaf coffee

10/28/11

• Breakfast: apple, banana, 2 bowls rice, a little bit tomatoes and scrambled eggs
• Snack: 1 cinnamon roll, decaf coffee
• Lunch: 1 mediterranean veggie sandwich, pickle
• Dinner: leftover rice, stir-fried eggplant, mu'er, baicai, egg, apple, pickles

10/27/11

• Breakfast: several slices bread, cheese, apple, banana
• Lunch: pasta with spinach
• Snack: 1 cinnamon roll, coffee
• Dinner: leftover bread, goat cheese, egg and spinach, rice

10/26/11

• Breakfast: 1apple fritter, 2 bites croissant, 1 cup decaf
• Snack: 1 banana, 1 bowl lentil soup, 1 small carrot
• Lunch: Italianissimo- bread with mortadella, 4 pieces melone con prosciutto, l'insalata, 1 bowl pasta, 2 pieces tiramisu with ice cream and un biscotto, 1 dark chocolate cookie, a few sips coffee, 1 apple
• Dinner: Stir-fried tofu, 1 large hunk whole grain bread (in slices), 1 glass red wine

10/25/11

• 1 large bowl white rice/whole grain mix, leftover tofu, 2 glasses apple cider, 1 mug hot cocoa
• Lunch: nothing
• Dinner: 1 bowl lentil soup, some garlic sauteed chard, salad with apples, cranberries and cucumber, 1 apple

10/24/11

• Breakfast: 1/2 banana, 1 bowl fresh tomatoes with olive oil, salt, pepper
• Snack: 1 pecan roll, 1 decaf americano
• Lunch: La Marsa- 1 salad, 4 pitas, 2 plates garlic, 1 shish tawook sandwich
• Snack: meeting- junk food (popcorn, 1 small skittles, 1 small snickers)
• Dinner: 1 large apple

10/23/11

• Breakfast: leftover tofu and mu'er salad, 1 cocoa, decaf, milk and sugar mocha
• Lunch: leftover noodles, stir-fried eggplant and 2 bowls white rice, heated vanilla ice cream,1 hardboiled egg, 2 glasses apple cider
• Dinner: 3 handfuls cherries, 1 handful cashews, 2 large slices white cheddar, 1 large bowl linguine, 2 plums

10/22/11

• Breakfast: Zingerman's- 1 cinnamon roll, 1 small decaf coffee
• Lunch: 1 bowl homemade noodles in soup, fish, mashed potatoes, tofu and mu'er salad
• Dessert: dark chocolate ice cream cake
• Dinner: leftover noodles, fish and potatoes, 1 extra large piece of ice cream cake

10/21/11

• Breakfast: stir-fried broccoli with 1 large helping of (mainly) white rice
• Lunch: 1 piece zucchini bread with cappuccino
• Dinner: rice with thai curried vegetables, spicy beef and pad thai, 1.5 glasses white  wine

10/20/11

• Breakfast: 1 large hunk mozzarella, 1 apple, 1 baked cinnamon cake, 1 mocha with sugar
• Lunch: pineapple, 2 slices pizza (Silvio's)
• Dinner: stir-fried zucchini, egg, mu'er with cous cous, 1 helping of rice, 1 apple

10/19/11

• Breakfast: 1 apple, 2-3 slices cheese, cherries, 1.5 handfuls cashews, 1 handful walnuts
• Lunch: 1 large roasted stuffed pepper with several potatoes, leftover pasta
• Dinner: a few slices of cheese, 1/2 large pineapple

10/18/11

• Breakfast: 1/3 cinnamon roll, coffee
• Lunch: 1/2 large muffin, 1 slice pear
• Dinner: 1 bowl chicken vegetable soup, 1 large plate pasta with garlic and tomatoes, brussel sprouts, sauteed mushrooms and spinach
• Snack: several roasted potatoes

