This is for my friend Autumn who asked me a few weeks ago to share what I eat for a day… If you like it, I’ll do more of those! I took the pictures with my phone and can’t rotate them, you might have to rotate your head!

Breakfast (~8:30 am):

Non-traditional cold oatmeal–inspired by my friend Nicole from the Whole Health RD.

• 1/2 c rolled oats (old fashioned)
• 1/2 c 1% milk
• 1/2 medium apple
• 1/8 c walnuts
• 1//4 tsp honey

Coffee with 1 tbsp half and half

Lunch (12 pm):

• Sandwich: 2 slices 100% whole wheat bread, 3 ounces turkey slices, 1 slice 2% Colby cheese, mustard
• 1 c garden salad, tossed with 1/2 tsp olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, pepper
• Corn salad: 1/2 corn, chopped tomatoes, bell peppers, thyme, olive oil, lemon juice

Afternoon (~2 pm):

Coffee with 1 tbsp half and half

Afternoon snack (~4pm):

I finished my son’s lunch, 1/2 natural almond butter on 100% whole wheat bread sandwich, 1/2 banana, 1/2 orange

Dinner (6:30 pm):

• 4 ounces Coho wild caught salmon, grilled
• 3/4 c cooked quinoa
• 1/2 c acorn squash
• 1/2 green beans
• ~1-2 tsp olive oil used for cooking

After dinner (8:30):

• 1 c black tea — I can still sleep 🙂
• 1 dark chocolate kiss

What do I think of my day?

I had 8 servings (1/2 c each) of fruits and vegetables. Protein at every meal. My carbohydrates were 100% whole grains. Sodium less than 1.500 mg. Saturated fat: less than 7% of my calories. No trans fats. I had more than 25 g fiber. I usually try to avoid eating bread every day and more than once a day–oh well, not going to stress. I kept track of what I ate using Lose It app, here’s what it came up with:

Calories: 1536. Total fat: 60 g (34% calories). Saturated fat: 10.4 g. Sodium: 1,401 mg. Carbohydrate: 171 g (43%). Fiber: 26 g. Sugars 46 g. Protein: 89 g (22%).

What do you think of my day?