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

Typical:

6:40 Egg-Bacon Bagel Sandwich (almost always), a cup of coffee with cream

8:30-10:00 Cookie or Cracker

11:00 Chicken Bagel Sandwich

2:10 Pre-Worout: A cup of lipton tea with skim milk, sliced toasted baguette smothered with butter or brie cheese. Easy Days: Fruits, maybe a little bread, whatever.

3:30 Practice

6:00 1 or 2 32oz cups of lipton tea with skim milk, sauteed collard green, cabbage, kale, maybe some meat (favorite). OR other typical dinners like fish or chicken blah blah blah.

7:00-10:00 Fruits

Favorite fruits right now: Mango, Pomegranate.

When at home my snack are usually handfuls of kale or spinach, or fruit, or my favorite baguette with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

I find the pre workout meals work pretty well.

Clell Adams wrote:

Pretty funny! :) The range of what people think is 'healthy' is astounding.

the heck are you talking about

29/F/~50 MPW/runs are done post-breakfast or -lunch.

Breakfast is usually some kind of whole grain cereal and almond milk w/ fruit and coffee or a banana/blueberry/almond milk/peanut butter smoothie w/ a little greens powder.

Lunch is similarly carb-heavy, often a sandwich with whole-grain bread, lots of fresh veggies and cheese. Burritos and veggie burgers are also common; chips, too, because I'm freaking starving at lunch.

Dinner could be almost anything: Indian, Thai, Mexican/Latin American, or pizza if I go out; if I cook for myself, fish, potatoes/rice and kale/salad is a typical and well-loved meal. Omelets are great for dinner as well!

I'm not a vegetarian, but I eat meat pretty infrequently; cheese and eggs are my preferred animal proteins. Things I consume every day: blueberries, avocado, bread, and beer/wine.

is this ok?

breakfast - cheerios, milk, oj, banana

protein meal replacement shake

snack - yogurt, apple, muffin

lunch - ham and bacon sub at subway, whole wheat, no mayo or dressing etc OR chicken caesar wrap and coke

snack - bagel with peanut butter, banana

dinner - quarter chicken and fries OR pizza OR chili OR wings and coke

usually have 2-3 teas throughout the day

i lift 3 morning a week - i row 40-75 min daily and weight 220 lbs

No fried food, no fast food, no fizzy drinks, lots of water, big breakfast/medium lunch, protein shake for dinner...lots of Fruit and veg, red meet 2xmonth,....one day a week carbo binge pancakes and pizza...also heavy drinking on fri moderate on sat and teetotal rest of week...I am 52 210lbs 11% body fat and ran a 21:15 3.5mi running only 4xper week...will get under. 6min pace this year so sub 21 and I look more like a very fit heavyweight fighter than a runner.

Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs and 3 pieces of bacon

Lunch: spinach salad with eggs, broccoli, blue cheese crumbles, olives and olive oil as dressing. Sometimes a chicken thigh or cup of chili as well.

Dinner: meat or fish. A lot of it. Veggies. Couple glasses of wine. Hunk of cheese if I'm hungry as a snack later in the night.

My diet is OK. It's a lot better than it was in college and I'm constantly trying to make improvements. Here's a recent sample from a double day, 13.5 miles total with a quality workout in the evening. I'm female, 5'3", 118 pounds.

* AM pre-run: Banana, vitamin D gummy bear

* AM post-run: Oatmeal with peanut butter, honey, and a banana (I really love bananas)

* Late AM snack: Wheat thins

* Lunch: Some broccoli followed by a wheat bagel with peanut butter (I usually only eat peanut butter once a day but that morning I got excited about putting it in my oatmeal) and yogurt

* Early afternoon snack: Cherry Pie Larabar

* PM pre-run: Honey wheat challah

* PM post-run: Quinoa with chicken and brussels sprouts

* 45 minutes after dinner: Orange juice with liquid iron (I was supplementing then, I'm good now so I don't do this every day)

* Nightcap: Tapioca pudding and a pear

Today was a solid day nutrition wise imo. Critiques?