10/17/11

• Early breakfast: 1/4 loaf of bread with dish of olive oil, 1 chicken breast, 1/2 sweet potato
• Lunch: mujadra, 1/2 large beef sandwich, 1 large tawook sandwich
• Snack: more mujadra, salad

10/16/11

• Breakfast: Whole foods- 1 cappuccino, 1 chocolate croissant, crust of roll from baobao
• Snack: part of apple, 1 tbsp ice cream
• Snack: bread and tomato/garlic/olive oil
• Dinner: more bread, orecchiette with chard and olive oil, salad with greens, apple, olives, artichokes
• Dessert: vanilla ice cream with honey and walnuts

10/15/11

• Breakfast: stir-fried zucchini, egg and mu'er, 1 apple
• Lunch: steamed fish with soy sauce, garlic, ginger and mushrooms, stir-fried baicai, white rice, 1 nectarine, 1 bowl chocolate banana ice cream
• Snack: 1 bowl white rice, leftover sweet potato from baby
• Dinner: mozzarella cheese, several (4.5?) pieces of homemade pizza.  This time very cheesy

10/14/11

• Midnight breakfast (woke up at 2:30): 1 large piece of whole grain bread with olive oil, 1 cup mocha (cocoa powder, decaf, sugar)
• Breakfast: white rice with stir-fried tofu and zucchini
• Lunch: stir-fried zucchini, eggs and mu'er with white rice, 1 apple, pumpkin seeds
• Snack: cappuccino with chocolate walnut biscotto
• Dinner: leftover mu'er and zucchini, whole grain fettuccine with garlic, chard and grated sheep's milk cheese, baby green salad with olives, artichokes, tomatoes and cucumbers

10/13/11

• Breakfast: 1 slice leftover mushroom pizza, 1 slice leftover pepper pizza, 1 cup decaf, lots of pumpkin seeds
• Snack: cabbage, 1/2 small brownie
• Lunch: 1 large bowl cabbage, carrot and chickpea soup, 1 slice of bread with cheddar and olive oil, 1/2 slice of bread
• Dinner: 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 large bowl leftover soup, 3 olives, 1 slice of bread with sheep's cheese, 1 small bowl ice cream with 1/2 small brownie

10/12/11

• Breakfast: stir-fried tofu with whole grain rice, 1/2 small apple
• Snack: Farmer's market- 1 kalamata olive twist
• Snack: Whole foods- 2 apple slices, 3 cheese cubes, a few pieces of bread, 1 handful olives, 1 slice cheddar cheese
• Snack: 1 slice whole grain bread with small cheese cubes
• Dinner: 2 slices spicy pepper pizza, 2 slices wild mushroom pizza (with whole grain crust), 1 glass wine, a few pieces of baked pumpkin
• Snack: lots of pumpkin seeds!

10/11/11

• Breakfast: 1 slice whole grain bread with olive oil, decaf coffee, some leftover sweet potato
• Lunch: 1 large bowl fried white rice with shrimp, egg, broccoli, and other vegetables
• Snack: 1 slice pizza with ham and pineapple, 3 pieces white processed breadsticks
• Dinner: 1 apple, 1 slice of bread, a few slices of cheese, 1 glass wine, 1 pear

10/10/11

• Breakfast: 1.5 slices of whole grain bread, tomatoes, olive oil, decaf coffee, apple
• Lunch: 1 large portion whole grain rice and beans, stir-fried eggplant, stir-fried greens, 1/2 nectarine
• Snack: Confucius Institute: strawberries, melon, grapes, 1 sesame ball, 1/2 dousha bread, 1/2 cinnamon roll
• Dinner: pear, apple, ginger, green onion, walnut and carrot salad, red wine, raw sheep's milk cheese and 3 spicy olives, roasted sweet potatoes

10/9/11

• Breakfast: mozzarella cheese, 1 glass sparkling juice
• Lunch: 1 chicken pita sandwich, 3 onion rings, 1 slice rye toast, 1 taste spinach pie
• Snack: Whole Foods samples- apple slice, 1 olive, a few pieces of bread, 1 coffee sample, a few pieces of cheese
• Dinner: a few thin tastes of raw sheep's milk manchego, 3 spicy olives, 1 slice whole grain bread, red wine, whole wheat pasta with swiss chard and garlic, 1 sip limoncello

