my general intake
so I probably dont eat the cleanest, but do a damn fine job compared to most others I meet...
Dairy: 3-4 servings--I have either skim milk, low-fat yougort or cottage cheese and lowfat string cheese, eggs and/or egg whites, sometimes a schmear of cream cheese, with the occasional regular cheese or shredded cheese added into whatever I'm cooking that day.
Nuts: most days 1-3 servings--I dont eat nuts every day but when I do its crunchy natural PB, Almond butter, marcona almonds, raw walnuts, pecans, brasil nuts, salted cashews.
Lean meats/fish: 2-4 servings--since I get a lot of my protein from dairy, this includes chicken, different types fish(canned tuns, fresh ahi tuna, halibut, cod, grouper), turkey, sometimes cornish hens, and every once in a while some lean pork.
whole grains: 2-4 servings since they totally don't agree with me--I aim to really watch this so I use oatmeal(non quick cooking), stone ground grits, rye and whole grain lite bread, shredded wheat, and my favorite--not my tum's--wheat berries!
fruits/vegetables: 8-10 servings--this includes daily as many colors as I can get into my meals...we grow blueberries, so I eat them in everything, just about every day! I aim to get red green blue, orange yellow into all my meals.
Additionally I take a multi and 2500mcg of B12 daily since I am on meds for hypothyroidism and the b12 really helps keep energy levels consistent.
Alas there are times I totally give in to temptation, but I work hard to not eat mindlessly, plus I usually HATE the way I feel the next day!
Of course tonight its County fair nite, and I might have to just try a--dare I say it!!-- Fried Oreo, lol!