garden

I had planted the garden from seeds not too long ago. The zucchini squash plant has yellow blooms and now is starting to show a few small squash growing. The tomato plants are starting to flower now too. There is also flowering moss roses blooming, pictured.

Today's food diary includes an Italian dinner with Chardonnay White wine.

Today's food diary

Morning tea and also throughout the day

1 cup coffee sometime during the day

20 minutes Pilates Cardio, pilates machine

1 Large hard boiled egg

Lunch

100 g Spinach fresh

17 g Walnuts crumbled

15 g Cranberries dried

2T Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette, 80 calories

115 g Atlantic Salmon by Kirkland

Snack

100 g Blueberries

100 g Almond Breeze, a vitamin D source

Dinner

200 g Jumbo Shrimp in Italian pomadoro sauce

1 serving Penne Rigate Pasta

100 g Chardonay White Wine, I may have more then will add calories

Snack

50 g Strawberries

1 glass Plain cold Iced Tea

This is 1,000 calories: 95 grams carbs, 65 grams protein, 30 grams fat

Vitamin D: Almond Breeze, gardening with hat and sunscreen

Vitamin B3 and B12 over 113%, Folate 104%

Omega-3 at 128%, Omega-6 at 47%

Meals and snacks are at 2 to 3 hour's

I use vitamins and mineral supplements on things I am low on.

Today's food=> 27:39:28:07 protein:carb:fat:alcohol

view of garden

                 

movies and popcorn

We're going to the movies and I love popcorn. So I wanted to have more than a handful and work it into the food diary. Movie popcorn is popped in oil and I prefer no salt or butter.  We're viewing the new movie Star Trek at the early mattenee show. We're taking time today to have some fun. Shouldn't life have some fun in it? and often too.

Today's food diary

Morning tea and also throughout the day

1 cup of coffee sometime during the day

20 minutes Pilates Cardio, pilates machine

28 g Whey Protein mixed with water after workout

Lunch

100 g Spinach fresh

20 g Cranberries dried

2 T Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette, 80 calories

95 g Canned Salmon by Kirkland

Movie Snack

We're watching Star Trek today at the Edward's Theaters

36 g or 3-1/4 cups Popcorn and no salt or butter

Dinner

113 g Baked Salmon in Creamy Dijon Sauce

165 g Broccoli

90 g Brown Rice

Snack

118 g Blueberries

This is 1,000 calories: 105 grams carbs, 80 grams protein, 34 grams fat

Vitamin D: Gardening outside with hat and sunscreen

Vitamin C 154%, Folate 114%, Iron 92%, and Omega-3 and Omega-6

Meals and snacks are at 2 to 3 hours

I use vitamins and mineral supplements on things I am low on.

Today's food => 30:40:30 protein:carb:fat

antioxidants in blueberries

The benefits of blueberries are found in two articles I've recently read. The first article describes blueberries as a Superfood.   Blueberries have health benefits such as positive effect on nervous system, increase cognitive functions and reasoning as well as increase muscle function and regeneration.  Also, within another article eating 2/3 cup of blueberries gives you more antioxidants than several servings of apples and squash.  I like to buy my blueberries at Costco where they are in large volumes for savings. My visit yesterday for my local grocery lookout price was 10lbs for $10.49 Blueberries frozen. Other great antioxidant foods 2-1/2 lbs for $3.79 Spinach and 48 oz (1,360 g) for $7.79 Craisins sweetened dried Cranberries.

Today's food diary

Morning tea and also throughout the day

1 cup coffee sometime during the day

40 minutes Pilates Level 2, pilates machine

28 g Whey Protein mixed with water after workout

Snack

140 g Strawberries fresh

Lunch

100 g Spinach fresh

15 g Walnuts 

25 g Cranberries dried 

45 g Salmon

Snack

176 g Granny Smith Apple

Dinner

100 g Peek-a-Blue Chicken 

This is a chicken breast with blue cheese sauce served over cooked broccoli

190 g Broccoli

Snack

130 g Blueberries thawed

7 Almonds

Nightcap

1 T Cocoa mixed in hot water, 20 Calories

This is 1,000 calories: 112 grams carbs, 80 grams protein, 34 grams fat

Vitamin D: Almonds and gardening outside with hat, sunscreen

Fiber 22.7 grams, 273% Vitamin C, 150% Omega-3, 62% Omega-6

Meals and snacks are at 2 to 3 hours

I use vitamins and mineral supplements on things I am low on.

Today's food=> 30:40:30 protein:carb:fat

Pilates: Short Spine

In my Level 2 Pilates routine includes the short spine exercise. Nice stretch to the lower back and back of legs. Today's workout included the Cardio rebound and then stretches including the short spine.

Today's food diary

Morning tea and also throughout the day

1 cup coffee sometime during the day

20 minutes Pilates Cardio rebounder, pilates machine

28 g Whey Protein mixed with water after workout

Lunch

100 g Spinach fresh

25 g Cranberries dried

5 g Sunflower Seeds

95 g Salmon canned by Kirkland

2T Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette

Snack

145 g Strawberries fresh

5 Almonds

Dinner

113 g Tilapia Lemon Piccata by World Catch

100 g Brown Rice

with Cherry Tomato Parsley Mazzarella Salad

and option to add dressing but add in the calories

150 g Cherry Tomatoes, small sized cut into halves

20 g Parsley flat leaf Italian, chopped finely

16 g Mazzarella micro-planed or finely shredded

Snack

100 g Blueberries thawed

97 g Strawberries fresh

Nightcap

1 T Hot Cocoa in cup of hot water, Ghirardelli Cocoa & Splenda, 20 calories

This is 1,000 calories: 107 grams carbs, 81 grams protein, 34 grams fat

Vitamin D: Almonds and gardening outside with hat, sunscreen

Vitamin C 245% and Iron 107%

Meals and snacks are at 2 to 3 hours

I use vitamins and mineral supplements on things I am low on.

Today's food=> 30:40:30 protein:carb:fat

my amanda

Amanda is my beloved cat. A feline Ragdoll with sensitive and communicative feelings.  She's very beautiful, inside and out.