Weight-Loss Would you say this is healthy?

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tamwalt

tamwalt

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Ok, I've been trying to soak up as much information as I can, I kept telling myself "I need to know what healthy is" when I think about it, I'm pretty sure I already know... maybe I've been using that as an excuse not to eat healthy? So anyway, I sat down last night at my laptop and I really thought about it, and came up with a menu of a few different things I could eat at each meal, that seem healthy to me... so, I'm just looking for some input on this, would you say this is healthy?

Breakfast: Cereal (Total, Cheerios, Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat) with fruit and 1% milk, OR Egg with fruit and whole wheat toast, OR Fruit with yogurt and nuts.
Lunch: 1/2 whole wheat/grain with peanut butter with fruit and veggie, OR Salad with egg, cheese, crutons, and fruit, OR Tuna on english muffin, fruit and veggie.
Dinner: Fish OR Chicken, something whole wheat/grain, loads of veggies.
Snacks: Any mix of... fruit, whole wheat/grain crackers with string cheese or hummus, veggie sticks, yogurt, nuts, homemade popcorn, or animal crackers with 1% milk.
Drinks: Water, tea, 100% juice, 1% milk.

And if not, please give me some suggestions? Thanks!!
 
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It looks pretty good to me.. I have a few suggestions though. Instead of regular eggs, try just egg whites. Their a lot more healthy and have lots of protein! Do you like skim milk? And crutons can have a lot of calories.

Also portion size. Make sure your measuring out portion sizes with your food/meals. The chicken sounds great for dinner. I always have grilled chicken [boneless/skinless] and I always steam my veggies. 1 large spoonful of veggie [to me] is one serving. The key is to not overeat [even though its healthy food, overeating can still be bad].
 
for cereals -from all the research I've done- you should stick w ith a cereal that has at least 5 grams of fiber and preferably less than 5 grams of sugar...

and whole wheat toast is good -but you have to really be careful of the bread chosen (at least to me) there's a lot of whole wheat breads/whole grain breads - especially the mass produced ones - that use HFCS as a key ingredient... that's something I avoid.

I'm a label reader -if there's too many items on the ingredients list that I can't spell/pronounce/find elsewhere in the grocery store - i won't buy it...

and keep in mind that even though you're eating healthy -calories still matter -I've said it here often _ i got to almost 400lbs by eating "healthy"...
 
Mal, of course... I'm definitely going to watch my calories. The Total Honey clusters has 13g of sugar, 3g dietary fiber, and cheerios has 1g of sugar and 3g of dietary fiber and 1g of soluble fiber? I don't know what that is. Hmm, I'm sure it's fine for now, I'm not going to throw the Total away...so I'll try to find a cereal with more fiber next time I buy cereal. I try to stay away from high fructose corn syrup too, but it's hard! I bought v8 splash, thinking it was health, I only partially read the nutritional facts! it has hfcs as the SECOND ingredient! Now I have v8 splash that I don't know what to do with other than drink it in moderation, because I won't give my kid anything thats not 100% juice, and hubby won't drink it. Thanks for the warning on the bread, I had no idea to look out for hfcs in bread! *sigh* it's everywhere!

Kasey, I can't stand just egg whites, or the thought of just throwing away the yolks. The crutons I have are low fat, and only like 25 calories for a tablespoon, is that ok? I could deal without them, but they've been in the pantry for awhile. I have a big issue with food cost, and really have a hard time throwing food away, has a lot to do with how I grew up, it's been a struggle to only eat until I'm full and throwing any leftovers away because of it too, but I've gotten eating until I'm full down for the most part. I usually measure or weigh stuff, unless I'm at work, then I visually estimate a cup of salad.
 
there are breads that don't have the HFCS in it - but they are generally from the smaller more local bakeries - spend some time reading.. and go for as high a fiber content in the bread as possible...

label reading will be your biggest ally...
 
tamwalt said:

Kasey, I can't stand just egg whites, or the thought of just throwing away the yolks. B]
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I like a little yolk in mine too..I I make 2 eggs or a 2 egg omelet I cut out one of the yolks...I really don't taste a difference...Maybe you can try to just cut out one yolk?
 
use the yolk as a hair conditioner :)

when I make an omelette or scrambled eggs - i use 2 whole eggs and 2 egg whites... jsut to give it more volume.. the egg yolk is a good conditioner for the hair -just rinse with cold water otherwise you're picking scrambled eggs out of your hair for a while :)
 
LOL! Mal, I think I'll pass.

Jenny, I only plan on eating one hard boiled egg with some fruit and whole wheat toast.
 
I would suggest instead of 100% fruit juice, just eat a piece of fruit or two. I find that i would rather have the fruit than the fruit juice because i feel much fuller. The juice just runs through me. Plus it takes a few pieces of fruit to make an 8 oz serving. For example for an 8oz glass of 100% tropicana orange juice, there are 130 calories, and usually there is added sugar. Now for a medium orange there are about 80 calories and all natural sugar, plus if you eat just some of the white part you get lots of antioxidants and nutrients that you wouldnt get from the pulp. Compared to the orange juice at 130 cal you could eat 2 medium oranges and eat only 160 cal. So you really get more for your money when buying the whole pieces of fruit, IMO.
 
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