10/8/11

• Breakfast: leftover white rice with zucchini, eggs and mu'er, banana
• Snack: 1 kalamata olive twist at farmer's market
• Lunch: Flat-Top Grill- stir-fried calamari, rice noodles with vegetables, egg noodles with broccoli and other vegetables
• Snack: 1 apples
• Dinner: cheese hunk, raisins, 1 bowl ice cream, red wine

10/7/11

• Breakfast: Oatmeal with brown sugar, 1 cup of sipping cocoa (very thick), a few licks of homemade ice cream.  feeling very jittery, weak and faint
• Lunch: Brown rice and beans with potatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, mu'er and eggs, swiss chard with garlic
• 3:00 meal: more brown rice with zucchini, mu'er and eggs
• Dinner: white rice with zucchini, eggs and mu'er

10/6/11

• Breakfast: soup with mushrooms and carrots, stir-fried youcai and mushrooms
• Lunch: 1/2 loaf ciabatta and olive oil
• Snack: apple, large carrot
• Dinner: stir-fried eggplant, tofu and rice

10/5/11

• Breakfast: 3/4 banana
• Breakfast: 1 kalamata olive twist, 1 chocolate croissant with decaf cappuccino, 1 Zingerman's chocolate cookie, 2 small samples bread with olive oil
• Snack: 1 nectarine, 1 apple
• Snack: 1 bowl popcorn, kalamata olives
• Snack: Whole Foods samples: apple slices, 1 olive, 2 cheese squares, chocolate cake sample

10/4/11

• Breakfast: boiled vegetables and white rice (gross!)
• Second breakfast: half mug hot milk with sugar and cocoa, 1 bowl oatmeal with brown sugar, maple syrup and cinnamon
• Lunch: 3 small bowls split pea soup
• Dinner: leftover vegetables, 1 large bowl leftover split pea soup, 1 scrambled egg, raisins and walnuts, apple, pear

10/3/11

• Breakfast:1 leftover pita with grilled vegetables, 2 handfuls of raisins with walnuts
• Lunch: stir-fried zucchini with 2 servings whole grain rice and beans, grapes
• Dinner: leftover zucchini and rice, grapes, 2 servings raisins, cherries, nuts, tomato and artichoke salad

10/2/11

• Breakfast: 1 poppy seed bagel with sauteed spinach and garlic, decaf coffee, scrambled eggs
• Lunch: Barbecue- 1 small piece of beef, 2 shrimps, 1/2 ear corn, 1 lemon/apple turnover, 1.5 chocolate cookies, 1/2 chocolate chip muffin, dried apples, 1 banana, 3 servings sun chips
• Dinner: leftover stir-fried zucchini, 1 plum, 1/2 pear, leftover beef, vegetables and garlic, 3 pitas

Feeling... ridiculous.  Didn't take it easy this weekend.  Quite the opposite.  Please help me to live with limits.

10/1/11

• Brunch: 2 cookies, decaf coffee, 1.5 bagels with goat cheese, tomatoes with olive oil, cranberry orange muffin, scrambled eggs, grapes
• Snack: caffe latte
• Dinner: crackers with mozzarella, tomato and olive oil, 4 pieces chicken, grapes, 2 glasses red wine

9/30/11

Breakfast: 1 bowl oatmeal with quite a bit of maple syrup and cinnamon

Treat: 1 tub homemade chocolate ice cream (a lot!)... feeling caffeinated

Lunch: Stir-fried zucchini, mu'er and onion with spicy sauce and white rice

Dinner: La Shish- white bread and garlic, 1 whole salad, fish, veggies, beef

Feeling... very stuffed.  Ready to take it easy tomorrow.

