Breakfast - A Nutri-grain granola bar. The TV commercials for these annoy me. These commercials show a woman who decides to eat a Nutri-grain granola bar as opposed to a doughnut, and then continued to chose healthy meals, because apparently "one good decision can lead to another." This makes me question exactly how a single granola bar has the power to change someone's eating habits.
As for the actual experience of eating the granola bar, it was okay. I normally really like those particular granola bars, but I had just brushed my teeth, so that made it taste weird.
Lunch- Pizza. When I got this, I was really hungry, so it tasted better then it would have otherwise. It was really greasy, and I tried to wipe the grease off with napkins but that didn't really help much. I didn't end up finishing it. There was also the Snapple, which just tasted really sweet. I think if I had eaten a more substantial breakfast, I would have gotten something at least a little healthier for lunch, but in both cases I was pressed for time, so the priority was to get the most food I could in the smallest amount of time. Also, I may have wanted to prove that one good decision doesn't necessarily lead to another.
Dinner - Campbell's chicken noodle soup. This was the one thing all day I actually had to "cook" - it had to be heated over the stove.
Overall, I wasn't really happy with my food choices on this day. Normally I would have had a larger breakfast, something like cereal and fruit, and at all three meals, I would have chosen more well-rounded meals. This was also the day I counted calories:
Breakfast (140) + Lunch (530) + Dinner (250) = 920
I looked up how many calories I am supposed to eat everyday, and on various websites I got answers ranging from 1800 - 2300. So obviously, I didn't eat nearly enough. Normally I would eat much more, but this was a rushed day.
Day 2 (Thursday):
Breakfast - Cheerios cereal and milk, with strawberries. I chose this because I had the time to make it, and I wanted to try to eat a little better then the day before. This was a good choice because I wasn't hungry later on, and I had more energy.
Lunch - Peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I had this because I needed to make my own lunch, and this was what I could find to make. I also had another Nutri-grain bar, and a bottle of water.
Dinner - Pasta with marinara sauce, and grilled chicken. This was really good, and I was glad I took the time to make it (Sort of. I didn't make the sauce, it came in a jar). My mouth actually watered before I started eating.
Overall:
I learned a lot from keeping track of what I ate, because I realized how much food affects my energy level.
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