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Teens: what did YOU eat today?

I'm kind of copying the oh so popular topic found in the food forum. This is different, though: for teens! I think it's pretty interesting to see what we teenagers eat, and this will kind of give the chance for teens to see what other healthy foods they can add to their diet.. I sure know that my diet needs improvement XD

Oh, and the same rules as the one in the other forum applies.. especially do not post if you are not eating enough. Nobody wants to see it, and you're only hurting yourself in the long run; believe me, I found out the hard way.

I'll start!
breakfast: cheerios, a yogurt, & and orange
lunch: a turkey sandwich (i love low carb bread! really.) an apple, another yogurt, &wheat thins
after school: a peanut butter sandwhich on whole grain & an orange
dinner: probably light soup & a salad or something!

don't be shy XD

7:00 - breakfast
• special K
• flax bread with sunflower seed butter
• strawberries
• half a cheese biscuit
• orange juice

10:00 - snack
• fruit of some sort

12:50 - lunch
• sliced veggies (bell pepper, carrots)
• whole grain bread with hummus
• whole grain bread with PB
• clementines

3:30 - snack
• apple

8:10 - dinner
• apple cinnamon oatmeal
• clementine

breakfast
Cocoa-peanut butter oatmeal
Apple
Coffee

lunch
PBJ sammich
Apple
Baby carrots
Blackberry yogurt

snack
Fiber One chocolate bar

dinner
Not sure yet.  Hm.

breakfast: apple, clementine

Lunch: wrap with laughing cow wedge, red onion, tomato, cucumber, lettuce, sweet chilli sauce :)

Dinner: chicken breast, homemade potato wedges, small side salad

Snack: fage 0% mixed with frozen summer berries with a cadburys flake sprinkled over..yum :)

Breakfast: Clifford Crunch, Kashi honey puffs, soy milk

Lunch: pear, apple, toasted whole wheat pita filled with baby spinach, grilled zucchini, eggplant, hummus, and a slice of swiss cheese

Snack: caramel nut brownie Luna bar, soy milk

Dinner: tilapia fillet, steamed cabbage, baked russet potato with minced garlic and a slice of swiss cheese melted over the top

Snack: small bowl of dates, walnuts, and pecans

Holy heck, Lynnlette! That's an odd sleep schedule! O__o If you don't mind my say so.

Iheartyou1, that does not look like the required 1500 minimum for a teenage girl. How many calories did you eat?

Breakfast: big bowl of oatmeal (two servings) with half a banana, chopped almonds, flax seeds, and PB2

Lunch: fruit smoothie with soy protein powder and almond milk, apple

Snack: steamed broccoli with an asian veggie patty, green tea

Dinner: salad with chicken and a bit of cheese, and a chocolate chip cookie at my Cross Country end of season banquet.

the cookie wasn't even that good. =/

Breakfast: granola + cheerios + sliced banana + 1% milk

Snack: banana

Lunch: grilled sammie (whole wheat bread, veggie pattie, sharp cheddar, tomato, spinach); apple; glass of 1% milk

Dinner: penne with ricotta cheese, black pepper, and grilled zucchinis; apple

breakfast: eggstirs omelet w/ cheese, turkey & spinach

snack: honey almond yogurt w/ mixed nuts

lunch: tuna, cheese, spinach & mustard sandwich on light wheat bread

snack: strawberry yogurt mixed w/ fiber one cereal, strawberries & almonds

dinner: maple & brown sugar oatmeal w/ mixed nuts & raisins

BFAST-bagel w/ PB, raspberry yogurt, apple

LUNCH-pastrami+cheddar on a roll, fage 2%, almonds, small PB muffin spread w/ almond butter, strawberries

SNACK-bowl of granola+trail mix, milk

DINNER-veg salad w/almond butter, fish sticks, big corn on the cob

SNACK-apple, yogurt, PB+J+raisins

Friday plan:

B- oatmeal with banana, almond butter, skim milk and blueberries (7)

L- garden salad with vinegar, light cheese stick, pear (11)

S- healthy hot chocolate, tangerine, cherry dark chocolate granola bar (3)

D- ? no clue. will be with a friend updates to come.

I'm trying to stop counting calories, any tips?

Original Post by laren99:

Friday plan:

B- oatmeal with banana, almond butter, skim milk and blueberries (7)

L- garden salad with vinegar, light cheese stick, pear (11)

S- healthy hot chocolate, tangerine, cherry dark chocolate granola bar (3)

D- ? no clue. will be with a friend updates to come.

I'm trying to stop counting calories, any tips?

 

Write out a meal, then look at it on the paper (but don't write the cals).

If it looks balanced, eat it.  If something seems off, fix it.  Base meals on balance, not cals.

And here's an update:
dinner
tomato bisque in a bread bowl from target (ha)

snack
lactaid chocolate icecream with peanut butter

dinner was quite pathetic, but mom and I went shopping and it was an "in-a-pinch" deal.

