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YCCer's: What did YOU eat today? [28th of March to the 4th of April 09]

BEFORE I CONTINUE...

I have been recieving quite a few PMs complaining about the content of the menus posted here in that they look too light, too little, and have had to remove some because it seems the odd few are totally incapable of reading the thread rules (as well as feeding themselves). So I'm going to break it down.

If you're under 21 and not eating at least 1500 for a female (sedentary) and 1800 for a male (sedentary), don't post your menu. It would be a lie if I said "I don't care if you're undereating" because that is just that - a lie. I know how painful and damaging it can be, even if only by a little under that calorie amount. You are growing, still. But if you completely insist you know best, that you prefer a future of infertility or impotence and osteoporosis and worse, then at least do not flaunt it to the rest of CC, alright?

Work out your needs with the appropriate calculator. If you're older, state you are older - and even then it's 1200 min for a sedentary female and 1500 min for a sedentary male. But again, work it out!

That said,

Welcome to the YCCers: What did YOU eat today thread for the week starting the 28th of March to the 4th of April 2009!

After various issues with the former "What did YOU eat today?" thread involving need for constant post deletion thanks to undereaters, and it generally being outdated, we've decided to start a new WDYET? thread for YCCers every week. Why? Because this way, it will be easier for us mods to work against those that post violations whilst still allowing you YCCers to post your menus (provided they meet the thread rules). It's also been updated to allow not just for teens, but YCCers generally. 

But to avoid the problems that caused the last WDYET? thread to be locked, be aware of these thread rules BEFORE you post:

1) Any menu that does not total or appear to total at least 1500 calories for a female under 21 or 1800 for a male under 21 will be removed. Please remember the minimum guidelines for a female and male under 21 are as above and are the sedentary minimums; if you work out, or are not very short and very small you will need more than this. Consumption of less than this comes with a great many related dangers, even if it is only by 100 or 200 calories and can stunt growth and development in the long run. To work out what you need, remember CC's tools are inaccurate for under 21's and so use this calculator instead: http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/bodycomp/bmiz2.html as you are still growing. Yes, even in the later years - there's more going on inside of you that you simply can't see. And if the numbers are confusing you or you'd like help with meal ideas and calorie breakdowns feel free to PM me! I'm happy to help with the maths if it means that no one is starving themselves unduly.

2) If you are older than 21 please make this known before you post your intake. The minimum intake for a sedentary female over 21 is 1200 calories per day. However, I ask you state your age simply because I do not want to get you confused with someone under 21 and delete a menu unknowingly. If you don't state your age, and your menu is clearly below 1500, it will be removed per Rule 1.

3) Try to keep it positive, please. Ranting is okay but remember you can rant in your journals - and it's usually a better place to rant, as you can moderate your own journals rather than write something up here. Furthermore, please remember one day of "crummy" eating isn't going to hurt you, and watch use of the word "binge" - binge eating is a very serious problem, not someone eating an extra couple hundred calories or up to maintanance calories one day, or a large meal, or going for seconds. Still, try to keep it positive over negative, please! :]

And do remember - there will be teens here with differing goals to you. Gaining, maintaining, losing. Don't compare yourself to others - so long as you are healthy and eating enough for what you need, while not in violation of any of these rules, it doesn't matter what anyone else does! Be selfish! x]

4) Don't post a menu if it isn't complete. I'm personally tired of seeing people putting their breakfast, and then a whole menu of "will update" but never updating it. Even if it means you post your menu at the end of every day.

5) Please abide by the YCC Rules when you make your post. They can be found here: ~*YCC Forum Rules - Please read before posting*~

6) Please abide by the Posting Guidelines when you make your post, as expected of you ANY time you post in this forum.

7) If you see a violation of any of the above, please report it to a moderator. Moderators can be found in the lists at the top of each forum or recognised by the little CC sun next to their names. I am one of them. Hello!