9/29/11

Breakfast: 3 jiucai pockets, 2 bowls fried rice

Lunch: 1 large bowl barley pasta and (commercialized) Thai sauce

Dinner: 1/2 peach, stir-fried greens with garlic and white rice, 3 plums, 2 handfuls raisins/walnuts, 2 handfuls cherries, 2 ears of corn

9/28/11

Breakfast:  stir-fried zucchini and mu'er over cous cous

Lunch:  spiced rainbow chard in 1/2 pumpkin, 3 plum

Snack: 1 handful cashews, 1 handful walnuts, 1 bowl pumpkin seeds, 2 medium bowls popcorn, 1/2 peach

Dinner: Salad with lettuce, carrots and cucumbers, some stir-fried eggplant and zucchini

9/27/11

Breakfast: stir-fried zucchini and mu'er over white rice and lentils

Lunch: stew of red pepper, cauliflower, carrots, lentils and sweet potatoes with whole grain cous cous, fresh tomatoes with olive oil and basil, 1 peach, 3 small plums

Dinner: leftover cous cous and vegetables, salad, 1 apple, 1/2 peach, grapes

9/26/11

Breakfast: split pea soup with carrots, onion, celery

Lunch: stir-fried zucchini, mu'er and scrambled eggs over white rice with legumes

Dinner: 2 small plates chips with salsa (at meeting), 2 muffins at home

feeling... not that great.

9/25/11 - an utter eating disaster

Insomnia meal: 3 large slices of ciabatta bread drenched in 3 different types of olive oil (couldn't fall asleep til 6am, and felt hungry)

Breakfast: leftover salad, bowl of rice, tomato with olive oil, handful walnuts and raisins, leftover potatoes and bits of pasta

Snack: decaf cappuccino

Snack: 2 crepes with cooked peaches and oatmeal (at clubhouse)  Thoroughly unenjoyable

Meal of Snacks: last piece of bread with more olive oil and romano cheese, 2 large chocolate brownies, baked butternut squash, 1 muffin from neighbor

Feeling... like a zombie.  Detached from my body.  Exhausted from not sleeping last night.

9/24/11

Breakfast: stir-fried broccoli and mushrooms, banana,

Snack at Farmer's market: Kalamata olive twist, Zingerman bread samples with olive oil, Zingerman chocolate macaroon

Snack: real coffee

Dinner: (slow food style with friends) piece of bruschetta with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, basil, homemade pasta with zucchini, roasted potatoes, red wine, chicken breast half, salad, limoncello, plum, a few peach slices, 1 scoop chocolate brownie ice cream

9/23/11

Breakfast: leftover stir-fried vegetables over white rice, 1 banana

Lunch: stif-fried eggplant with whole grain rice

Dinner: One plate of leftover eggplant, large salad

9/22/11

Breakfast: Oatmeal with maple syrup and cinnamon, 1/2 banana

Snack: nectarine, large chunk romano cheese

Lunch: stir-fried vegetables over rice (not very good), apple

Snack: apple

Dinner: roasted brussel sprouts and sweet potato

9/21/11

Breakfast: caprese salad

Snack: raisins, walnuts, cherries

Snack: 2 handfuls cashews, 1 handful raisins, 1 handful walnuts, some rice, 1 large bowl puffed grain cereal with almond butter, 1 slice romano cheese, 2 apples

Dinner: 2 large bowls of penne with tomatoes and olive oil

2nd Dinner: Salad with fresh greens, olives and beet

Feeling... numb.  basically just drugged myself with pasta

9/20/11

Breakfast: 2 bowls spinach/mushroom soup

Snack: 1 bowl rice with almond butter, 1 bowl grapes

Lunch: 2 bowls fried rice (with kale, broccoli, carrots, zucchini and 1 egg)

Dinner: leftover fried rice and eggplant, 2 peaches, 1 corn on the cob

Snack: 2 peaches, handful raisins, walnuts

Feeling... very drowsy; exhausted.

