FDOE- Full Day of Eating AND Tips to Eat Healthy on the Go

Hello again! This past week has been so hectic, but I hope to post a little more frequently even when life gets crazy. I am working on two posts I want to really want to put a lot of effort and research in, but today is a little update on my eating habits :)

I use the app Lifesum

I think I have spent less than an hour at my house today- I have been going going! I didn't any fruit today, and only two servings of vegetables. So tomorrow, my goal is to intentionally eat 2 servings of fruit and 4 servings of vegetables. I ate a total of 1611 calories so far, and this isn't quite enough for a "bulk." However I am not too concerned, because I chose to start my cut today or tomorrow, so I am counting this as sort of a transition day :) Life happens, and you have to learn to be flexible! 

Here is the breakdown for the day:

• Breakfast: Peach Greek Yogurt (Chobani) and Steak Strips (Kirkland Signature)
• Lunch: Spinach Wrap with chicken, veggies, zucchini salad, and bean salsa 
• Dinner: PB Squared Smoothie, Mixed Nuts, and Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
• Snack: Protein Bar (Pure Protein)

Today we headed out to go shopping, so I ate a quick breakfast of Chobani Greek Yogurt in the car. I also snacked on some Kirkland Signature Steak Strips- these are so delicious, and have an awesome amount of protein! If you can, try to bring lots of healthy snacks while you're on the road; it will be so much easier to make nutritious food decisions if you already have them available. Some great options are things like fruit, dried meats, healthy/protein popcorn, protein/nutrition bars, and trail mix.

For lunch, we stopped at a healthy little place that serves wraps, salads, sandwiches, etc. It can be so hard to find healthy food while you're out, especially at a mall. Try your very best to find something that's good for your body but still tasty! Sometimes I'll just stop by something like a Jamba Juice if I can't find anything else.

On my way out to a basketball game, I stopped at Booster Juice to grab my favorite smoothie- PB Squared. This smoothie has about 40 grams of protein (depending on the size)! I also had a mixture of nuts and chocolate chips. Another tip is to have your healthy snacks ready to go; the nuts and chocolate chips were already in a zip lock bag! It was so convenient to eat these in the car when I got hungry.

My last "meal," which was basically a snack, was a protein bar I thankfully had in my car! The basketball were only half over, so it was great to have something to curb the hunger. I like to keep protein bars in my car, just in case of a hunger emergency! Keeping food (that won't spoil) in your car is another awesome way to be prepared, especially in unforeseen circumstances. One other thing that ties into this, is to bring your own food to sports events (or eat before). I know some games won't let you bring your own food, so this is a great time to eat before, if you can. This was just a high school basketball game however, so I was able to bring my protein bar in. 

And that's all! I am still hungry so I may or may not eat something before I go to bed, we will see. Overall, one of the best ways to stick to your nutrition goals is to PLAN AHEAD. Whether a road trip, a birthday party, anything- if you bring your own healthy food, you won't need to eat the other junk! And while it is A-OK to have a piece of cake every now and then, if you want to see results or just give your body good food, you need to be consistent!

To the right is the break down of macro- and micronutrients that I ate today :) I am overall very happy with the amount of protein, carbs, and fat I consumed today! I am especially excited about how much of the fat I ate was unsaturated (or good) fat!! I definitely credit a lot of that to mixed nuts ;)

I hope you enjoyed this post, and stay tuned for future content!

Hannah