8) If you have any questions you would like to raise of a moderator, again, please do feel free to shoot us a private message. I know I am, for one, happy to help with any queries.

Beyond that, happy posting!

Breakfast: english muffin w/ honey

Snack: old-fashioned oats w/ strawberry yogurt (~300 calories)

Snack: honey-wheat pretzel sticks (~200 calories)

Snack: goldfish crackers (~200 calories)

Snack: honey & almond yogurt

Snack: veggie burger w/ white wheat bread

Dinner: veggie sandwich (cheese, alfalfa sprouts, tomatoes, jalapenos, and black olives on white wheat bread)

Snack: peanut butter trail mix bar

I work on Saturdays so I like to keep snacking throughout the day rather than having one big lunch.

By the way, do any of y'all have any ideas for healthy portable snacks? I eat plenty of fruit and yogurt but I still find myself eating unhealthy snack crackers all the time.

BREAKFAST: a whole wheat bagel w/ two tbsp of natural peanut butter and 12 ounces of orange juice

LUNCH: a low fat stonyfield farms blueberry yogurt w/ celery, carrots, red pepper and cucumber cut up on the side

SNACK: a banana and one bar out of the two nature valley peanut butter bars in a package

DINNER: a huuge amount of flax flakes w/ skim milk, grapes, a salad w/ fish oil and vinegar and sunflower seeds and a whole wheat pita with smart balance

SNACK: non fat chocolate frozen yogurt, quite a bit of pretzel goldfish :)

breakfast: oatmeal, with a tiny bit of maple syrup. 1 small banana. spoonful of peanut butter. coffee with milk.

lunch: tabouli. steamed carrots, zucchini, and green beans. 1 boca vegan patty, chopped up. (all of that mixed up together. delicious.)

snacks throughout the afternoon: nonfat berry yogurt. tall latte. quaker fiber & omega 3 granola bar. strawberries.

dinner: chicken & rice soup. carrots & hummus. more tabouli.

dessert: some m&ms. 

Breakfast: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 not leveled off tbsp. of peanut butter, large apple, large banana

Snack: Toast, 1 tbsp. of peanut butter, 1 large banana

Lunch: Egg salad sandwich (triple-decker, yo!), salad w/ tomato and olive

Snack: Homemade raisin scone spread with apple spread

Dinner: Flounder, 1 cup rice, huge pile of broccoli, and 2 1/2 tbsp. honey Dijon dressing

Snack: Yogurt, large apple, another spoonful of peanut butter

Breakfast: pumpkin pancakes topped with caramelized banana and extra cinnamon, yogurt parfait with wheat germ and strawberries

Lunch: whole wheat rotini pasta mixed with baked chicken tenderloin (seasoned with dried basil and oregano), steamed broccoli, tomato sauce, and topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese, all over a bed of steamed spinach

Snack: large apple

Dinner: grilled homemade turkey burger, a roasted red bell pepper, and steamed broccoli

Stumbler - I'd reccomend cereals (shredded wheat and granola are my favs!), baby carrots/broccoli & cheese, string cheese, if you eat meat try slices of deli meat in a tortilla or with slices of cheese, sammiches (You can even just pack a folded one!), Wraps, and precooked oatmeal (just grab a spoon before you go!). Atleast, those are what I snack on, and I'm an incredibly lazy cook, so it has to be really fast, and I can take it anywhere around the house.

• B-Fast [ Egg White Sammich & the last South Beach Granola package (;-;) ]
• Snack [ Kitkat bar ]
• La Unch [ Egg whites & (1 cup) of canned peas ]
• Snack [ Hershey's bar ]
• Dinrar [ Protein shake (post workout), oatmeal topped with Zoe's Raisin Cinnamon Granola & Shredded Wheat ]

FYI, if you find Zoe's Raisin Cinnamon Granola, GO TRY IT! It's soooo yummy, and it's like.. chewy and crunchy at the same time and super cinnamon-y. It reminds me of those cinnamon chips you can get at mexican fast food chains! yum.