9/19/11

Breakfast: baicai hearts with vinegar and sesame oil, fresh tomatoes with olive oil, 1 bowl whole grain rice and beans

Lunch: stir fried eggplant and pepper threads over whole grain rice and beans, 1/2 apple

Dinner: leftover eggplant, 1/2 apple, grapes, 1 bowl rice and beans, small plate of more eggplant, pepper and mushrooms

Snack: 1 peach

Feeling... underfed at lunch, overfed at dinner

9/18/11

Breakfast: 1 peach

Lunch: La Shish- 4 breads with lots of garlic, salad, 2 grape leaves, some beef and lamb

Dinner: 1 peach, grapes, 1 nectarine, 1 apple, 1 glass red wine

Snack: A small bit of leftover pasta (ate mindlessly)

9/17/11

Breakfast: a few spoons of grandpa's ricotta, oatmeal with pecans and raisins

Snack: olive twist at farmer's market

Dinner: homemade pasta with garlic tomato sauce, glass red wine, mozzarella and tomato salad, salad with beets, artichoes and olives

Dessert: Banana split at Ben and Jerry's

Late Night Snack: 1 apple

9/16/11

Breakfast: nectarine, leftover bittermelon and zucchini

Lunch: spinach soup, stir-fried baicai, 1 corn on the cob, brown rice with beans

Dinner: leftover baicai, 2 helpings brown rice with beans, leftover spinach soup, grapes, apple

9/15/11

Breakfast: carrot, baicai with mushroom and brown rice/beans

Lunch: oven roasted asparagus and brussel sprouts, brown rice/beans, apple

Dinner: stir-fried eggplant, stir-fried zucchini and bittermelon, strawberries, grapes, watermelon

9/14/11

Breakfast: 1 bowl cereal with soy milk

Lunch: 1 large serving of sauteed chard and garlic over white rice

Snack: 1 excellent apple

Snack: 2 carrots

Dinner: 1 corn on the cob, some spinach, lettuce, dried cherry and walnut salad, 3 clementines, 1 slice apple

Snack: 1 handful of cashews

Feeling... good to eat some greens.  Hungry because baby is teething and constantly nursing

9/13/11

Breakfast:1 bowl white rice, stir-fried mushroom, 1 glass orange juice mixed with bubbly water

Lunch: 2 bowls blue corn chips with salsa, a few grapes and strawberries, a few walnuts

Dinner: 1/4 watermelon, 1 carrot, 1 bowl white rice with 1 tbsp almond butter

Midnight meal: (Up with baby) 1 bowl cereal with soy milk, 2 tomatoes with olive oil, 1.5 peaches, 1 handful cashews

9/12/11

Breakfast: 3 small pieces of leftover mooncake

Lunch: 1 large bowl chickpea stew (with cabbage, zucchini, carrots, celery, onion) over rice, smaller second helping of stew

Snack: 1apple

Snack: (at meeting) 1 handful peanuts in shell, 6 pretzels

Dinner: stir-fried cabbage, 1 corn on the cob, 1 large bowl leftover stew, grapes

9/11/11 - Morning weigh in: 122.2

Breakfast: large bowl of leftover quinoa and beans

Snack: piece of cake and chocolate chip cookie at Huron Hills Church, watermelon

Lunch: Madras Masala- 2 pieces of bread, very large plate of curried vegetables and beans (chickpeas)

Snack: 1 sample coffee, 5 chocolate covered cherries

Feeling... crappy, full of junk, impure, fat.

