<p>Today?</p>
<p>Breakfast - Blood orange
Lunch - 2 rolls of California Sushi
Dinner - nothing...unless Diet Sunkist counts.</p>
<p>Platt, how do you survive on under 500 calories? I'm not making fun of you -- that's just an alarmingly low caloric intake. I know being skinny is all the fad, but goodness.</p>
<p>Short explanation: I'm diagnosed EDNOS.</p>
<p>Oh, now I feel absolutely terrible for making that comment! Best wishes and hope everything resolves the way you'd want it to. (P.S. My uneducated self had to wikipedia "EDNOS")</p>
<p>No problem, I probably should have avoided this thread anyway. But I'm pretty open about it, so it doesn't bother me.</p>
<p>Wow, y'all are pretty healthy! yeah I don't have a meal plan since I live at home, but I have no clue how to cook so I end up eating crap all the time. I just ate a bowl of fruit loops for dinner. I don't even eat meals, just random snacks throughout the day. Instead of 3 meals, I have like 10 small snacks throughout the day....I'm guessing that's unhealthy? </p>
<p>i should really learn how to cook :( If anyone wants to share some simple recipes, that would be great too :)</p>
<p>molly, how to make salmon:</p>
<p>Step 1: Buy half a pound of salmon at the local grocery store
Step 2: Season with sprinkle of salt & pepper, paprika, soy sauce (or whatever you have)
Step 3: Put in the oven for 12-15 minutes at 375 degrees (depending on thickness of fish)
Step 4: Simple, delicious, low-cost, and healthy meal. Enjoy.</p>
<p>Salmon is pretty darn easy to make</p>
<p>u can also buy some at Costco that is aready seasoned!</p>
<p>molly, don't worry i can't cook worth a damn either. If I ever get married, my husband will be lucky to get scrambled eggs and bacon out of me lol. that's about the extent of my dismal cooking skills.
BTW, here is my food intake for today:
Breakfast kinda (pre-workout): 1 serving honey nut cheerios and a bottle of water
Brunch (right after workout, mid morning): 2 hard boiled eggs and an almond croissant, with a V8 Fusion peach-mango flavor (yummmmm)
didn't eat a real lunch today because I was busy
early Dinner: small sub sandwich from Quizno's with baked lays and Dr Pepper
late night snack (aka right now lol): chex mix peanut lovers, 4 starbursts, and another dr p</p>
<p>Jesus, so many unhealthy eaters on this forum. Almond croissant? V8 Fusion? Dr. Pepper? Startbursts?! You're better off clogging your arteries manually -- it'll be much quicker and just as effective.</p>
<p>oi, V8 fusion is a whole serving of fruit and vegetables! and 100% juice. Don't knock it; it's basically the same as drinking orange or apple juice. And I don't drink Dr Pepper every day it's just yesterday I was really stressed because I have 4 exams this week and needed the caffeine to study. (plus it is my fav. soda) I haven't had any today.</p>
<p>I agree that the almond croissant is pretty bad (although REALLY tasty) but the starbursts were a spur of the moment treat. I never eat them usually.
Also, thanks for picking solely on MY post... like no one else is eating unhealthily (like, I dunno, plattsburgh loser, who has a freaking eating disorder???)</p>
<p>I like how omaplata didn't post his/her eating habits but was so quick to judge.</p>
<p>Today: 1 Multigrain Waffle and a cup of orange juice.
Lunch: Organic Peanut Butter on a slice of toasted wheat bread.
Snack: Which is right now, a cup of hot chocolate.
Dinner: I'm having leftovers. I made chicken and papaya soup yesterday so I'll be eating that.</p>
<p>Omaplata, I think most college students actually eat WORSE than most of the posters here. Unless you're going to share your own superior eating regimen or give some helpful suggestions to those who failed your standards, don't just sit back and criticize.</p>
<p>sorry AUlostchick -- your post was the only one I read admittedly. I just think you're negating your healthy eating habits with bad ones. Hard boiled eggs after a workout is great for you, but then you let your workout go to waste by eating the croissant and drinking V8. V8 might have lots of vitamins but it's also high in sugar (and yes, that's added sugar). You're better off replacing the croissant with a slice of whole wheat bread and drinking kefir (which will give you the same fruity kick, but much more protein and less sugar).</p>
<p>I'm a guy so my eating needs are different (and too complicated to type out), but I am a (partial) vegetarian and get my protein through fish, egg whites, soy, beans, quinoa, and dairy (cheese, yogurt, and milk).</p>
<p>That croissant and eggs filled me up for several hours until I ate dinner later that evening, so I don't think it was much of a waste or negation. The v8 fusion, I don't think is bad tbh. It's 100% fruit and vegetable juice... how bad can that be? It's a serving of fruit and veggies in every glass.
