For those of you who consider yourself to have a very healthy diet, what's a typical day of eating like?

breakfast - cream of rice, with raisins, flaxseed, usually brown sugar, sometimes other fruit

lunch - usually a mix of vegetables (mostly frozen), some salsa, eaten with tortilla chips

supper - a mix of grains (quinoa, rice, and various beans) with lots of green vegetables and tomato sauce (or salsa), sometimes sweet potatoes and kale

snacks - self-mixed trail mix (peanuts, raisins, and banana chips), chai tea

That's an ideal day, and one where I cook for myself. I still sometimes go out for pizza, eat baked goods, have a beer, whatever. But I don't eat meat and when I cook for myself I generally avoid dairy, glutens, and processed foods and eat high amounts of green vegetables, non-wheat whole grains, and some starches (corn chips, sweet potatoes) to keep my stomach full.

I'm currently retired from running, but here is my daily food schedule.

10am wake up 3-4 thick slices of bacon, glass of chocolate milk, 3 pancakes with syrup

11am glass of chocolate milk

12pm glass of chocolate milk

1pm glass of chocolate milk

2pm glass of chocolate milk

3pm glass of chocolate milk

4pm ramen noodles, or sandwich, or spaghetti, or leftovers and a glass of chocolate milk

9pm glass of lemonade plus half a pizza, or 8-16 hot wings and some breadsticks

12am The rest of the gallon of chocolate milk plus whatever my wife cooks, usually something with chicken

The chocolate milk is very accurate 1 gallon per day, and often 2 gallons on my off days.

Mileage 90-135 for January 2013

What I ate yesterday

after my first run, bowl of mini wheats in almond milk, whey protein isolate shake , and 32 oz of nuun

lunch, 12 inch turkey on wheat with lettuce ,tomato, greeen peppers from Subway, 32 oz of powerade

after second run , greek yogurt , and 8oz of v8 and 12 oz of water

dinner 3 beef enchiladas with rice and beans

shock top beer

it does not matter wrote:

Mileage 90-135 for January 2013

What I ate yesterday

after my first run, bowl of mini wheats in almond milk, whey protein isolate shake , and 32 oz of nuun

lunch, 12 inch turkey on wheat with lettuce ,tomato, greeen peppers from Subway, 32 oz of powerade

after second run , greek yogurt , and 8oz of v8 and 12 oz of water

dinner 3 beef enchiladas with rice and beans

shock top beer

That's all you eat on 90-135 a week. I used to eat the equivalent for breakfast alone.

your food is so healthy i don't even know two of the words - kombucha and quinoa???

bucklebelt wrote:

Lunch - usually a sandwich or stir fry type meal with a kombucha

Dinner - quinoa .

I guess i don't belong on this thread.

HEre' is what i've eaten so far.

breakfast - two waffles with syrup and i can't believe it's butter + 8 ounce coke.

Snacks - 2-3 8 oz cokes/dr. peppers.

Lunch - one of those thin bagels with turkey and mayonnaise and cheese.

2 more 8 oz cokes after my run.

Waiting for dinner.

rojo wrote:

your food is so healthy i don't even know two of the words - kombucha and quinoa???

bucklebelt wrote:

Lunch - usually a sandwich or stir fry type meal with a kombucha

Dinner - quinoa .

I guess i don't belong on this thread.

HEre' is what i've eaten so far.

breakfast - two waffles with syrup and i can't believe it's butter + 8 ounce coke.

Snacks - 2-3 8 oz cokes/dr. peppers.

Lunch - one of those thin bagels with turkey and mayonnaise and cheese.

2 more 8 oz cokes after my run.

Waiting for dinner.

Dude, you're a furnace just a waitin' to blow.

I typically run doubles, and eat a large fruit meal after each run. Although it varies by season, the fruits I most typically eat are banana, mango, grapes, peaches, persimmons, & cantaloupe. I also have a large salad of green leaves at the start of the 2nd meal.

I have no trouble getting enough carbs...its about 90% of my diet! Eating like this has also allowed me to lose some weight (I have always been a bit heavy as a runner). But you can get enough calories on this diet; I've been doing 100 mpw the past month, and haven't lost any additional weight. You just need to eat enough fruit; a meal for me might be 20-30 bananas.