Dinner/Dessert: 1 small bowl stir-fried tilapia, veggies and white rice, 1/2 peach, 1/2 slice tiramisu, 1 slice pineapple cake, 1/2 mooncake

feeling... in serious need of raw apples and steamed broccoli

9/10/11

Breakfast: whole grain cereal with soymilk, strawberries and raspberries, hard boiled egg, extra... dry cereal

Lunch: La Shish- 4 pitas with garlic, salad, mujadra (lentils and wheat)

Dinner: 1/2 watermelon

9/9/11

Breakfast: whole grain cereal with soymilk, strawberries and raspberries, a few almonds, 4 prunes

Lunch: whole grain rice and beans with stir-fried eggplant and youcai, 2 clementines, 1 apple

Dinner: large plate of leftover quinoa salad, romaine with balsamic vinegar, strawberries and 1 plum

9/8/11

Breakfast: bake butternut squash stuffed with leftover quinoa

Snack: 1 sweet potato

Lunch: leftover quinoa salad with raisins, walnuts, onion and beans,1 handful almonds, apple

Dinner: salad with lettuce, homegrown tomatoes, olives and artichoke hearts

9/7/11

Breakfast: leftover lentils over quinoa, 3 clementines

Snack: 1 peach, 1 plum

Lunch: quinoa salad with raisins, walnuts, onion and beans, 3 clementines

Snack: 1 apple, 1 handful cashews

Dinner: red bell pepper stuffed with quinoa salad, apple and zucchini, extra stuffing, 1.5 peaches

Feeling... very full.  feeling a need to move my body and do some real exercise

9/6/11

• Breakfast: lentils with carrots, celery and onion over whole grain rice and beans
• Snack: 1 apple
• Lunch: lentils with carrots, celery and onion over whole grain rice and beans, mixed of prunes, walnuts and almonds
• Dinner: Shalimar Indian restaurant: white rice with spicy eggplant, rice with cashews, 1 piece naan

9/5/11

• Breakfast: buffet @ Garden Inn - 1/2 cinnamon roll, 1 bowl pineapple, 1 small bowl oatmeal with raisins and cherries, 1 plate grapefruit, 1/2 sesame bagel with processed peanut butter, a few potato bits, hot chocolate package mixed with decaf
• Snack: 2 peaches, 1/2 orange (Canada-US border, to avoid taking fruit home)
• Dinner: 1 small stir-fried eggplant with whole grain rice and beans, lettuce, walnut and home grown tomato salad, 1/2 peach, 3 small clementines
• Snack: 1 apple

feeling... happy to be eating wholesome foods again :D

9/4/11

• Breakfast: buffet @ Hampton Inn - fruit bowl, 1/2 bagel with processed peanut butter, 1/2 english muffin with processed peanut butter, peppermint herbal tea
• Snack: 2 baozi
• Lunch: nothing
• Snack: 1 handful almond clusters, 6 baked hors d'oeuvres, 4 slices cheese, 2 slices bruschetta
• Dinner: salad, a few ravioli, vegetables, 1 large slice cheesecake, 1 cup decaf

feeling... not so great.  can't wait to go back to my regular diet.

9/3/11

• Breakfast: buffet @ Hilton - large fruit plate (cantaloupe, grapefruit, oranges and pineapple), oatmeal with raisins and banana chips, mini cinnamon roll and chocolate croissant, banana, lemon tea, cup of decaf
• Snack: 2 handfuls of almond clusters, 1 handful of pretzels, 1 square dark chocolate
• Lunch: nothing
• Dinner: Toronto Chinatown: jielan, 4 large xiaolong bao, 2.5 small bowls lamian
• Snack: a few grapes, peach

feeling: kind of stuffed with too much junk food.  face feels kind of gross... a pimple or two emerging

9/2/11

• Breakfast: a few bites of watermelon, a little bit of leftover smoothie, banana, peach
• Snack: 3 handfuls almond clusters, 1 handful dried fruit/nut mix
• Lunch: 3/4 tomato, onion, lettuce sandwich
• Snack: 2 crackers, wine tasting, 1 square dark chocolate
• Dinner: wood fire pizza with mozzarella, artichokes, olives and garlic, 1 small slice of bread
• Snack: peach, 1 handful grapes, 2 sips Merlot