Breakfast: 1 cup hot oatmeal with skim milk, peanut butter and a sliced up banana

Workout: 2 hour bike trainer workout with intervals

Post workout: Vanilla whey protein shake

Lunch: 3 egg omelette with yellow & red peppers, green beans, ham, cheddar cheese

Dinner: Ceasar salad, spaghetti w/ meatballs

Dessert: small cup of hot chocolate

Any advice on changes needed? I am a 6 foot 160 pound male, 18 yrs old

Assiette de Fruits et Fondue de Brie

Palourdes au Gratin

Epinards et Concombres á la Grecque

Brochette d’Agneau a la Greque

Champignon Parmentier au Gratin

Crème Brûlée à la Vanille

Dolce de Leché Caramel Gateau

Sometimes, I end the day with a glass of Le Montrachet Bordeaux 1999 - 2002 vintage.

I generally try to eat pretty healthy but then again I often break down and have splurges too. Today for example...

7:30am- piece of wheat toast w/a little peanut butter + honey

9am- run (8 miles)

Post run- small (140cal/5g protein) PowerBar type thing

11:40am- black beans with a mixture of quinoa, couscous & steamed veggies (it's a packaged thing that I found in the frozen section of the grocery store, really good actually), greek yogurt, & apple

3:20pm- wheat thin crackers w/cream cheese (not super healthy, but could be worse)

6pm- went out to eat and splurged on a large pasta dish w/chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, & creamy lemon-butter sauce + one of those sinfully delicious pizookie things for dessert:/

Other mainstays for each meal might include...

Breakfast- oatmeal w/1tbsp peanut butter, sliced banana, & a little honey; multigrain cereal w/skim milk and a banana or strawberries/blueberries; 2 eggs w/spinach & salsa & maybe some cheese + fruit; smootie made of 1 cup skim milk, banana, 1tbsp peanut butter, scoop of whey protein, & spinach; smoothie made of 1C skim milk, banana, plain nonfat greek yogurt, strawberries/blueberries, & whey protein

Lunch- sandwhich made of wheat bread, turkey, spinach, maybe a slice of cheese, avocado, tomato, and honey dijon mustard + fruit and maybe a greek yogurt or protein bar; salad made of spinach + red peppers, carrots, black beans, maybe feta cheese, & a little asian vinaigrette dressing + plain baked sweet potato; black beans and some leftover grain (usually brown rice) thrown in a couple whole wheat tortillas with salsa and/or avocado if I have them and a little cheese

Dinner- grilled chicken with brown rice and mixed veggies cooked in asian stir-fry sauce; grilled chicken, brown rice or quinoa or plain baked sweet potato, and spinach salad or broccoli/asparagus/etc; grilled salmon with same sides as above; whole wheat penne pasta w/tomato sauce, spinach, mushrooms, grilled chicken + a little parmesean cheese

Snacks- banana w/peanut butter (like my favorite thing ever, probably eat this way too often), greek yogurts, apples with or without PB, carrots, protein bars, chocolate milk

19yo female, usually 50-65mpw but currently at ~30mpw coming back from injury. 5'10", 138-139lbs, would like to drop 5-10lbs to get to optimal racing weight.

I am a body builder - 6'4" and 250 lbs. My 5K PR is 17:30 last summer when I was at 240lbs.

Typical day:

Breakfast:

6 egg omelet

1 liter OJ

6 slices of buttered toast

2 cups of cereal+yogurt

Lunch:

2 glasses protein shake

1 turkey sandwich

4 bananas

2 cookies

1 large salad

2 hard boiled eggs

Dinner:

Half-chicken with large bowl of pasta

1 large salad

2 baked potatos

5 bread rolls with butter or olive oil

1 cup of ice cream

For those looking to drop a few pounds, you may want to co sider lightening up on the carbs. I read some of these diets and they're a disaster. All carbohydrate and sugar. A low fat diet isn't necessarily good. Eat a lot of fat, the good fats. Eat some protein. You don't need 700g of carbs a day even if you're running a lot. If you're running 40+ miles per week and still can't lose weight you need to look elsewhere. It's the diet. Eating loads of fat free pasta and rice isn't good for you and causes you to gain weight, not lose it.