Overall, not a very healthy day as far as food choices goes. I atleast fit in all my calories for the day, haha.

Breakfast : 40 macadamia nuts, 14 wg breakthrough bread,2 tbsp pb, 7 low fat cheese (in pieces), 4 slices of pineapple,1/2 Nestle Crunch Large

Lunch : 2 bottle diet soda, 10 gums, 2 slices papaya,2 slices watermelon,4 egg white

Snack : 4 wg bread, 2 tbsp pb, 1 can tuna in water(salted), 2 slices watermelon 2 papaya(slice)

Edit :

Dinner : At Dragon-Inn..Had one of those famous Xiao Long Bao( bun with soup), A bowl of kailan with soy sauce, a quarter of potato braised in dark soy sauce , 1 Hashma (nutritious dessert) with red dates.

Before sleeping : 10 macadamia nuts, 2 sandwich (1 bread in both sandwiches, so 6 wg bread)..

11am: homemade applesauce spice cake w/ raisins, breakfast wrap (scrambled eggs, jalapenos, alfalfa sprouts, cheese, black olives, and tomatoes on high-fiber/high-protein tortilla)

1pm: peanut butter trail mix bar

3pm: 1 big orange, old-fashioned oats w/ lowfat strawberry yogurt

5pm: popcorn

7pm: veggie wrap (alfalfa sprouts, tomatoes, black olives, cheese, and jalapenos on high-fiber/high-protein tortilla)

Stumbler: Measured portions of nuts and/or seeds and/or trail mix; dried fruit and fruit with skins (oranges, bananas, apples, pears); pots of greek yoghurt or low-fat yoghurt; pots of hummous with crudites (raw bell pepper, carrot, cucumber, celery if you like it) and broken breadsticks to dip; grapes; healthy cereal bars (try making your own!) or certain bars like Lara, Luna, Clif; dry cereal; stuffed pita pockets... Kaybug gave lots of good ideas too!

Breakfast: pumpkin oatbran with raisins and pumpkin butter, coffee, yogurt

Lunch 1: a banana, a grilled homemade turkey burger, some raisins, some peanuts, and a few cubes of aged cheddar cheese

Lunch 2: sweet potato and kale soup

Dinner: eggplant parmesan, 5-grain french bread

BREAKFAST: oatmeal w/ almonds and dried apricots

LUNCH: orange juice, toasted whole grain bagel

SNACK: a fat free vanilla yogurt, a slice of homemade banana bread

DINNER: two whole made meatballs, two grilled chicken sausages, a salad w/ fish oil and vinegar dressing, a piece of wheat ciabbatta w/ smart balance spread, seltzer w/ a splash of light cranberry juice

SNACK: skim milk and kashi heart to heart with a teaspoon of peanut butter

B: oats with a banana, blueberries, walnuts, cinnamon, honey, and skim milk

L: dark chocolate pb and raspberry jam on whole wheat bread; plain yogurt; an apple; 2 clementines

S: chocolate chip Clif bar

D: pinto beans; broccoli; cornbread

S: cashew cookie Larabar; tropical fruit smoothie

• B-fast [ Egg white sammich & Zoe's Cinnamon Raisin Granola ]
• Snack [ Sliced apple and folded PB oat sammich ]
• La Unch [ 2 celery stalks, baby carrots, leftover lettuce & cheese sammich ]
• Snack [ Shredded Wheat ]
• Dinrar [ PB toast topped with Zoe's Cinnamon Raisin Granola & sweet peas mixed together with corn ]
• Snack [ Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar ]  

Much more balanced today! :D

breakfast
half serving grape nuts w/ unsweetened soy milk; two organic free range eggs sunny side up; apple cinnamon hot herbal (355)

lunch
six inch veggie delite on honey oat w/ cucumber, tomato, onion, black olive, green pepper and honey mustard; apple slices; iced tea (345)

snack
slice toasted sprouted grain bread w/ apricot jam; two tangerines; raspberry tea (202)

dinner
tofu, cauliflower and onion in lite coconut curry; brown rice; vegetarian egg drop soup (350)

snack
soy hot cocoa (made w/ cocoa powder) (120)

i'm out of grape nuts now. :(
this is fairly low for me. i don't have many groceries left.
and shopping won't take place till at least the 2nd. :(

btw, i'm 22.