The protein in this diet is enough. You don't need a lot; most people eat too much protein.

that's dam disgusting, rojo.

WHERE THE F*CK IS ALL THE BEER????

healthyglow wrote:

breakfast

homemade protein shake

lunch

salad greens with shredded carrot, shredded cabbage, 5 mushrooms, raw cauliflower.

snack

gluten free rice chex mix 100g

dinner

mixed raw vegetables and salad greens

snack

gluten free rice chex mix 200g

Any fat in there, buddy?

YOLT wrote:

Today is fairly typical, so I'll just describe what I've had to far and what I plan to have tonight....

7am - Smoothie (collard greens, spinach, carrots, bananas, blueberries, flax seed, hemp seeds) and two pieces of whole wheat toast with honey and peanut butter

9am: Apple

11:30am - Homemade quinoa bar (made from quinoa, peanut butter, honey, dried cranberries, oates)

12:30pm - Salad (mixed leafy greens, carrots, tomatoes, yellow pepper, corn, black beans) and an ornage

2:00pm - Homemade trail mix (almonds, cashews, pistachios, dried cranberries/raisins, etc)

3:30pm - Banana

7:00pm - Wild rice/black bean burger, steamed broccoli and quinoa

^^ Right on the money.

Female. 30-45mpw. Lots of food allergies.

Breakfast: apple with cinnamon, 2egg whites+1whole egg, 2 pieces of whole grain toast, 1/2 cup soy milk, multivitamin

Lunch: nutrigrain bar, apple or banana

Run

Dinner: Some sort of vegetable as the base (soup, salad, or cooked green beans), maybe some protein (tofu, soy protein nuggets, or eggs), banana with peanut butter

Snack: maybe some emergen-c or some white, lightly salted popcorn

Pretty extravagant, I know. But deviating from this schedule usually screws up my digestive system. No red meat- I'm an ovovegetarian.

Breakfast: Bowl of Nature's Path Heritage Flakes with blueberries or raspberries and 1% milk.

Morning snack: Banana

Lunch: Sandwich made with Ezekiel 4:9 bread, lettuce, avocado, whole cut turkey breast (no phosphates / nitrates). ~20g of dark (75-90% cocao) chocolate for dessert.

Afternoon snack 1: Apple

Afternoon snack 2: Mix of raw / unsalted almonds and walnuts, with a small number of raisins.

Dinner: Appetizer of lightly steamed kale, main course grilled chicken breast with steamed broccoli, cauliflower, carrots over quinoa. Couple of tangerines for dessert.

Everything organic.

Woodsman wrote:

Breakfast: Bowl of Nature's Path Heritage Flakes with blueberries or raspberries and 1% milk.

Morning snack: Banana

Lunch: Sandwich made with Ezekiel 4:9 bread, lettuce, avocado, whole cut turkey breast (no phosphates / nitrates). ~20g of dark (75-90% cocao) chocolate for dessert.

Afternoon snack 1: Apple

Afternoon snack 2: Mix of raw / unsalted almonds and walnuts, with a small number of raisins.

Dinner: Appetizer of lightly steamed kale, main course grilled chicken breast with steamed broccoli, cauliflower, carrots over quinoa. Couple of tangerines for dessert.

Everything organic.

How old are you? If you're under 30, you're way too young to be eating like that.

25. What do you suggest I modify?

Woodsman wrote:

25. What do you suggest I modify?

Tongue in cheek. That's a good diet for a 25yo. If you can get it, include wild salmon and grass fed beef occasionally.

santa cruz rules! :)

Eat as much real food (whole foods) as possible. eat as much organic as i can. it's really not that expensive if you just buy produce and cook whole chickens like i do. also eat organic cage free eggs. whole foods are unprocessed and always the way to go. also make sure you have a good water filter (f water from plastic). i like the aquasana water filter. whole rye (manna bread). tryin to do without wheat. stay well!

rojo wrote:

your food is so healthy i don't even know two of the words - kombucha and quinoa???

You probably had heard of quinoa but don't know how it's spelled (most people say that anyways) - it's pronounced "KEEN-wah." If you haven't heard of it though you should check it out. It's kind of a fad right now but it's damn good stuff.