Breakfast: whole grain cereal with berries, raisins, almonds, fat free milk, chia seeds, flaxseed, and pumpkin seeds. 2 eggs.

Am snack: cashews, pecans, walnuts, and dried cranberries.

Lunch: whole wheat sandwich - sometimes mushroom, spinach, tomato, cheese, sometimes just pb&j. Melon or pineapple.

Run with team + weights 3-4 times per week

Pm snack: banana/plum/apple and maybe some more nuts

Dinner: pasta, rice, potatoes, or quinoa with cooked vegetables or a salad

This is a pretty healthy but still pretty typical day for me. If I'm doubling, I do my first run before breakfast and I just eat a little more.

Lighten up Francis wrote:

For those looking to drop a few pounds, you may want to co sider lightening up on the carbs. I read some of these diets and they're a disaster. All carbohydrate and sugar. A low fat diet isn't necessarily good. Eat a lot of fat, the good fats.

This is good advise but it may be helpful to explain which fats are good:

+ saturated fat

+ n-3 fat

- n-6 fat

0 monosaturated fat

it really varies a lot.

Staples are bananas, mango, granola bars, yogurt, quinoa, sunflower seeds, almonds, tuna, papaya, citrus fruits, brown rice, black beans, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, and 96% lean ground beef.

Some health foods I eat a lot of are acai sorbet, acai juice.

about 120 mpw

for breakfast I might have:

natures path instant oatmeal w/ water

1 Chobani yogurt

1 mango

handful of almonds

lunch:

hamburger made with 96% lean beef

vegetables - like raw squash, carrots, tomato, mushrooms, etc

brown rice

cup of pineapple juice

afternoon snack:

granola bar

sometimes another yogurt or a banana too

dinner:

tuna steak

orange

beans

glass of soymilk

night:

mango sorbet

well that was yesterday anyways

After reading this thread, it surprises me how many of you are vegetarian/vegan.

I recently stumbled upon a wonderful recipe. Loved this salad.

club.cooking/recipe/chicken-pasta-salad/

I think you will be happy too.

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) package fusilli pasta

2 medium chicken breasts boneless and skinless

1 pint cherry tomatoes halved

1 large english cucumber peeled and sliced

1 small green bell pepper diced

1 small red bell pepper diced

1/2 small red onion diced

1 (8-ounce) jar Greek calamata olives drained and pitted

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Actually quite an interesting thread. Certainly makes me feel unhealthy.

5' 11" - about 145lbs - Londoner

Run about 60-65mpw on average.

Breakfast -

2 slices of seeded toast with butter and jam/raw honey

Lunch -

We have a canteen at work that does 6 different salads everyday. So a mix of those (always potatoes in one) even though they tend to be a little oily. Raw honey on a piece of crusty sourdough.

Snack -

Slice of cake, almond croissant or a massive cookie

Dinner -

Bowl of lentil/mixed veg soup, some coleslaw, 2 slices of seeded toast with cream cheese if I'm alone. If I'm with my girlfriend, maybe a nice big curry, some kind of stew with mash, or we eat out.

Dessert -

Jelly beans, couple of beers.

Oh, and tons of crisps/potato chips with dips or alone. A packet most days before dinner or as a 5pm snack with a G&T at weekends.

Raw, unfiltered, unheated, unpasteurised honey is my attempt to get sugar in a mildly more healthy way. I eat a lot of it. It's delicious. Mainly Greek.

No idea how many calories but my weight never really changes.

Oh, and yeah, vegetarian. Lots of lentils and chickpeas find their way into lunch/dinner.

I do have L-Carnitine tablets daily and have a protein recovery shake after hard sessions, races and long runs.