If you'll read my earlier post, you'll see that I normally eat a bit better, more balanced and healthier, but that particular day was kinda hectic so I grabbed what I could. I haven't been grocery shopping in a while, and so I didn't really have much to take with me to eat for lunch/after a workout.
I eat alot of lean meat like chicken and turkey (not fried, usually smoked or grilled, I don't really like much fried foods) and I don't eat red meat at all besides occasion bacon in soup and such... at home I only eat turkey bacon. I'm not huge on vegetables (I detest both lettuce and tomatoes, although I will eat like, carrots, peas, red peppers, etc) but I eat a fair amount of fruit such as berries. And, obviously, I love fruit juices. I don't drink milk, but I do eat alot of low-fat cheeses for calcium. I mentioned eggs already, too. I will fully admit to being a picky eater, for sure, but I don't think I eat really terribly most of the time. </p>
<p>(PS what is kefir??)</p>
<p>Wow, a vegetarian judging other people for their eating habits and looking down on them? Hmm, never heard that before...oh wait, that's like every other vegetarian I've ever met. I'd be crabby too if I couldn't eat burgers too though so I don't blame them :) V8 has 8 veggies - sounds healthy to me!</p>
<p>Thanks for whoever suggested salmon. I bought a cooking for dummies book recently and plan to try out some recipes...yeah I feel sorry for my future children.</p>
<p>Aulostchick, that sounds like a MUCH better eating plan than what you had typed previously (seeing almond croissant, starbursts and dr pepper almost made me faint). Plus, don't think that being a "picky eater" is a bad thing -- I would say it's a good thing if you're disciplined in your dietary approach. Kefir is yogurt smoothie; very delicious and nutritious.</p>
<p>molly, I eat burgers. I just don't kill cattle.</p>
<p>Well, while veggie burgers are good (and healthy depending on where you get em from) there ain't nothing better than a nice hamburger :) </p>
<p>the funny thing is I rarely eat meat, I'm practically a vegetarian anyhow so I would barely have to change my diet to become one, but just thinking about not being allowed to eat meat makes me crave steak.</p>
<p>No, kefir is not a "yogurt smoothie." It's milk that has been cultured. Once it's been cultured, it has a slightly carbonated mouth feel, is thicker and a bit sour. You can purchase kefir anywhere, usually in the health foods section at any grocery store. Trader Joe sells a quart of kefir for under $3.00, but usually you'll find it for almost $4.00 a quart, or a dollar a cup. So it's a bit more expensive than regular milk or soy milk, but it's definitely worth it. I used to eat yogurt all the time, but I started drinking kefir because the "good stuff" in yogurt (the bacteria that helps "colonize" your digestive system) is even more prevalent in kefir. I drink it every morning.</p>
<p>PS: AUlostchick, your eating habits sound fine! You don't have to list everything about what you eat to prove you eat well ;)</p>
<p>molly, that's actually how a lot of "vegetarians" start off -- they rarely eat meat in the first place. It has nothing to do with ethics or health reasons; it's simply because some don't like the heaviness of meat.</p>
<p>You said it yourself -- you'd barely have to change your diet. I say go for it! Try it out for a week or two. The trick is to do it slowly: start by dropping red meat, then drop poultry, and then drop fish. As you're taking in less and less meat, be more liberal with how many veggies, tofu, fruit, and whole grains you eat.</p>
<p>I don't think I have to tell you the health benefits of having a plant-based diet. And it's certainly not as restricting as it seems: I give myself a cheat day once a week (yup, once a week) where I eat a pint of ice cream for dinner. See, I'm no angel.</p>