(9:45am) breakfast-
cheerios w/ ground flax and high protein soy milk
two cups coffee w/ high protein soy milk

(2:00pm) lunch-
can low sodium V8
granny smith apple
lightly salted cashews

(7:30pm) dinner-
the handy man sandwich (grilled seasoned potatos, roasted red pepper, slice of tofu, avocado, toum (garlic olive oil spread) and veganaise) on whole wheat herb bread
cinnamon hazel nut coffee w/ soy milk
black peruvian decaf
2/3 pumpkin pie tart

(12:00pm) snack-
bagel w/ light margarine and sucanat sugar

Original Post by laren99:

Friday plan:

B- oatmeal with banana, almond butter, skim milk and blueberries (7)

L- garden salad with vinegar, light cheese stick, pear (11)

S- healthy hot chocolate, tangerine, cherry dark chocolate granola bar (3)

D- ? no clue. will be with a friend updates to come.

I'm trying to stop counting calories, any tips?

 

i don't know if this is any help but...
i kinda count calories, sorta.
i don't eat things based on calorie content. i try to eat a balance. like if i want a snack i think to myself "wow, i have hardly had any fat today maybe i'll have some almonds for snack then" (or an apple w/ peanut butter or something like that).

and i guess i have counted calories long enough to know how many calories are in the foods i eat and what a serving size looks like. so i just kinda guesstimate count mentally. i mean it is still counting i guess but it's not structured and it doesn't take much time.

i think it's a pretty natural way of eating because you are still aware of what you're eating and how much without making it something that is obsessive and time consuming.

11:00 - bowl of kashi heart to heart with a sprinkle of smart start and skim milk, bowl of honeydew, mango, and grapes

1:20 - 1 slice of cheese pizza and an apple

4:30 - bell peppers, small amount of onion dip, and some sharp cheese cubes

6:00 - vegetable and tofu stir fried with a little black bean sauce, some mixed fruit

7:00 - raspberry and peanut butter twist frozen yogurt on a sugar cone

breakfast:   a bowl of oatmeal made with soymilk;  almonds;  coffee

snack:  luna bar, apple

Lunch:  salad with lots of veggies and some feta, clif bar

Snacks:  dry fiber one cereal, popcorn

Dinner:  chilli

snack:  frozen yogurt with berries on top

snack :  pretzels

Haha, yes, I know. xD  To answer your question, katrinasulley, that day I didn't get to sleep until 6:30am, but it's usually between 3 and 4.

I don't remember the times on today's stuff. D:

Breakfast: Grape Nuts and vanilla soymilk.

Snack: Peppermint Mocha Twist, soy, no whip.

Lunch: Berry smoothie [blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, soymilk, almond milk, agave nectar]; Blueberry Crisp Clif Bar.

Dinner: Silk Nog; peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat.

Breakfast: Burrito w/ tofu, tomatoes, rice, and beans, Handful of cheddar cheese sunchips, And a glass of Acai berry juice
Lunch: Peanut butter and honey sammie on ww flax, SF dark chocolate pudding, An apple, and a cup of Vanilla soymilk
Dinner (Chili's): Cheese quesidilla's, Black beans
Snack: Chocolate chew larabar

breakfast
Oatmeal with cocoa powder and honey peanut butter
Big apple
Coffee

snack
saltines with mini babyel cheese round

lunch
Fiber One honey clusters cereal
Blueberry pomegranate yogurt
Apple
Baby carrots

snack
dunno yet

dinner
Gardenburger Veggie Riblet on a hoagie
Spinach salad with sun dried tomatoes, feta, onion and Italian dressing

snack
probably chocolate or butter pecan lactaid icecream

I don't ever plan my days anymore; I haven't eaten lunch yet but I'm in my third period computer programming class, and I'm procrastinating on my project, haha!  But I packed that for lunch so I'm assuming that's what I'll have.  And my mom is making sure we eat dinner tonight together (we as in the family - all 5 of us) and she has it planned so that's how I know my dinner.  I'm excited - they're eating ribs and I've got my veg-friendly version of a BBQ rib.  :D

Anyway, those babyel cheese things are amazing!  I loved them with the crackers, but the cheese tasted weird when I took a nibble of it plain.  We got the original ones, not the light so I dunno about those.

And I seriously, seriously recommend my chocolate peanut butter oatmeal.  It's really good.  The PB I use is Smucker's natural with honey.  It's very good for you - the only ingredients are honey, peanuts and salt.  Seriously.

Anyway;

At school (around 10am):
gnocchi with gorgonzola sauce
a small salad
a piece of chocolate

Lunch:
baked potatoes and roast pork (ribs)

Snack:
a yogurt

Dinner:
oatmeal (with skim milk)
a banana
a piece of dark chocolate

After dinner:
a yogurt

10:00 - scrambled egg whites with veggies, a piece of whole grain toast, coffee with skim milk and equal

12:00 - cottage cheese and fruit

3:00 - smart start toasted oat with skim milk