B-En

B- Strawberries

S- Crunchy Nut peanut bar

L- 2x Sushi plates (tuna sushi and lettuce/carrot/beef)  and diet Coke (lime)

S- Cucumber Sticks

D-Chilli Chicken

Relatively light on calories every weekend.  College students tend to sleep through breakfast...

Brunch:  8 oz lite vanilla yogurt with 1/3 cup Kashi Go Lean and 1/4 cup vanilla almond Bear Naked granola

Snack:  carrots, cherry tomatoes, snap peas with 1/4 cup sundried tomato-basil hummus

Snack: apple, grapes, 1/4 cup non-fat cottage cheese

Dinner:  small piece of salmon, medium baked potato with chives, steamed carrots, steamed broccoli, 1/2 cup edamame in shells, 1.5 cups tomato-basil soup, 8 oz non-fat milk, 12 oz (ish?) non-fat "Tart N Tangy" soft-serve frozen yogurt (YUMMMM)

Snack:  will be bran cereal with soy milk

breakfast
oatmeal w/ organic raw cocoa, organic unsweetened coconut, raw honey and organic unsweetened soy milk; tangerine; cinnamon apple hot herbal (425)

lunch
six inch veggie delite on nine grain w/ lots of tomato, cucumber, lettuce, onion, green pepper, black olive, basil and oregeno, black pepper and dijon mustard; 24/C (415)

dinner
peanut butter and apricot jam on toasted sprouted grain bread; organic unsweetened soy milk (500)

this is my plan.
not a terrible day. i will work a split shift and run errands in between which explains the lack of snacking.
i bought some peanut butter. :)
tomorrow i think i might try chocolate peanut butter oatmeal.

Had a weird sort of breakfast. Mostly it was 'hmmn, oh, hey we have that? sure, I'll have a bit!'...yeah

B-
1/4 c mixed beans* w/ Chipotle Tabasco (200 something)
1/9th 8" dia pumpkin pie (probably 200 something)
2 slices light wheat bread w/ cinnamon, cayenne, dark red chili powder, and splenda (80)

L-
2 tbs roasted garlic hummus w/ cayenne and dark red chili powder (70)
1 small snack bag of peeled baby carrots (25)
1 medium Granny Smith apple (80)

S-
1 jello cup (10)
2 tbs light whipped cream (20)
4 tbs regular hummus w/ cayenne and dark red chili powder (100)
2 small snack bag baby carrots (50)

D-
1/4 c mixed beans* w/ Chipotle tabasco (200 something)
1/2 honeydew melon (probably 200 something)
1/2 Canteloupe (200 something)
4 oz tuna (120)
6 oz steamed broccoli (48)

total of: 1,578 (about)

*I think I have, like 12 beans in there...I went through my pantry and just dumped a bunch in a pot, soaked them and cooked them. Thinking back I think I have: lima beans (baby and large green), pink beans, adzuki beans, black eyed peas, kidney beans, navy beans, Great northern White beans, split yellow and green peas, and 1/2 an onion...

Breakfast: eggs scrambled with a garden veggie patty, steamed spinach, greek yogurt with strawberries, wheat germ, and cinnamon; coffee

Lunch: avacado, cucumber, and spinach sandwich on multi-grain bread, skim milk, carrots

Snack: an apple, sweet potato and kale soup

Dinner: mahi mahi over a salad of fresh spinach, diced bell pepper, shredded red cabbage, and a spritze of lemon juice