How is my diet? Any comments welcome.

[WinterBreeze]

I've been following a calorie-controlled diet for almost a year. In the past few months I switched to a new plan, but I do still calorie count. The only problem is I am unsure of whether I am getting it right in terms of how much protein/fat/carb etc. I should eat daily. Here's a three day sample of things I eat:

B - Wholemeal toast (2 slices) and tomatoes - 130 calories

Mid-day snack - mackerel in brine or tomato sauce = 189 calories

Lunch - BLT sandwhich (homemade,) wholemeal bread; all visible fat removed from the bacon. Teaspoon of light mayo. = 250 calories

Dinner - Chicken stiryfry = 500 calories

Other snacks:

Two bananas = 200 calories
Two blocks of dark chocolate (90%) = 80 calories
One egg (with about 1/4 a tsp of salt) = 87 calories
Milk in tea, any butter = 90 calories

Total: 1, 528

B - Two eggs, wholemeal toast X 2, beans = 428

L - Pasta and tuna with a small amount of light mayo mixed into the tuna = 500 calories

D - Jacket pot, with beans and side-salad. A little mayo on the salad = 450 calories.

Snack: two slices of wholemeal bred with one light cheese slice = 148 calories

Milk/butter = 90 calories

= 1 666

B - Porridge oats with banana + raspberries = 150 calories

L - Tuna salad = 185 calories

D - Pork chops (with visible fat removed,) one small baked potatoe, veg = 650 calories

Snacks: one banana = 100
Two slices of wholemeal toast with cheese slice = 150 calories
Dark chocolate = 100
Extra portion of veg = 80 calories
Butter, milk in tea = 90

Total: 1 505

I know there could probably be a few improvements in my diet, but I'm not sure where to start. I enjoy my diet, although I sometimes find it repetitive and can't think of things to eat.

Any ideas welcome!

 

[KaraCooks]

I'd suggest that you start with registering for an account on fitday.com or livestrong.com and start using that account to track your meals. Not only will it tell you how many calories you're getting, it'll tell you what your balance of nutrients is - which is important.

As far as the meals you've posted ...

I don't see nearly enough fruit and veg there. One small side salad or a portion of veg or a banana is not sufficient to get the nutrients you need.

But with the rest, it's hard to know what the rest of your nutrition is w/out knowing exact amounts and sizes of portions. Pasta .. are you eating the single serving of 2 oz dry? Or are you eating a bowlful? Tuna - a pouch, a can, a filet? 2 oz, 4oz? A "bit" of mayo means nothing - when I was vastly overweight a "bit' of mayo could have meant a heaping soupspoon full. Now that I'm not, a "bit" is more like 1/2 a serving.

Logging your meals in one of the sites I mentioned above (they're both free) will give you more basis to know where to change and add and subtract things. Otherwise, really anything we'd say would be a guess.

 

[Harold14370]

You should try to get about 3 servings of vegetables a day. Looks like you are only getting one. Not a whole lot of calcium in there. I don't know if you have the calories right, since you did not post your weight, age, height.

I think it's a good idea to enter your meal plan in the food pyramid tracker and see what the USDA recommendation is, whether you choose to follow it or not.