9/1/11

• Breakfast: homemade bread with homegrown tomatoes and olive oil, youcai
• Snack: watermelon
• Lunch: 1 small slice of bread with almond butter, kale/banana/berry smoothie
• Snack: watermelon
• Dinner: leftover curried vegetables, 1 handful almonds, 1/2 bowl puffed whole grain cereal and soymilk

8/31/11

• Breakfast: vegetable dumplings, homemade pasta (2 small bowls)
• Lunch: watermelon, raspberries, 1.5 peaches, 2 handfuls of almonds
• Dinner: curried cauliflower, rice with beans, fruit salad, grilled vegetables, 1 slice fruit tart

8/30/11

• Breakfast: leftover fried rice
• Lunch: 1 handful cherries, 1 sweet potato, homemade baozi with kohlrabi leaves, jiucai and carrots, watermelon
• Dinner: romaine salad with homegrown tomatoes, chopped almonds and artichokes, banana, 1 small piece of roll and expensive olive oil

8/29/11

• Breakfast: homemade semolina bread with olive oil
• Lunch: fresh tomatoes with basil, olive oil and bread, watermelon
• Dinner: fried rice with youcai, kohlrabi, carrots and walnuts, leftover cous cous
• Snack: watermelon

8/28/11

• Breakfast: herbal tea
• Snack: 1/2 bowl whole grain rice with beans
• Lunch: whole grain pasta with broccoli, mu'er, tofu, salad
• Snack: watermelon, a few sips of homemade lemonade
• Dinner: hot pot (spicy fishballs, spinach, tofu, mushrooms)

8/27/11

• Breakfast: leftover cous cous with raisins, walnuts and beans, banana, blueberries, homemade blueberry buckwheat pancakes and maple syrup
• Snack: watermelon, 3 handfuls of almonds (emotional eating... stressed with baby and chores)
• Lunch: whole grain rice, beans, stir fry cabbage, tofu and mu'er, broccoli and mushrooms
• Dinner: herbal tea, several samples of bread and olive oil at Zingerman's, small chocolate gelato

Notes: Not feeling 'bella' at all.  Lots of emotional eating over that past two days.  Tomorrow will be better.  I will eat slowly and mindfully.  I will eat things that make me whole nutritionally and emotionally.

8/26/11 - slightly stressed/a little overeating

• Breakfast: large bowl of wheat cereal and soymilk
• Lunch: homemade noodles in leftover spicy boiled fish soup, 1/4 watermelon, 3 strawberries
• Dinner: leftover eggplant, mango salad and boiled vegetables with lentils, 3 handfuls of almonds, small bowl of popcorn
• Snack: youcai, tomato salad

8/25/11 - Morning weigh in: 123.5

• Breakfast: leftover cous cous with beans, onion and walnuts with banana, 1/2 cup soymilk
• Snack: banana
• Lunch: (very heavy)... at BiDu... hot and sour soup, eggplant with pork, spicy boiled fish, white rice, fortune cookie
• Snack: 1 plum, cherries
• Dinner: 1/2 watermelon

8/24/11

• Breakfast: fried rice with nappa, mushrooms, broccoli and 1 egg
• Lunch: 2 peppers stuffed with whole grain cous cous, beans, walnuts and raisins, 1/2 cantaloupe
• Snack: salad
• Dinner: leftover pasta fried with hot sauce, tofu, nappa cabbage and mu'er, strawberries, cherries
• Snack: 1 peach, 1 pear

8/23/11

• Breakfast: stewed vegetables (sweet potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, kohlrabi) with whole grain rice and lentils
• Lunch: whole grain linguine with kale and walnuts, salad, strawberries, 2 watermelon wedges
• Snack: 1/2 cantaloupe
• Dinner: jielan and mushrooms stir-fry

8/22/11

• Breakfast: watermelon wedge, pita with tahini
• Lunch (with Mira): eggplant stir-fry, curried potato & onions with rice and beans, mango & cucumber salad, 3 slices pita with brie, honey and chopped almonds (got rid of brie), strawberries
• Dinner: baicai stir-fry, bittermelon, small salad, peach and half banana